The Toronto mosque that once warned its members to avoid wishing others "Merry Christmas," equating it with murder, is once again pitted in controversy. And now the Muslim Canadian Congress is calling on Ottawa to strip the charitable status of the Somali Islamic Society of Canada, which owns the Khalid Bin Al-Walid mosque in Etobicoke, founded in 1990 and serving more than 10,000 worshippers. Congress president Farzana Hassan said postings on the mosque's website are "in contravention of what a moderate Muslim should stand for." Asked for specifics, Hassan cited the site's "statements about women." For example, she said, "they say female circumcision is honourable and yet they find piercing your ears reprehensible, wearing high heels reprehensible, laughing objectionable. It's very disconcerting that their priorities are where they are." But the mosque defends its postings, arguing in a statement posted on its website that "different scholars of Islam may have differing opinions on the same subject."
The statement, signed "Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque Management and the Board of Directors," continues: "We try our best to enrich Islamic knowledge for anyone who visits our web site and show to them the differing views of Islamic scholars on a particular subject..more..http://www.thestar.com/article/538106
Mosque Web site offends moderates and Jews
The statement, signed "Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque Management and the Board of Directors," continues: "We try our best to enrich Islamic knowledge for anyone who visits our web site and show to them the differing views of Islamic scholars on a particular subject..more..http://www.thestar.com/article/538106
Mosque Web site offends moderates and Jews
TORONTO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A moderate Muslim group in Canada is calling on the government to strip the owner of a Toronto mosque of its charitable status.
The Muslim Canadian Congress says the Khalid Bin Al-Walid mosque has posted statements on its Web site that are "in contravention of what a moderate Muslim should stand for," the Toronto Star reported Monday. more..
The Muslim Canadian Congress says the Khalid Bin Al-Walid mosque has posted statements on its Web site that are "in contravention of what a moderate Muslim should stand for," the Toronto Star reported Monday. more..
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/11/17/Mosque_Web_site_offends_moderates_and_Jews/UPI-63331226937404/
U.S. renews travel warning to Kenya
NAIROBI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States has renewed its travel warning for its citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to northeastern Kenya.
In a revised alert released by the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, the U.S. State Department called on American citizens in the country to evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing terror threats and a high rate of violent crime in the region. moew..http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/17/content_10372507.htm
U.S. renews travel warning to Kenya
NAIROBI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States has renewed its travel warning for its citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to northeastern Kenya.
In a revised alert released by the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, the U.S. State Department called on American citizens in the country to evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing terror threats and a high rate of violent crime in the region. moew..http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/17/content_10372507.htm
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