Imam in Mississauga. Father of four. Diehard Leafs fan.
Dec 22, 2021 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Thread: As many of you may have heard, @CMAJ ran an opinion piece which calls the Hijab to be a "tool of oppression" linking it to horrific acts of violence like child rape. This opinion piece was written in response to CMAJ featuring a picture of a young girl in hijab. (1/
While many Muslims have thankfully commented and pushed back on such a discriminatory and harmful piece, it made my wife and I reflect on when our then 7 year old daughter decided to wear the hijab. (2/
Jun 21, 2020 • 7 tweets • 6 min read
This is insane. This happened in Malton today. The police were called because a man was suffering a mental health crisis. So what did the police do? They climbed a ladder, entered the apartment from the balcony and opened fire on the man, shooting him multiple times
I'm told they shot him in the back. Then they hopped in their tactical van and drove off.
The man was a regular in the local masjid, and while he suffered from schizophrenia, he was non-violent. This is unconscionable. #PoliceBrutality
Sep 16, 2019 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Thread: On Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah), the fake imam (aka @imamofpeace) and fake news: (1/8)
Tarek Fatah just retweeted an allegation posted by the fake imam which accuses me of having “ties to Qatar”. The basis of the allegation is that I visited Qatar in 2016 “on a fundraising mission” and alleges that the Mosque I worked for received a donation in 385,000 QAR. (2/8)
