16 entries categorized "Islam in Canada"

September 19, 2008

Canadian would-be jihadists training video

Below is a link to a jihadist training video which was found at the Nine Eleven Finding Foundation (NEFA).  While most Canadians were cozy in their homes during the winter months back in 2006 see what some jihadists were doing for their religion. 

watch here

September 05, 2008

Swissair flight 111 remembered ten years later

On September 2, 1998, Swissair flight 111 left New York City and crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia killing all 229 on board.  A fire was blamed for the horrific accident. 

Ten years later, a memorial was held.  Guess who led the "call to prayer"?  Muslim Brotherhood leader, Jamal Badawi!  I'm stunned.  This is a man who approves of martyrdom according to Islamic law.

Badawi is really quite open about his association with this global Islamic supremacy organization, if you are paying attention.  He serves on the board of directors for the Muslim Association of Canada which openly states their beliefin the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood and it founder, Hassam Al-Banna:

"...MAC adopts and strives to implement Islam, as embodied in the Qur’an, and the teachings of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and as understood in its contemporary context by the late Imam, Hassan Albanna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. MAC regards this ideology as the best representation of Islam as delivered by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)..."  

Badawi also serves on several boards where Muslim Brotherhood Spiritual Leader, Yusef Qaradwi is the chairman.

It's the complacency of Americans and Canadians who are ignoring the infiltration of these people in our society along with lacks immigration laws and poor media coverage.

August 12, 2008

Honor of family more important that the life of their daughter

Here's a news story from the UK of this sickening violent behavior:

H/T newsoftheday

July 14, 2008

Why is Egypt appointing the new Imam at a Canada mosque?

This is disturbing because the Imam comes from Al-Azhar Univeristy which is well-known for its extremeist views.  This does not send a good message to North America: 

The Egyptian government has named 33-year-old Islamic scholar Khalid Abdul-Hamid Syed as the new imam of the Ottawa Mosque - and spiritual leader of the city's Muslims, the Citizen has learned.  

An e-mail announcing his appointment to community leaders says Imam Syed "is qualified and trained to serve in an English-speaking community." And he is described as being "anxious to come to Ottawa as soon as possible" to begin his ministry.

The appointment, made in response to a request from the Ottawa Muslim Association, is for an initial term of one year, which could be extended to three years if the two sides agree. Imam Syed, who is married and has a young child, is expected to arrive in Ottawa within a month, in time for Ramadan, which starts at the beginning of September.

Imam Syed will serve in Ottawa under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Affairs (Awqaaf), which runs an international program that sends scholars from the renowned Al-Azhar University to Muslim communities abroad that need qualified imams.

June 29, 2008

Police conclude Aqsa Parvez killed for not wearing Islamic headscarf

Yet another story about the cruel nature that seems to go hand in hand with Islam that took the life of a a teenage girl who will never know what it is like to fall in love or have a child or be a mother:

Canadian police have concluded that both the father and brother of 16-year old Pakistani girl Aqsa Parvez killed her for her “crime” of not wishing to wear a hijab. Aqsa Parvez was murdered last year by her father, a cab driver, and, it now appears, with the aid of her own brother. Tarek Fatah, a leader of progressive Muslim opinion in Canada and the author of a widely-praised book on liberal Islam, said in a comment, “For not wearing a hijab, young Aqsa was murdered, and instead of getting angry at the father and brother who are accused of planning the murder by luring the runaway teenager back to her home, leaders of the conservative and Orthodox Muslim community made excuses and gave explanations, spilling anger at the media and moderate Muslims, rather than at the two men charged with murder. At the time, I had said that this appeared to be a case of an honour killing, but we found few other Muslim leaders willing to slam the father, mother, sister and brother, who either joined hands in killing the young girl, or sat passively as the men of the family restored the 'family honour'.”  DailyTimes

Naturally, Islamic leaders say this killing has nothing to do with Islam:

Islam condemns violence and teaches adherents not to force their beliefs upon others, Sheik Alaa El-Sayyed, imam at Mississauga's Islamic Society of North America, told a news conference in the suburban city west of Toronto that was once home to Aqsa Parvez. [...]

