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| "Islam won! Islam Won! ... Islamic power is extending into Canadian politics" |
| 2005-12-20 |
| Via JihadWatch Toronto, Canada Monday, December 19, 2005 - On December 2, the Liberal candidate for Mississauga-Erindale, Omar Alghabra, made his victory speech after winning the nomination. In that speech, he reportedly exhorted his audience, "This is a victory for Islam! Islam won! Islam Won! ... Islamic power is extending into Canadian politics". Alghabra's victory speech was delivered to an audience of several hundred in the Coptic Christian Centre of the Church of the Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius in Mississauga. David Ragheb, a member of the congregation, reported that following Alghabra's victory speech, Markham Councillor Khalid Osman took to the stage and declared, "We have the east, we have the west, and now we have Mississauga!" to cheers and applause from the audience. Ragheb also reported that Rogers Cable was present throughout and may have filmed the event. "A member of parliament is supposed to represent my concerns about taxes and roads in Mississauga, not promote an Islamic agenda," said Ragheb. Victor Fouad, a Coptic Christian, was disturbed to hear of such Islamist rhetoric from a Liberal who could easily become a Canadian parliamentarian. Mr. Fouad assumed that Paul Martin would likewise disapprove of such incitement by a Liberal candidate, and so wrote to the Prime Minister detailing what had happened. That message was ignored. The event took place over 2 weeks ago, and Paul Martin's silence since that time can only be interpreted as approval of Mr. Alghabra's rhetoric. "I was surprised that Prime Minister Martin showed no interest in such a dangerous mixing of religion and politics," said Mr. Fouad. "Since he has said nothing about it and this candidate is still representing the Liberal Party of Canada, I have to assume that Alghabra has the endorsement of the Prime Minister." Victor Fouad has written a letter to the editors of several Canadian newspapers, and that letter is reproduced below: Rest at link. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #7 A Muzzi to stupid to practice Taquia when appropriate is always to be welcomed. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-12-20 19:10 |
| #6 PS - in 1966 in the campaign for governor, Edmund Brown, Sr. was running for a third term against Ronald Reagan. He goes to a grade school in South-Central Los Angeles and tells the kids (all black), "Remember, it was an actor who shot Lincoln." The polls were about even when he said that the Friday before the election. Reagan won by over 1,000,000 votes. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-12-20 12:57 |
| #5 If this were the US, the opposition would make it into an effective campaign ad... But because of the restrictions on speech in Canada, some weenie would probably get a court to ban its use... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-12-20 12:53 |
| #4 An unreliable source? Check the link. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-12-20 12:51 |
| #3 Arogance? Hubris? Bad taste? It's what they are. |
| Posted by: Elmilet Whons5278 2005-12-20 12:50 |
| #2 he goes into a Coptic center to proclaim Islam won? What else does he do, go to Quebec city to proclaim the victory of the English language? Something more to this than meets the eye. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-12-20 12:35 |
| #1 It's only wrong to mix religion and politics if it's Christianity or Judaism or perhaps Hinduism. Islam and eco-Gaia worshippers are just fine, however. |
| Posted by: Wheart Thavick8548 2005-12-20 10:53 |