Sunday, September 1, 2013

Oops, Moslem Youth Event Denied a Forum in Quebec

Awe, gee, an annual Moslem event was denied space by a convention centre. Gee wonder why... Could it be that the Keynote Speaker is barking mad? I refer to Nader Abou Anas, whose You-Tube web-site advocates some pretty "quirky" ideologies...

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nader+abou+anas+-+english&oq=nader+abou+anas+-+english&gs_l=youtube.3...21019.24490.0.24928.10.10.0.0.0.0.128.844.9j1.10.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.PeN18xFfeR8
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I encourage you to click on the link below and read the comments accompanying this article ~ the moslems are a-howling...

Muslim youth conference cancelled in Montreal after ’security review’




MONTREAL — A Muslim youth conference in Montreal, which drew criticism from the Parti Quebecois government, has been cancelled by the convention centre where it was supposed to be held.
The Palais des congres, the city’s largest convention centre, announced Saturday it won’t hold next weekend’s event for security reasons.
The decision was made after a “security review,” the Palais des congres said in a statement.
The move comes as Quebec is embroiled in a debate over the accommodation of religious minorities.
The Parti Quebecois government, which wants to introduce a new secular charter this fall, had asked Ottawa to block some of the conference’s speakers from entering the country...

In a letter to her federal counterpart last week, Quebec’s minister responsible for the Status of Women, Agnes Maltais, said some of the speakers were circulating ideas that violated the “principles of equality.”
Maltais said the PQ government is against the sexism of speakers, who have reportedly said that not wearing the veil is worse than cancer.
The conference, which translates from French as “Between Heaven and Earth,(more like "Between Hell and Harem," as noted by an astute commentor...) was held last year in Montreal.
It aims to bring together Muslim youth to exchange ideas and features internationally recognized religious speakers, according to its website.
This year’s edition has four speakers, including Nader Abou Anas, the head of a Muslim youth association in France, according to the conference website.
In online videos, Anas is seen warning women against wearing revealing clothing and tells them to wear the hijab.
Conference organizers could not immediately be reached for comment on Saturday. It’s not clear if they will try to find another venue.
In a statement posted to its Facebook page, organizers said they were aware of the convention centre’s decision and were “working on the situation.”
On Friday, Ishaq Mustaqim, a spokesman for the conference, told reporters it had been unfairly targeted and that it did “not promote hate or violence toward women or any other group.”
The province’s debate over religious accommodation has been revived by the PQ’s plan for a new “Quebec Charter of Values.”
Leaked details include a ban for public-sector workers on religious symbols such as kippas, hijabs and turbans, along with visible crosses.



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