"The bottom line is, it's a domestic violence issue," El-Sayyed said.

June 23, 2008

Major Islamic terror trial starts in Canada

Our Canadian neighbors will be following closly the trial of Mohammed Momin Khawaja, the first Canadian charged with terrorism.  Americans need to be aware of how well Canada deals with prosecuting alleged Islamic terrorist - for obvious reasons.

Mohammed Momin Khawaja, 29, was arrested in March 2004 in connection with an alleged terror cell in Britain, the Globe and Mail reported. The software designer faces seven charges related to allegedly making fertilizer bombs and keeping three rifles under his bed in his parents' home, the report said.

The five British men were convicted and sentenced to life-in-prison terms and some of the testimony about Khawaja's alleged involvement is likely to become part of the Canadian trial.

The trial, which is expected to last at least six months, is the most secure ever in Ottawa, officials said. Snipers, explosives-sniffing dogs, security barriers and metal detectors were put in place in and around the courthouse, although there was no known specific threat, the newspaper said.

UPI

May 10, 2008

Author Mark Steyn confronts some of his Islamic critics

Author of "American Alone", Mark Steyn was interview on TVO TV, Ontario's public educational channel,  a couple days ago. 

Here's a quick background:  In December 2007, complaints were filed against Macleans Magazine after the Canadian weekly news magazine published a cover article by Steyn, "The Future Belongs to Islam". A complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Commission was made by Osgoode Law School students associated with the Canadian Islamic Congress. Further complaints to the British Columbian and the federal Human Rights Commissions were lodged by Mohamed Elmasry and Naiyer Habib of the Canadian Islamic Congress.  The complaints claimed that Macleans published a series of nineteen articles (eight by Steyn; seven by Barbara Amiel) with characteristics that promoted Islamophobia and that Maclean's simultaneously refused to allow representative Muslim organizations and voices to rebut the anti-Muslim and Islamophobic content of its articles, particularly Steyn's “The Future belongs to Islam”.

On May 9th, Canada.com reported:

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has agreed to hear a complaint brought against Maclean's magazine by a consortium of Muslim law students.

The complaint originates from a Maclean's article that quotes from columnist Mark Steyn's bestselling book, America Alone -- The End of the World as We Know It. It is alleged that the passages in question defame Muslims.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission acknowledged it lacked jurisdiction to hear the case, then issued a press release declaring Maclean's and Steyn guilty anyway.

There was no hearing, no evidence presented and no opportunity to offer a defence -- just a pronouncement of wrongdoing.

A complaint was also laid with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, one that has yet to be ruled on.

In the first video he discusses the Western's failure to reproduce as part of our downfall in the world.  Aa sad and, unfortunately, true statement, if there ever was one.  Starting in the 3rd video, some of his Muslim critics join the discussion for a discussion/debate. 

Part 1:  each video is 8-9 minutes long:

Part 2:

Part 3:  The DEBATE

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May 08, 2008

Islamic convert walks out of own trial - won't recognize Canadian law.

Since Islamists believe Islamic rule is far superior to any man-made law it makes sense this Muslim said what he did in court this week:

An Islamic convert facing terrorism charges was re-arrested after trying to walk out of his own trial Tuesday – saying simply that “I'm outta here” – after telling the court he wouldn't recognize Canadian law.

The 20-year-old, who can't be identified because he was underage at the time of his arrest two years ago, had been released on bail. But he spent last night in jail, and his legal future is unclear.

At the time proceedings broke down, a police officer had been on the stand, and the court was discussing the young man's mental status, including whether he was suicidal.

The only youth among 11 Torontonians accused of a variety of conspiracies is also the only suspect whose case has got to its trial phase. He faces charges of attending a terrorist training camp. The court has heard only preliminary motions so far, and has yet to delve into evidence or testimony.

National

May 05, 2008

Saluting martyrs in Canada

9078930144 Increasingly, death threats and hate-filled words are being hurled at the Canadian press and officials.  Guess where it's coming from?

