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Canada: Imam condemns Halloween, Remembrance Day as “reprehensible”

Nov 8, 2017 11:01 am By Robert Spencer

Islamic supremacist imams are being discovered all over Canada: there is Ayman Elkasrawy, who prayed that Allah would kill all the Jews and got a stout defense from the Toronto Star, only to pray yet again for the deaths of non-Muslims; and Syed Mohammad Zaki Baqri, who called for the elimination of Israelis and Jews; and Muhammad bin Musa Al Nasr, who preached: “O Muslim, O servant of Allah, O Muslim, O servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him.”

No doubt there are many others, because this is all standard Islamic teaching. As the teachings of these clerics, one by one, become public, Canada (and the West in general) faces a hard choice: when Islamic teaching conflicts with basic principles of human rights, and/or with the values and mores of the nation, which must give way? The answer to that question has yet to be determined.

“Vancouver imam condemns Halloween, Remembrance Day as ‘reprehensible,'” by Christopher Wilson, Rebel Media, November 7, 2017:

Vancouver Imam Younas [sic] Kathrada has made headlines for all the wrong reasons and a troubling October 30th post on his personal Facebook page is just the latest example.

Responding to an invitation for a Halloween related gathering at Victoria’s Masjid al-Iman mosque, Kathrada described Canadian holidays and traditions, from Halloween to Remembrance Day, to Thanksgiving and Christmas as “reprehensible” and “based on falsehood”.

Is this the kind of multiculturalism we want, or an example of tolerance in this country?

One can only hope not, yet, digging into this Imam’s past, we find all too familiar stories.

Watch as I share some of that history with you and provide samples of anti-semitic remarks that led to a police investigation for a hate crime and drew condemnation from other Muslim leaders….

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  1. john spielman says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 11:25 am

    muslims should BE THE LAST PEOPLE TO ” THROW STONES” because of the filthy behavior of muslims who mimic their pedophile false prophet muhammed

  2. Andy says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 11:27 am

    Why are moslems here to begin with, if our western nations are “reprehensible” to them?

    It is obvious they just want to take over any western nation with there radical sharia nonsense.

    Moslems have no intention of integrating into western society. Thanks to Robert Spencer and all freedom fighters for exposing Islam for what it really is.

    • Danforth says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 1:23 pm

      Why are Muslims here to begin with? Have you not read the Muslim Brotherhood’s “Project”? This is a twenty-five point plan to take over the entire world in 100 years. The date of the Project is 1982, and, the last time I looked, they are ahead of schedule. (This is mainly due to social media which was unknown in the 80’s.)

      Look here for details: http://www.billionbibles.org/sharia/muslim-brotherhood-movement.html

      Don’t be alarmed by what you read. Be ashamed that the West is doing little if nothing to prevent this from happening.

      WWIII started in 1982, and we’re losing.

  3. Voytek Gagalka says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 11:29 am

    One could understand their “reprehensibility” toward Halloween, clearly pagan tradition adapted to Christian environment (All Saints Day in the RCC the very next day). Even Christmas which was arranged around day of original Roman holiday of Saturnalia? But Remembrance Day (commemoration of the end of Great War, WWI)? Thanksgiving (holiday of end of harvest)? Clearly, this imam and all Mohammedans want to see around only one type of “holiday”: barbaric Festival of Eid – massive slaughter of animals halal-sacrificed to their pagan relic moon-god. How reprehensible!

  4. Jake says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 11:51 am

    Of course he hates Remembrance Day! It honors those who have died trying to stop jihadists!

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 1:47 pm

      Yes–Muslims *hate* Western soldiers and police. After all, they protect Infidels.

  5. Westman says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 12:47 pm

    Did I get this right? This Imam comes to a land of freedom, that was preserved by the blood of Canadian Patriots, a nation that likely hands him some “entitlements “, and his response is Remembrance(Veteran’s) Day is reprehensible?

    Canada could improve its economy by including this Imam in its exports.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 1:50 pm

      I love your last line here. Yes–deport him back to Dar-al-Islam.

    • Older Canadian says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 8:38 pm

      Westman. Great post.

      Too bad Trudeau and his puppets do not agree, and once he pushes M-103 into law, we all will be silenced except for this imam and others like him.

  6. gravenimage says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 12:48 pm

    Canada: Imam condemns Halloween, Remembrance Day as “reprehensible”
    ………………………

    The usual–kids having fun and remembering those who fought to preserve our freedoms is “reprehensible”, but waging violent Jihad and slaughtering Jewish people is pleasing to “Allah”.

    And kudos to Christopher Wilson for wearing a Poppy for Remembrance Day (this is celebrated as Veteran’s Day in the US). The only cavil I have with this generally excellent report is that Imam Kathrada’s views are not exactly radical–instead, they are mainstream Islam.

  7. Tim says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 12:50 pm

    The imam is getting ahead of what the Koran teaches. It teaches that Muslims should take on the infidel’s ways until called upon. Called upon to take over.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 1:52 pm

      If Muslims feel emboldened enough–as they do now–they will not wait to try to take over.

