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| Arrests a 'serious problem' for Canadian Muslims |
| 2010-08-28 |
| A prominent Canadian Muslim group is calling for the condemnation of the doctrine of armed jihad and says there is a "serious problem" with radicalized Canadian youth in light of the recent terror arrests in Ottawa. "This is not something that comes as a total surprise . . . we have a problem," Raheel Raza of the Muslim Canadian Congress told CTV.ca Thursday. "There is a serious problem among Canadian Muslim youth and if we don't address this now, it can culminate into something dangerous." at last, at long,long last. The Muslim Canadian Congress says that the accused must be treated with the presumption of innocence, but Raza says the situation can be used to open a dialogue on radicalization within the Muslim community. "We have to stand up and tackle this," she said, adding that she thinks the community needs to start asking itself tough questions about the radicalization of some youths and where those messages are coming from. you go girl Despite the recent controversy in the United States regarding the "Ground Zero" mosque, Raza says that she is not worried about a backlash against Canadian Muslims, saying there will always be "hate-mongers." "There are always going to be bigots, we can't stop speaking out against radicalization just because we are afraid of a few bigots and hate-mongers," the outspoken activist and author said. "Those people who are sensible . . . will understand what we are talking about." there goes the muslim as victim stance. Raza added that she knows she is not being "politically correct" but says she is speaking out because she "loves my faith and my country." A breath of fresh air. at long last. but... fatwa in 3, 2, 1... The Canadian Jewish Congress commended the Muslim Canadian Congress for its statement. "We are heartened by the statements of the Muslim Canadian Congress . . . calling for Muslim leadership in Canada to condemn irrefutably the doctrine of armed jihad and for the 'mosque establishment' to acknowledge and repudiate the serious threat of homegrown extremism," CEO Bernie Farber said in a statement Thursday. The Canadian Islamic Congress, one of Canada's largest Muslim organizations, said they are waiting for more information before commenting on the story. waiting for the fatwa from your Saudi handlers? Imam Zijad Delic, executive director of the Canadian Islamic Congress, told CTV.ca that leaders would be discussing the case with the RCMP and commenting Thursday evening. The Muslim Canadian Congress is considered a liberal Muslim organization, but recently announced its opposition to the building of a mosque near Ground Zero in New York. "We believe the proposal has been made in bad faith and, in Islamic parlance, is creating 'fitna,' meaning 'mischief-making,' an act clearly forbidden in the Qur'an," the group said in a statement. this just keeps getting better and better. let's hope the momentum can be kept up. |
| Posted by:Swanimote |
| #5 Does Canada have a version of the federal witness protection program? |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2010-08-28 17:30 |
| #4 Read about Ms Raza in Wikipedia. Writing in August 2010 with writer Tarek Fatah, a fellow board member of the Muslim Canadian Congress, about the location of the proposed Cordoba House mosque near Ground Zero, she stated: We Muslims know the ... mosque is meant to be a deliberate provocation, to thumb our noses at the infidel. The proposal has been made in bad faith, ... as "Fitna," meaning "mischief-making" that is clearly forbidden in the Koran.... As Muslims we are dismayed that our co-religionists have such little consideration for their fellow citizens, and wish to rub salt in their wounds and pretend they are applying a balm to sooth the pain.[28] She looks like one of the good guys, who has been saying the things we want to hear from Muslims for quite some time. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-08-28 16:49 |
| #3 Taqqiya! |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2010-08-28 16:49 |
| #2 Fatawa and all that depends upon her views as spoken in Arabic. English is the language of lies as far as too many are concerned. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-08-28 15:19 |
| #1 She says she "loves my faith and my country" . Note the order of importance. Count me in with the "bigots and hate-mongers" until I see more substance and less verbiage. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2010-08-28 13:50 |