In the article, the reporter talks about threats made to herself, as well.  Ironically, the article was published on World Press Freedom Day.

In the past year, I, my colleague Terry Milewski of the CBC, and several people we have interviewed condemning the glorification of violence by a tiny minority of Sikh separatists in Canada have received threats to our lives.

Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh was called a "blood traitor" who should be killed after he was interviewed in both The Vancouver Sun and in a CBC documentary about violent imagery in the 2007 Vaisakhi parade in Surrey.

...A young North Delta high school student recently urged, on a Facebook page portraying Milewski as a Nazi with "Sikh" blood dripping from his lips:

"Let's find out were he lives and put hiz (sic) head on a stick."

Hostile comments on some radio stations have also been repeatedly levelled against Liberal MLA Dave Hayer for his tireless commentary against the same small group of extremists that he believes were behind the assassination 10 years ago of his journalist father Tara Singh Hayer.

...Despite the increasing vitriol, I was still startled two months ago to find a photo of myself posted on a Facebook page that had been started a few days earlier to attack me. A bullet hole had been photo-shopped onto my forehead, blood dripping from the wound, my left eye sliced open and more blood flowing from my nose and mouth.

It had been posted March 11 by a young man who identified himself as Raj Singh and said he lived in Toronto. After consulting a couple of colleagues, who said they sure thought the picture was a threat, I contacted the RCMP and a criminal investigation began.

..."I know the world of those threats is real and it is not like the rest of the world in Canada," Dosanjh said. "I think that people don't understand because it is painful. It is painful to think that in Canada there are people -- journalists and others -- who are not able to exercise their freedom . . . without threats."

Vancouver Sun

February 13, 2008

Muslim drops complaint against Ezrz Levant

Interesting news today from Canada:

Calgary Muslim leader Syed Soharwardy says he is withdrawing his Alberta Human Rights Commission complaint against former Western Standard publisher Ezra Levant.

The complaint was launched in February, 2006, after the Western Standard and the Jewish Free Press reprinted cartoons from a Danish newspaper that many in the Muslim world felt insulted the Prophet Muhammad. The cartoons sparked violent protests in a number of countries.

"Over the two years that we have gone through the process, I understand that most Canadians see this as an issue of freedom of speech, that that principle is sacred and holy in our society," said Mr. Soharwardy, president of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada.

"I believe Canadian society is mature enough not to absorb the messages that the cartoons sent. Only a very small fraction of Canadian media decided to publish those cartoons."

Mr. Levant said he isn't buying Mr. Soharwardy's promise, calling it a "temporary, tactical truce."

"I don't believe him. He thought this would be easy to do, just sic the human rights commission on me and it would be done. But I decided to fight back," Mr. Levant said.

Mr. Levant said he plans to launch a civil lawsuit against Mr. Soharwardy to recover the tens of thousands of dollars he said he has spent battling the complaint.

Source

February 04, 2008

Muslim women stand up to Imam in Canada!

I applaud these women in Canada who are standing up to the inferior treatment they alleged they received at their mosque.  If only this would happen at every mosque in the world!  Of course, in reality this can only happen in countries where freedom of expression is allowed which would exclude all Islamic countries who keep their citizens in bondage to Islam either by laws or traditions.

"This is absolutely 100 per cent fabrication," said Syed Soharwardy, president of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada.

Syed Soharwardy from the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada speaks with CTV News on Sunday.

Syed Soharwardy from the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada speaks with CTV News

Three Calgary Muslim women have filed a human rights complaint against a local imam, alleging they were treated unfairly at a recent meeting.

Qasira Shaheen, Robina Butt and Shugufta Iftikhar say they were discriminated against by Syed Soharwardy at an open house in November at the Al-Madinah Calgary Islamic Centre.

"We were discriminated against as women and were treated poorly, differently, negatively and adversely," they wrote in the complaint, filed in December with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

They claim they weren't allowed to ask questions, were physically and verbally threatened, were made to sit in the back of the hall and were eventually forced to leave.

Shaheen said the women attended the meeting to ask questions about donations made to the mosque.

