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Reading the much-awaited report by the Parliamentary Committee on Canadian Heritage on Islamophobia in Canada, it seemed to me I had been talking to a brick wall on Sept. 20 when I made a presentation to the Liberal Party-dominated group.

Addressing the disinterested MPs, I dismissed the term “Islamophobia” as “a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons,” yet acknowledged the existence of anti-Muslim bigotry in some margins of Canadian society.

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However, I also reminded the MPs of the unreported, yet ubiquitous mocking of Jews and Christians during daily prayers in hundreds of mosques across Canada.

With copies of the Qur’an in hand for the MPs to check the veracity of my claim, I read from verse “Fatiha” the opening page of Islam’s holy book that asks Allah “to put us (Muslims) on the ‘right path,’ not on the path of ‘those who have incurred your wrath (Jews) and those who have gone astray (Christians).’”

As for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and atheists, I informed the MPs that at every Friday congregation, Islamic clerics pray to Allah, asking him to help Muslims defeat the “Qaum al Kafireen” or Nation of Kaafirs, i.e. non-Muslim or infidels.

By way of conclusion, I asked the parliamentarians: “Will the Heritage Committee declare any religious prayer asking for a Muslim victory over other religious communities as hateful and thus criminal?”

Sadly, the final report made no mention of the Islamic supplication that demeans Christians and Jews in all mosques of our country, a minimum of 17 times a day, from dawn to dusk.

Read the full report here: