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lilley: islamic hate preacher now on tour across canada
the saudi-based imam holds fundamentalist views of women, jews and homosexuals
aug 23 2024
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imagine a controversial christian preacher from the u.s. who tells his followers that muslims are our enemy being allowed to tour this country.
would the trudeau government allow such a preacher to conduct a lecture tour if he taught that all muslims are liars who cheat, and that homosexuals are animals?
it’s doubtful — but if it did happen, there would be outrage and demonstrations outside of the tour locations.
right now, though, there is a muslim preacher who holds these very views, except about jews, touring canada. assim al-hakeem, an imam based in saudi arabia, has already visited calgary, milton, mississauga and hamilton, and will be in london on saturday, montreal on sunday and vancouver next tuesday.
there haven’t been any protests but it’s not clear if that is because imam al-hakeem says protests are banned in islam, one of many bizarre views this preacher holds. he also believes women should not share workplaces with men and that they should always be covered.
he’s now spreading his message of hate across canada, a place he calls a “kafir” country — meaning infidel.
“may allah liberate it from the oppressors and our enemies, the jews,” al-hakeem said in a recent broadcast discussing the al-aqsa mosque in jerusalem.
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though based in saudi arabia, al-hakeem broadcasts online worldwide to a mostly english-speaking audience. when it comes to jews, he sees them not only as enemies of islam but as constantly conspiring against islam.
“we acknowledge that through history the jews collaborating with the hypocrites had many conspiracies against islam,” al-hakeem said while discussing the illuminati and freemasons . “the collaboration and the fingerprints of the jews, the hypocrites, and the rafidah is evident.”
is this the language and thinking we want being spread in canada at a time when anti-semitic attacks against jews have skyrocketed? is this what we want being preached in the same week that more than 100 jewish schools, hospitals, community centres and synagogues were targeted with bomb threats?
watching al-hakeem’s videos and reading his writings, it is clear that this man is an islamic supremacist. he says that muslims cannot take up the citizenship of kafir countries, he was specifically talking about canada, and that the laws of kafir countries aren’t to be followed.
no!
— assim alhakeem (@assimalhakeem) august 26, 2022
pakistan is a muslim country and you can’t give up your muslim nationality and take the citizenship of a kafir country and give them your pledge of allegiance https://t.co/ht0ewkbvfu
in another video, he describes how when islam comes to your country you have two options, submit to islam or pay the jizyah tax, and if you won’t accept either of those, then muslims will fight you. as he says muslims will fight you, he makes a knife across the throat motion with his hand .
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the trudeau government has done plenty to keep out people with less offensive views than this man, but imam al-hakeem gets to enter freely, tour the country and not be harassed.
it was just a couple of weeks ago that tommy robinson, a british national, was arrested and had his passport confiscated while on a speaking tour of canada . he was essentially harassed over his views, which are often described as anti-muslim and anti-immigrant.
with al-hakeem, we have a man who calls canada a kafir country, teaches that muslims don’t need to obey canadian laws, and has said vile things about jews, homosexuals and women, yet he is free to tour and preach his hatred.
at least his montreal tour date will need to be moved after théâtre rialto cancelled his appearance following advocacy from the centre for israel and jewish affairs.
“as a result of cija’s awareness-raising work and several people who reported the event, théâtre rialto has informed us that they have canceled host sheikh assim al-hakeem’s event this weekend and will not host his tour stop,” cija said in a statement.
cija calls the “anti-semitic and homophobic rhetoric spread by the islamist hate preacher” a threat to canada.
al-hakeem doesn’t belong in canada, neither do his views – but given the trudeau government’s track record, it’s no surprise that they’ve given him a free pass.
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