She said the women decided to launch the complaint because they feel they were treated unfairly and "differently from men" at the meeting.

"It's just to get justice," she said.

The incident at the centre was videotaped and a DVD was included with the human rights complaint.

Soharwardy was unavailable for comment on Saturday.

However, he is quoted in the Washington Times, a daily newspaper in Washington D.C., as denying any abuses and saying he supports women's rights in Canada's Islamic community.

He alleged the women's husbands - his "enemies in the mosque" - put them up to the complaint.

Iftikhar's husband, Iftikhar Ahmed, who was at the meeting, said the complaint was necessary to protect women's rights in the local Muslim community. He said he supports the women's actions.

"There's not any difference for women," he said. "I just want (Soharwardy) in the general public to apologize to the women."

As well, Butt's husband, Najeeb Butt, added he has no personal fight against Soharwardy.

"These women had serious questions about the mosque committee and possible misuse of funds. And they were not permitted to participate as equal members of the Muslim community."

Soharwardy, national president of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, launched his own human rights complaint in December.

He said comments on a blog on the website of the defunct Western Standard magazine promote hatred against Muslims. Soharwardy's complaint is with the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

The magazine's former publisher, Ezra Levant, appeared before the commission in January. The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada launched a human rights complaint after the former magazine's 2006 publication of a series of Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

Source

January 30, 2008

Canadian Islamist, Salman Hossain, post incitement for terrorism on Internet

I read in disbelief the Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act does not make inciting terrorism a crime.  While Canada wants to allow free speech, I think the voice of reason says promoting or inciting the death of others is NOT free speech. 

A Toronto-area man has been posting messages on the Internet supporting attacks against Canadian soldiers on Canadian soil, drawing the attention of RCMP national security investigators.

Police have advised the Bangladeshi-Canadian that he is under investigation for incitement and facilitating terrorism after he repeatedly called the killing of Canadian troops in Canada "legitimate" and "well deserved."

No charges have been laid, but counterterrorism officers are apparently taking it seriously, and the case has set off a debate inside government over where to draw the line between free expression and incitement.

"The promotion of hate and violence has no place in Canadian society, and it is an offence under the Criminal Code," Stockwell Day, the Minister of Public Safety, responded when shown a sample of the postings. "Our government carefully balances the right to freedom of expression with our duty to protect Canadians from harm."

Alarm bells about the online writings went off last September after German authorities arrested three Islamic militants accused of planning to bomb the Ramstein Air Base and Frankfurt International Airport.

That same day, Salman Hossain posted several messages about the plot on the comment board of a Toronto-based Internet site where he is a frequent contributor.

Although Mr. Hossain claimed in one of his communications with the National Post that he made the comments in a private online chat room, the messages can easily be viewed by anyone using a simple Google search.

Despite being visited by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and RCMP and told he was under investigation, Mr. Hossain has continued to post messages approving of attacks on Canadian troops.

He rails at police, saying "you can't charge me for possessing a thought" and writes that he "honestly got a kick outta pissing off the RCMP … HAHAHA … i was laughing my ass off for provoking the RCMP."

The case comes as Canadian security agencies are struggling to deal with extremism among a minority of Muslim Canadians, particularly youths. Intelligence analysts believe much of this radicalization is occurring on the Internet.

Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) does not specifically outlaw incitement of terrorism, although such a measure has been discussed by MPs.

He said that while there was no guarantee a criminal case would succeed, prosecutors might want to go ahead anyway, if only to send a message that "you can't openly advocate the murder of Canadian soldiers.

Source

January 24, 2008

Middle East Sharia Law against criticizing Islam seeks enforcement in Canada

Blogger Iowahawk has published a spoof about the Alberta Human Right Commission and their investigation of Ezra Levant, who had a complaint filed against him by a couple Canadian Muslims who seek to impose strick Sharia law that is in the Middle East which forbid criticizng the Koran and Islam. 

While Iowahawk is making fun of this case, it really highlights a major assault against free speech.  Many believe the West is in danger of losing their free speech rights if Western countries bow to  Middle East values and Sharia Law:

To watch Levant when he went before the commission go here.