  8. Walter Sieruk says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    Since the topic of Halloween had been brought up, that’s the specific day of the year when some people might think of the non-entity of folklore which is the vampire. This fiction of myth is about a demonically raised blood drinking animated corpse. This monster is dangerous and deadly. Of course, such creatures don’t really exist.
    By contrast what or to be more accurate who really does exit is a totally different kind of monster who is the violent jihad-minded Muslim who in not a creature of folklore but a real person who might be demonically inspired person who because of his or her firm but blind and unquestioning faith in the false religion of Islam with its false doctrine a the Koranic based violent jihad of violence and killing for the advancement of Islam .As the Koran instructs in, for example in Sura 2:191. 5:33. 9:5, 111,123. 47:4. A person such as this is a real live “monster” who is definitely dangerous and deadly.
    So we need not fear monsters of folklore as vampires. Nevertheless, we should not fear but be on guard and have vigilance regarding the fiendish and scheming jihadists with their insidious and heinous violent and murderous militant jihadists in their deluded and irrational Islamic quest against Christianity, Judaism and Western civilization .

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 1:15 pm

      True, Walter–pious Muslims remind me of vampires and zombies.

  9. Hail King John III Sobieski !!!! says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 1:26 pm

    Canadian laws are made from Christian principles and Holidays are Christian Holidays I don’t understand why imams are not aware of it and are trying to change things using multiculturalism to get what they want.
    When muslims arrive in Canada don’t they know that they make promise on their visa , PR, or citizenship applications to abide by canadian laws and its principles?!!
    How easy is for them to use our own laws against us ( Christians, and other religions).
    in my personal opinon they (muslims radicals and imams need to be remanded of battle of Vienna at which they have lost !!! BIG TIME !!!)
    The famous quote by Polish KIng Jan (John) III Sobieski : VENI VIDI VICI ! which translates to: I came, I saw, God Conquered !!!
    I guess what I am trying to say muslims are revivng old wounds and now they use democratic christian countries at which they are reside in to conquer them.

  10. LeftisruiningCanada says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 1:36 pm

    Having spent a lot of time interacting with members of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (Jehovahs Witnesses), hearing members of cults denouncing halloween, christmas, easter, birthdays etc etc etc doesn’t bother me to be honest.

    The only and main difference is that when it comes from a muslim, we know that they are dead set on changing things to their liking, through whatever means possible, including political activity and violence.

    That is never a concern with the Watchtower, who shun any involvement with politics and are sworn pacifists.
    I’ll take christian cults any day over something spewed forth from whatever entity gave rise to islam.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 1:40 pm

      Yes–compare and contrast.

  11. MFritz says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 2:02 pm

    Every day they take a step forward while we take a step back. And they’re are getting bolder.

  12. S Kevin Wojtaszek says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 4:27 pm

    The Wiccan and Pagan communities in Canada need to stand up to fools like this Iman. Trust me. They are not a bunch of Kumbayah leftists, and under Canadian law, they are Islam’s equals. Any further discussion of these matters must eliminate prejudicial language against Paganism. It is a legitimate set of religions.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 4:58 pm

      S Kevin Wojtaszek wrote:

      The Wiccan and Pagan communities in Canada need to stand up to fools like this Iman. Trust me. They are not a bunch of Kumbayah leftists…
      ………………………..

      Actually, Kevin, I know quite a few Wiccans and Pagans, and they are *all* Kumbaya leftists. Nice people, for the most part, but completely mired in “political correctness” and completely clueless about the threat of Islam.

  13. M says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    So basically thee imams hate everything we like and stand for. The only reason to go to a place you despise is to trick everyone ere use and plunder resources and try to take over. They do not contribute to western civilization they disrupt it while mocking it and put everyone in danger because you never know when the “nice” taquiyya spouting “moderate Muslim” will radicalise. Sad, but do we have to deny facts? No civilized people needs anything from Islam. It is toxic waste.

  14. utis says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 6:46 pm

    So Thanksgiving and Christmas are reprehensible relics of paganism, but animal and human (e.g. apostate and kufr killing) are not reprehensible. Damn, someone has to put out a new dictionary with all the modern definitions of words, because I don’t feel I understand English anymore.

  15. Lydia says

    Nov 8, 2017 at 10:07 pm

    ALL islamic holidays and beliefs are based on falsehoods, and are reprehensible.

    Christmas is based on truth (virgin birth of Messiah as prophesied in the OT).

    Thanksgiving is good, it’s always good to be thankful.

    Easter is true (resurrection of Jesus, victory over sin, death, devil).

    All these Christian holidays are true and good to celebrate.

    Now halloween is truly an evil day, but people can do their homework on that… if they dare!

    • Lydia says

      Nov 8, 2017 at 10:11 pm

      One hint: in the church of satan (yes, there is such a thing), they have a list of satanic holidays, and halloween is their highest holiday. Innocent kids and animals are kidnapped and sacrificed to the devil on halloween. We see the decorations growing more evil and dripping with more blood each year. Evil and darkness are glorified and celebrated, as is massacre. If people need a ‘death’ holiday, try Memorial Day or something decent like that. Witches covens also love it, if you research the origins of it you will see it began with such people. Nothing a Christian should be involved in, no matter how ‘innocent’ and ‘fun’ they try to disguise it as.

