IMAM OF COMMUNITY GROUP BEHIND PROPOSED MUSLIM RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN THORNHILL,CANADA WAS INVESTIGATED FOR HATE CRIMES IN 2012






The cleric of a Muslim community group behind a proposed condo and townhouse complex in a predominantly Jewish area was one of the key figures in an Islamic school that used teaching materials that disparaged Jews and encouraged boys to keep fit for jihad.

Imam Syed Mohammed Rizvi and the East End Madrassah were the targets of a hate-crimes investigation in 2012, and although charges were not laid, a York Region police report said a review of 30 school syllabus books found portions that “challenged some of Canada’s core values” and “suggested intolerance,” even if they were not criminal.


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