Filed In Triplicate

ahrc
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIVE HEARING REPORT

FORM AHRCC-1069(C)

Please enter all data legibly

CASE ID #: ____169953______

HEARING DATE / TIME: ____1/11/08_11:00 AM_____

LOCATION: ____AHRCC Hearing Room 8B, Calgary_______

PRESIDING CLERK: ___Shirlene McGovern_________

PLAINTIFF(S): ____Mohamed Elmasry,  Syed Soharwardy___

REPRESENTING: __Canadians United To Kill the Infidel and Drive the Jews to the Sea_____

PLAINTIFF GENDER:  _x__ Male ____ Female ___ Transgender ___ Hermaphrodite

PLAINTIFF AGE: __refused__

PLAINTIFF ETHNICITY:

___ White / West European  ___ Black / African  ___ Indigenous / Inuit / Pacific Islander
___ East Asian ___ South Asian _x__ Middle Eastern / Arab ___  South European /  Swarthy / Bohunk
___ Jamaican ____ Mexican/Central American ___ South American ___ Antarctican
___ Croatian ___ Serb __ Serbo / Croat ___ East Central Albanian-Slavic  __ Hutu __ Tutsi
___ French

PLAINTIFF RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION:

___ Christian (Catholic)  ___ Christian (Protestant)  ___  Christian (Eastern / Russian Orthodox)
___ Sunni Muslim ___ Shiite Muslim _x_ Wahabbist Muslim ___  Buddhist ___ Hindu
___ Atheist ___ Zorastrian ___ Confucian __ B'hai ___ Wiccan  ___ Satanist ___ Scientologist   

PLAINTIFF IMMIGRATION STATUS
:

___ Native-born Canadian   ___ Naturalized Citizen ___  In-Process ___ Work Visa
___ Student Visa ___ Travel Visa ___ Welfare Visa ___ Will get around to paperwork eventually

PLAINTIFF SEXUAL ORIENTATION (check all that apply):

_x__ Heteronormative  ___ Gay  ___  Lesbian  ___ Bi-Curious
___ B&D (Dominant/Master)  ____ B&D (Submissive / Slave)
___ Cross-dressing  ___ "Water Sports" _x__ Animal Play ___ Curling Fetish
___ Cleveland Steamer / Dirty Sanchez  ___ French

Note: The Alberta Human Rights Commission offers all employees $200 gift card bounty bucks for all newly discovered oppressed ethnic, religious, or sexual classifications! Alert your supervisor to see if you are eligible for this exciting bonus program!

DEFENDANT(S): ______Ezra Levant, Publisher, Western Standard magazine________

Defendant acknowledges awareness of charges against him. He is represented by counsel but insists on opening statement and filming the hearing. Despite warnings and brochure on self incrimination he proceeds.

Defendant states he is attending under protest and would do crime again. States belief that AHRCC has no authority to prosecute. Under eye contact, defendent's counsel shrugs. Defendant says hearing in violation of "separation Mosque and State" (note: potential violation of  Section 118-c(a) AHRCC Innuendo Act?). Claims "original intent" of Commission not to enforce Islamic law. Defendant apparently unfamiliar with AHRCC interoffice memo HVM-d11, "Koranic Compliance Guidelines for Non-Muslim Associates."

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January 15, 2008

The tables turn on Syed Soharwardy

From the blog of Ezra Levant, the Canadian journalist who had human rights charges filed against him by Syed Soharwardy and other Muslims, I found a most interesting post today.  Levant, these Muslims had claimed,  had incited hate against Muslims. 

Well, Levant turned the tables on Soharwardy, a bit.  Soharwardly is now on the receiving end of a discrimination complaint filed against him by the women of his mosque! 

As I've written before, there's an incongruity to rough men like Mohamed Elmasry and Syed Soharwardy filing human rights complaints. Elmasry has publicly declared that any adult Jew in Israel is a legitimate target for a terrorist attack. When he's not egging on violence, though, his delicate sensibilities can be hurt by Maclean's magazine. Hey, terror advocates have feelings, too!

