Re: CCD & Elmasry agree - Keep out radical Sheikh!

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Posted by Al Gordon on 07:47:41 2006/06/22

In Reply to: Ban radical Sheikh invited to address young Canadian Muslims posted by CCD Press Release

Your browser does not support inline frames, or it has been configured incorrectly. If page does not display on your browser, please <a href="http://canadiancoalition.com/torontostar20060622/DenyEntryToUlHuq_CCD_Elmasry.html">CLICK HERE</a>. TheStar.com - Religious groups decry imam's visit Thu. Jun. 22, 2006. | Updated at 06:11 AM Partly Sunny with Thunderstorms H 29 / L 18 4 Day Forecast Home GTA Business Waymoresports A&E Life Blogs Classifieds New In Homes Photos Podcasts Shopping Evergeek Travel Wheels Workopolis Advanced Search Ticker Name Members Sign up | Login Membership Centre News Ontario Canada World Opinion/Editorials Letters National Report Obituaries Editorial Cartoon Corrections Star Columnists Most Emailed Today's Paper RSS Feeds News Alerts Special Reports Pride Week World Cup Soccer Homegrown Terror Collision Course Fresh Air Fund Afghanistan [More Specials] Email Newsletters My Scoreboard My Stock List My Subscription Notices Announcements Births/Adoptions Deaths In Memoriams Features Comics Contests/Events Crosswords Ellie Horoscopes Lottery Results Puzzles Traffic Cams TV Listings All Ages Brandnewplanet Global Voices I.D. Starship Initiatives Classroom Connection Fresh Air Fund Santa Claus Fund The Star About Us Media Kit Affiliates Archives Careers @ the Star Contact Us FAQ Internships News Releases Pages of the Past Special Sections Star Store Subscribe Search the Web Previous Story Print Story E-mail Story Next Story Related Links Voices: Allow imam to speak? Speak Out: Should cleric speak? Radical steps to counter radical Islam We failed our youth: Imam Tag and Save Tag and save this article to your Del.icio.us favourites. What is Del.icio.us? Religious groups decry imam's visit Some Muslims join with Jews, Hindus Government won't bar entry to Canada Jun. 22, 2006. 05:34 AM SURYA BHATTACHARYA STAFF REPORTER Should a controversial British Muslim imam be allowed to speak at a youth conference in Toronto? It's a question that has divided the local Muslim community. Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq — accused of publicly vilifying Hindus, Jews and liberal Muslims — is a keynote speaker at the Youth Tarbiyah conference this month. Conference organizers have defended their choice, saying he is a charismatic speaker and learned scholar who inspires Muslim youth. However, some prominent members of the Muslim community are protesting ul Haq's presence in Canada, saying he does not understand the issues faced by youth here. "Muslims here don't need to be told how to live their Islam in Canada," said Mohamed Elmasry, president of the Canadian Islamic Congress. "We have enough teachers, educators and scholars who know the Canadian scene and can communicate much better with our community." In a speech of ul Haq's posted on an Islamic website, he quotes a Qur'an passage that says, "Of the whole of mankind, you shall find the most intense in their hatred and enmity towards the believers, al-Yahood (Jews) and the mushrikeen , the idolaters." Then he paraphrases, saying that "the ones who are bitterest in their enmity towards Muslims, the most unrelenting, unforgiving, are the Jews and the mushrikeen , idolaters in all their forms. And lest someone say that's provocative or that is anti-Semitic, Allah, the creator of the Semite, says that." And, he adds, the "chief idolaters" today are the Hindus. These are examples of the type of comments that prompted the Canadian Coalition for Democracies, an Ottawa-based group, to urge Immigration Minister Monte Solberg to deny ul Haq entry into this country. Immigration officials say they will not bar his entry into Canada. "It is sad to see that some people might want to bring their hate to Canada," said Naresh Raghubeer of the Hindu Conference of Canada. "We knew of (ul Haq), but we were not able to get a picture of what he said here," said Bernie Farber of the Canadian Jewish Congress. "But we know what he has said in other places." Ul Haq frequently tours both the United States and Canada and speaks at Islamic conferences. The British cleric, who at present is not affiliated with a mosque in the United Kingdom, is to address a gathering of 2,000 about current problems facing Muslim youth, according to Mohammad Alam, president of the Islamic Foundation of Toronto, the event organizer. Get great home delivery subscription deals here! Previous Story Print Story E-mail Story Next Story > Advertisement < FAQs | Site Map | Privacy Policy | Webmaster | Subscribe | My Subscription | RSS Feeds | Webmaking Blog Home | GTA | Business | Waymoresports | A&E | Life Legal Notice: Copyright Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Distribution, transmission or republication of any material from www.thestar.com is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. For information please contact us using our webmaster form . www.thestar.com online since 1996.

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