There are good Canadian Muslims out there!!!

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Posted by Magnetonium on Oct-03-2010 02:51:

There are good Canadian Muslims out there!!!

Huge respects to Sohail Raza, president of the Muslim Canadian Congress. Pretty rare to see a Muslim publicly stand up to their Canadian values and system first. Not all Muslims are pro-Hamas and pro-Hezbollah, it turns out.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...article1739841/

Muslim group welcomes cancellation of imam�s speech at DND headquarters

quote:

Defence Minister Peter MacKay drew mixed reaction from the Muslim community Saturday for cancelling a speech by an Islamic group the government has labelled extremist.

Mr. MacKay indicated Friday that a member of the Canadian Islamic Congress would not be allowed to speak at a Monday event at National Defence headquarters.

Mr. MacKay's spokesman, Jay Paxton, said the Islamic congress has expressed anti-Israeli views that have no place at the event to mark Islamic Heritage Month.

Sohail Raza, president of the Muslim Canadian Congress, said he is happy Mr. MacKay cancelled the speech by Imam Zijad Delic.

He said comments the Canadian Islamic Congress has made in the past are not welcome in Canada.

�I think organizations that speak out against Canadian values should not be invited to any forum,� he said, referring to 2004 comments by Dr. Mohamed Elmasry, a member of the congress, who said Israelis over the age of 18 are legitimate targets of suicide bombers because of mandatory military service.

Dr. Elmasry later issued an apology and a retraction.

�The Canadian Islamic Congress has publicly been anti-Semitic,� Mr. Raza said.

�This is not the kind of garbage we want in our Canadian way of life, so we welcome the stance of Peter MacKay.�

Mr. Delic has expressed shock at Mr. MacKay's decision and has called the cancellation �hurtful.�

�Monday's celebrations will focus on the evolution of Islam in the Canadian Forces and the positive contribution of Canada's Muslim community to our society,� Mr. Paxton said in an e-mail.

Mr. Paxton's statement came after two Christian-based associations began circulating an e-mail that described Mr. Delic's presence at the event as affront to Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan and their families.

Posted by VDub on Oct-03-2010 03:56:

Ohhhhhhh boy...

Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-04-2010 02:06:

The Muslim Canadian Congress is awesome.

Posted by infinity HiGH on Oct-04-2010 06:43:

Re: There are good Canadian Muslims out there!!!

quote:
Originally posted by Magnetonium

Not all Muslims are pro-Hamas and pro-Hezbollah, it turns out.

Mind-boggling

Posted by haqq on Oct-04-2010 07:34:

Prior to this all muslim canadians were bad

Posted by Magnetonium on Oct-04-2010 10:52:

quote:
Originally posted by haqq
Prior to this all muslim canadians were bad

Sigh, my point was taken out of context ... you guys dont get my hint - its just there has been a lot of criticism of Muslims lately, and on these forums I think it was somewhat too, which I think is unfair. I got a few Moslem friends, and they are all anti-Hezbollah. But the media is very biased, and this is a rare article where a prominent member of the Muslim community is quoted to oppose radical views.

Posted by evil_cookie on Oct-04-2010 11:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Magnetonium

this is a rare article where a prominent member of the Muslim community is quoted to oppose radical views.

lol...

Posted by jad on Oct-04-2010 17:50:

Canadian values...

Posted by chinamon on Oct-04-2010 18:05:

fuck all religions.
~~tranceaddict~~ religion is the root of all evil.

Posted by gummybear on Oct-04-2010 18:08:

Note to self..read article to learn how to be a good Muslim.

Posted by thesauce23 on Oct-04-2010 19:33:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
fuck all religions

this

Posted by VDub on Oct-04-2010 21:46:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
fuck all religions.

Yup yup yup...

Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Oct-04-2010 22:50:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
fuck all religions. religion is the root of all evil.

This.

Posted by Shaya007 on Oct-04-2010 23:09:

quote:
Originally posted by VDub
Yup yup yup...

^^^^^^

Posted by Ania_xox on Oct-04-2010 23:16:

haute couture

Posted by thesauce23 on Oct-04-2010 23:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Nick Cenik
This.

i would argue that the "me" is the root of all evil. but that's "on some next level type shit" as my fellow BET watchers would put it. seen?

Posted by StereoPrincess on Oct-05-2010 14:19:

honestly...this thread just happened?

Posted by exraver on Oct-05-2010 14:42:

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Originally posted by jad
Canadian values...

Exactly my point too...

Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Oct-05-2010 15:44:

quote:
Originally posted by thesauce23
"on some next level type shit" as my fellow BET watchers would put it. seen?

Dun know.

Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-06-2010 02:35:

quote:
Originally posted by Ania_xox

haute couture

Posted by Shaya007 on Oct-06-2010 02:37:

LOOL!

all they're missing is the yamaka and a cross!