      • Jake says

        Nov 8, 2017 at 10:13 pm

        Goddammit, leave Halloween alone! You people need to get it through your thick skulls that ALL RELIGIONS ARE WRONG and stop trying to say everything will make you go to hell. You’re hardly better than this imam here!

      • gravenimage says

        Nov 10, 2017 at 8:33 pm

        Lydia wrote:

        One hint: in the church of satan (yes, there is such a thing), they have a list of satanic holidays, and halloween is their highest holiday. Innocent kids and animals are kidnapped and sacrificed to the devil on halloween.
        ………………………….

        Right–sources, please. In fact, there have been no such cases. I think that the “Church of Satan”–yes, it does exist–is moronic, but they are not sacrificing children and pets.

        Islam is a *real* threat–Hallowe’en is just a chance to dress up and eat too much candy.

  16. politicalqrm says

    Nov 9, 2017 at 6:52 am

    See how they act? OUR traditions and celebrations are perceived as anti-islamic, so they must be done away with.. This is their goal.. they’re insulted, so western civilization must change. And that is their ultimate goal. They’re insulted,so we are to beg for forgiveness, and change our society.

    People in Canada should tell this guy to shut up, assimilate or go live in one of the 57 muslim majority countries throughout the world.. But then they’ll be called islamophobic..when in reality they’er just trying to protect their own culture.. Shame how political correctness has poisoned our culture

  17. FYI says

    Nov 9, 2017 at 7:49 am

    “based on falsehood”?

    Sort of… like the koran pretending to be the word of God being given to the self-appointed “prophet” muhammed by the anti-Semitic “angel” jibreel?
    Like that kind of falsehood is it?

    Consider the following logical analysis…

    Now IF the angel jibreel is “the enemy of the Jews” {Sahih muslim vol 4 book 60 no 3329}as devout muslims believe..

    ..THEN it follows that jibreel must be the enemy of the God of the Jews…who is the God of Moses…who is the Biblical version of God Himself.

    So IF jibreel,being the “enemy of the Jews” is in opposition to Almighty God(the God of Moses) THEN jibreel must belong to the ..adversary of God.

    And who is the adversary of God?Well here’s a clue:he can disguise himself as an angel and really,really dislikes the Jews.

    {In any case,an “angel” with a virulent anti-Semitic nature couldn’t possibly come from God:such an entity would be a …demon.Can you imagine any of the Biblical prophets..ALL JEWISH..believing the Angel Gabriel to be anti-Semitic?Can’t you hear them roaring with laughter at jibreel,muhammed’s claim to be a prophet or the koranic allah’s pathetic attempts to claim to be God when he is clearly in opposition to God?}

    So who then is jibreel ?If jibreel is “the enemy of the Jews” then he cannot possibly be from God{the God of Moses} but must be in opposition to God because God,as Jesus Christ points out{ in John 4 v 22}, set aside the Jews because “It is from the Jews that Salvation comes”.

    It makes no sense therefore for the actual God to despise the Jews but we see that allah /mo do and their anti-Semitic “angel” jibreel.And who was it that gave the koran from allah(who curses the Jews koran 9:30) to muhammed(who curses the Jews in sahih muslim 1082)?

    jibreel,the “enemy of the Jews”.

    jibreel’s identity then…..

    “Even satan can disguise himself to look like an angel of light”
    2 Corinthians 11 v 14

    Can muslims scholars see the problem with jibreel being the “enemy of the Jews”?
    Nope.

    ALL OF THE BIBLICAL PROPHETS both in the OT and the NT are JEWS.
    {muhammed wasn’t:he mass-murdered them{ibn ishaq 464}}
    It is certainly the case that God has always chosen Jewish prophets but it seems allah/muhammed/jibreel (1)didn’t get that,(2)understand that the Jews are central to God’s Plan of salvation providing Him with prophets and priests down the ages.

    As for Halloween..

    Nothing beats any scary Halloween story like the creepy koran,the perverse sharia law,islamic customs …and nothing in real life compares to the fictional Freddy Kreuger like muhammed,the mass murdering “prophet of islam” and his unholy life.

    The life of muhammed …is never suitable for small children to read or know.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 10, 2017 at 8:35 pm

      True, FYI–there are no fictional monsters as terrifying as Jihadists.

  18. Politicianphobia says

    Nov 9, 2017 at 9:26 am

    What do you do when the government turns a blind eye to all the Imams and blames Canadians for all the hate? Why has Iqra Khalid , Omar Alghabra, both Shari’ah lovers been allowed to become members of parliament? The only real problem facing the Muslim Brotherhood, are the people who will never submit to their bullshit. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. Yes there is a dark moon rising. If Muslims do not like Halloween then they should take off their scary outfits, it is 2017. The world is a scary place but God will prevail.

  19. Politicianphobia says

    Nov 9, 2017 at 9:40 pm

    Eddue G, All of the NDP voted in favour of M-103 and all the Liberals, except Justine Trudeau, who was not in the house that day, hmmmm.

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