And still they come: British jihadists fighting for Isil
A Canadian imam known for his pacifist sermons has warned that Islamist
militant group IS was actively recruiting in Canada and said one member
issued him a death threat.
Syed Soharwardy, founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada (ISCC),
called on Canadian and Western authorities to intensify the fight against
jihadist movements.
"Absolutely I am convinced that this recruitment is going on right here
in this country, under our noses, in our universities, in our colleges, in
the places of worship, in our community," he told CBC public
television.
Soharwardy added that a Muslim man from Ottawa who was fighting with IS in
Mosul in northern Iraq had sent him a death threat on Facebook.
"He was condemning me for condemning ISIS, and he was saying that 'You
are a deviant imam and your version of Islam is not the right version,'"
Soharwardy said, using another acronym by which IS is known...Continue reading...
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