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| Toronto Islamic center pulls controversial web links |
| 2012-04-19 |
| A Toronto Islamic center has removed links on its website that led people to other sites featuring speakers who preach intolerance and terrorism. Its organizers insist they were unaware of any connection to Islamic radicalism. Since January, the Walk-in Islamic Infocentre has been placing controversial posters in various TTC stations. The ads state that "There is no god but Allah" and advertise the center's website, which had at least two links to other sites featuring Islamic lecturers, including two now banned in Toronto and the U.K. for making pro-terror and anti-Semitic comments. The center removed three of the seven links on its site. Links to the Islamic Research Foundation, Peace TV and the Muslim World League's Canadian office were taken down as of Wednesday morning, shortly after QMI Agency ran a story about the website. A spokesman for the center insisted organizers were unaware of the controversial speakers. One was Dr. Zakir Naik, a well-known Indian lecturer who once praised the actions of Osama bin Laden and said "every Muslim should be a terrorist." Joseph, who spoke on behalf of the center but refused to give his last name said that including those links on the website was a move based on both "stupidity" and "innocence". "They didn't have a clue. If they had ... they would have said 'Get rid of that' ... They don't align themselves with anything other than (giving) out free information on Islam. That is all they do," he said. Meir Weinstein of the Jewish Defense League accused those who run the center of "covering up" after the negative attention. Weinstein, along with officials from Canadian Hindu Advocacy, is planning a campaign against the TTC for allowing the ads. He said, "We know who they are, (and) the spotlight was on them. We have to constantly investigate these people." The TTC has maintained since there is nothing illegal or contrary to the transit commission's policies in the ads, it would be discriminatory to remove them. |
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| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2012-04-19 12:42 |