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Plans for a Muslim graduation ceremony at a community centre in Outremont were cancelled Saturday evening after the borough cancelled the reservation.

The borough of Outremont issued a press release, saying it had made the decision following “disturbing information” broadcast on the TVA Nouvelles network Friday.

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The network’s investigative show J.E. said two fundamentalist imams — Salah Assawy and Omar Shahin — were hosting the Sharia Academy of America, which now goes by the name Mishkah, where diplomas were to be awarded in Islamic studies.

In the statement, borough mayor Marie Cinq-Mars said she asked borough managers to cancel the reservation because the presence of controversial leaders mentioned in the television report was “unacceptable” and could lead to serious problems.

The rental agreement for a private Muslim school to stage a graduation ceremony and charitable event at the Centre communautaire intergénérational on McEachran Ave. featured the name A.S.I.C., which the borough believes is an acronym for the Association des Sciences Islamiques au Canada.