A mosque in Ottawa. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Source: Vice.com
By Davide Mastracci
Another day, another sketchy report alleging Canada’s mosques are a hotbed for extremism.
On Tuesday, the Canadian Press published a story reporting that “many mosques and Islamic schools in Canada are placing young people at risk by espousing—or at least not condemning—extremist teachings.”
The story was published in the National Post with the headline: “Extremist literature common in many mosques and Islamic school libraries in Canada, study says.”
That study—which was purchased by VICE Canada for the outlandish price of $7—claims that “direct evidence shows that extremist ideology and radicalization are being advanced in Canada in mosques and Islamic associations.”
The story says the co-authors “base their findings on research conducted quietly in mosque libraries and Islamic schools.”
The report, called “The Lovers of Death?” says it “takes the reader inside the mosques [In Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto] and other forums to see the messages being put forward which are driving the youth into fighting for ISIS, dying as martyrs in Algeria or blowing themselves up as suicide bombers in Iraq or working against Canadian democracy and values.”