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In ], Fatah engaged in a high-profile break with ] in the pages of the '']'' in which he repudiated the thanks she gave him in the acknowldgement section of her book '']''. Fatah wrote of Manji's book that it "is not addressed to Muslims; it is aimed at making Muslim-haters feel secure in their thinking." In ], Fatah engaged in a high-profile break with ] in the pages of the '']'' in which he repudiated the thanks she gave him in the acknowldgement section of her book '']''. Fatah wrote of Manji's book that it "is not addressed to Muslims; it is aimed at making Muslim-haters feel secure in their thinking."


In 2006, Fatah along with Canadian Jewish and Gay and Lesbian organizations campaigned to barr the very popular and respected islamic cleric Sheikh Abu Yusuf Riyadh Ul-Huq. Fatah's stance on this issue has outraged many muslims since Fatah claims he speaks for the muslim majority when in fact there are only 300 due-paying members in his organization. In 2006, Fatah along with Canadian Jewish and Gay and Lesbian organizations campaigned to bar the Islamic cleric ].


His daughter, ], is a producer of the ] program '']''. His daughter, ], is a producer of the ] program '']''.

Fatah, a co-founder and spokesperson for the Muslim Canadian Congress, is on a mission to promote "Progressive" Islam, which basically means accepting Muslim gays and lesbians, total disregard for the Shariah, opposing Muslim scholars and anything remotely Islamic, and a total disregard for the Quran and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

Fatah and his group generally do not represent mainstream Canadian muslim views. Rather, the group is a fringe organization operating from Fatah's basement, despised by many in the Muslim community.
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Tarek Fatah is a Muslim Canadian journalist and political activist and a founding member of the Muslim Canadian Congress.

Fatah was a student radical in Pakistan in the 1960s & 1970s and was imprisoned under military governments.

A biochemist by training, Fatah entered journalism as a reporter for the Karachi Sun in 1970 and went on to become an investigative journlaist for Pakistani television. He was fired after the coup that brought Zia ul-Haq to power and fled to Saudi Arabia where he lived for a decade.

In 1987, he immigrated to Canada and settled in Toronto. He became involved in the Ontario New Democratic Party and worked on the staff of Premier Bob Rae. Fatah was an NDP candidate in the 1995 provincial election but was unsuccessful.

Since 1996 he has hosted the television show Muslim Chronicle. He has also written opinion pieces for various newspapers including the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail.

He was a founding member of the Muslim Canadian Congress in 2001 and serves as its communications director and spokesperson. In this capacity, he has spoken out against the introduction of Sharia law as an option for Muslims in civil law in Ontario and has promoted separation of religion and state and social liberalism in the Muslim community.

In 2003, Fatah engaged in a high-profile break with Irshad Manji in the pages of the Globe and Mail in which he repudiated the thanks she gave him in the acknowldgement section of her book The Trouble with Islam. Fatah wrote of Manji's book that it "is not addressed to Muslims; it is aimed at making Muslim-haters feel secure in their thinking."

In 2006, Fatah along with Canadian Jewish and Gay and Lesbian organizations campaigned to bar the Islamic cleric Sheikh Abu Yusuf Riyadh Ul-Huq.

His daughter, Natasha Fatah, is a producer of the CBC Radio program As It Happens.

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