Salaheddin Islamic Centre

Salaheddin Islamic Centre

Located in Scarborough, Ontario Salaheddin Islamic Centre is a Canadian mosque noted for its outspoken Imam Aly Hindy [Adam, Mohammed, Ottawa Citizen, "Fundamentalist, and proud of it", August 13 2005] and a number of its other members. It is believed that the mosque is closely monitored by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and some members accuse the agency of nurturing a vendetta against the worship centre. [ el-Akkad, Omar. Globe and Mail, " [http://circ.jmellon.com/docs/html/muslims_say_csis_has_spies_in_many_mosques.html Muslims say CSIS has spies in many mosques] ", July 28 1006] [ [http://www.torontolife.com/covers/2007/5/ Toronto Life: Toronto Life Magazine - May, 2007] ] Cribb, Robert. Toronto Star, "Four terrorism suspects linked to local mosque", March 15, 2003]

One of its key founders was Hassan Farhat,Shephard, Michelle and Tonda MacCharles. Toronto Star, "CSIS say Scarborough mosque founder linked to Al-Qaeda", March 9 2005] although he was made persona non grata by the mosque's administrators and forbidden from continuing to hold any position in the facility; although he was allowed to return for worship. A number of its worshippers have been accused of ties to terrorism, including Ahmed Khadr who ran a charity named Health and Education Project International with ties to the mosque and allegedly funneled money to Afghan training camps. [Wood, Sara, American Forces Press Service, [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=15575 U.S. Military Commissions to Resume This Week at Guantanamo] , ] [Bell, Stewart. National Post, "Khadr killed in gunfight: report", October 14, 2003]

Brothers Saeed and Masoud Rasoul, whose father was a prayer leader at the mosque, later went missing in Iraq, believed to have fought for Ansar al-Islam, possibly at the urging of Farhat.

Following the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests, it emerged that Fahim Ahmad and a number of other suspects were members of the mosque. [ [http://www.macleans.ca/shared/print.jsp?content=20060619_128953_128953 Macleans.ca 19 June 2006] ]

During the bail Hearing of Abdullah Khadr in August 2008, the Crown attacked the credibility of the mosque — although judge Trotter dismissed the suggestion, referring to testimony from RCMP officer Tarek Mokdad who agreed it was not reasonable to suggest the mosque supported terrorism. [http://www.thestar.com/article/482296]

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