Syed Soharwardy, one of the complainants in my case, is a proponent of sharia law -- the legal system that governs Saudi Arabia, where rape victims get sentenced to the lash for their immodesty.  Soharwardy is made of stern stuff when he's telling Saudi -- and Canadian women -- their proper place. But he, too, has his soft side. In his case, our publication of some cartoons turned that stern task-master into a river of tears.

...Well, in the case of Soharwardy, it appears that he himself is the subject of a human rights complaint -- for discrimination against women. There's a shocker. It was filed with the Edmonton and Ottawa offices of the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

Some women in his mosque allege that:

We were discriminated as women and were treated poorly, differently, negatively and adversely by the Directors and Officers of Al-Madinah Calgary Islamic Centre, Islam Supreme Council of Canada (ISCC), Muslim Against Terrorism (MAT), Al-Madinah Dar-Ul-Aloom Ltd and Al-Madinah Calgary Islamic Assembly. In this meeting we were treated diferently from men in the following manner:  Read more here

Brilliant, simply brilliant!  Not only because of the findings of Levant but because of the brave actions of these women.

January 03, 2008

Pro Hezbollah billboard in Canada

This news is from August but I just came across it.  In Windsor, Canada a billboard showing support for Hezbollah's leaders outraged a number of people.  I think I can see why.

It's a possible sign of encroaching Islamism, I suspect from some of our neighbors up North.

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Members of the Jewish and Lebanese Christian communities in Windsor are outraged by the appearance of a billboard that appears to promote Hezbollah -- an organization the Canadian government considers terrorist.

"That organization is banned in Canada," said Harvey Kessler, executive director of the Windsor Jewish Community Centre. "How can that billboard be up in Windsor when it represents a terrorist organization which is banned under the laws of Canada?"

Located at the southwest corner of Marion Avenue and Wyandotte Street East, the billboard does not mention Hezbollah by name, but features a central image of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the controversial political and military group that represents Lebanese Shia Muslims and has clashed with Israeli troops for more than 20 years. 

Printed in English on the left side of the billboard are the words: "Lebanese and Arab communities in Windsor city congratulate the Lebanese people for their steadfastness and endeavor to establish peace in Lebanon."

But Nabbout said that Arabic writing which appears on the right side of the billboard does not match the English translation. According to Nabbout, the Arabic writing makes a reference to fighting.

"What they mean by 'fight' is basically 'guerrilla' -- using arms and weapons," Nabbout said. "Basically, there is a very specific word... That is a definite difference between the Arabic and the English."

Contacted on Friday night, Mayor Eddie Francis said he was made aware of the billboard earlier in the day. Asked if he is concerned about its presence, Francis said: "The politics of Lebanon belong in Lebanon, not on the streets of Windsor."     The Windsor Star

In a followup article the Windsor Star interviewed those who put up the billboard who seem bent to use freedom to destroy freedom. 

"In Canada we want peace," said Hussein Dabaja, a Lebanese-born Hezbollah supporter. "We're not trying offend anybody. We have freedom of speech. It's a free country. We can do anything. Every Lebanese in Canada has somebody that died in Lebanon, the freedom fighters. Who is Hezbollah? Our brothers, our family, our parents, our friends. We came to Canada and they stayed there to fight."

Dabaja said the billboard was not meant to be an anti-Jewish statement.

"People who have something against the billboard don't like Hezbollah and they don't want peace," he said.The whole community is not going to let anybody take it down," said Dabaja. "It's going to stay up until the last minute. If someone comes to take it down, they're ready to fight for it, to protect it to be up there. We're not trying to offend anybody."

The billboard which was put up on a Friday was removed the following Monday despite threats that the billboard would not be allowed to be removed without a fight. 

But questions still remain why any billboard company would allow a designated terrorist group to be the subject of a billboard.  CBS Outdoors – the billboard’s owner, and a subsidiary of Viacom and CBS in America – may have helped the Jihadist agenda.  You can see the CBS logo at the bottom of the bilboard. 

What, in the heck were they thinking?

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