The KMRA is a registered, non-profit, charitable organization representing a large number of Muslims in the Kawartha area including the cities of Peterborough, Lakefield, Bobcaygeon, Lindsay and Cobourg. The KMRA was formed in 1991 with a handful of Muslim families at the time. Alhamdulillah, it now represents a significant Islamic presence in the region as many Muslims from the greater Toronto area have been moving to Peterborough and the surrounding area.

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The KMRA was successful to buy a church in 2002 and it became Al-Salaam Mosque. Since then, AL-Salam Mosque has been the only mosque in Peterborough and the surrounding areas.