Moderate Muslims get death threats after CBC doc

by Kaitlin | March 22, 2007 at 11:39 am

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Racism and discrimination in Canada are not issues that get a lot of play in the media--usually. However, over the last few days, a number of stories that highlight Canada's battle with descrimination have seen prominence in the news. There's the issue of escalating Anti-Semitism, for example, or the OFS's report on treatment of Muslim students.

And now, a group of moderate Muslims who participated in a CBC documentary have received death threats from an as-yet-unidentified fundamentalist Muslim.

Pervaiz said the accusation of smearing Islam is a serious one, an offence that some Muslims believe is worthy of punishment.

The death threat comes after the Muslim Canadian Congress took part in a documentary that aired on CBC News on March 6. The piece examined the divides between secular and fundamental beliefs within the Canadian Muslim community.

The congress has been targeted for its moderate beliefs before, but never in such a direct fashion, Pervaiz said. Members have had their homes and cars damaged after sharing their opinions publicly.