We don't need insiders like Zijad Delic

 ... or any of his CIC buddies reaching out to the government. We do need smart journalists to dissect disingenuous statements, revealing the pattern of behavior of this group, it's membership and supporters. Both Blazing Cat Fur and Scaramouche have good posts that are well worth a read:

Let's have a look at the Canadian Islamic Congresses latest effort at Damage Control



Joseph Brean has written what amounts to an adroit puff piece about Iman Zijad Delic


Some background on Islamic History Month:

IHMC is sponsored by the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC), Islamic Circle of North America-Canada (ICNA), Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), Islamic Supreme Council of Canada (ISCC), the Canadian Muslim Forum (CMF), the Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM), Canadian Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN), the Coalition of Muslim Organization (COMO), the Ottawa Muslim Association (OMA), the Human Concern International (HCI), the Canadian Arab Federation (CAF), the High Commission and the Government of Malaysia, AlBukhary Foundation and the law firms of McCarthy Tétrault, Philips & Vineberg, Michel W. Drapeau Law Firm, Quadra Systems Corporation as well as many Canadian and international corporations and individuals, both financially and in-kind, too many to list. To all of our generous sponsors, we are gratefully thankful.

Moreover, IHMC will enhance Canada’s ties, both economically and culturally, with other Muslim countries.
The IHMC Advisory Board includes senators, public figures, academics, inter-faith activists and Muslim community leaders. They include:

• Dr. Hussein Amery (IHMC Chair – Alberta),
• Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub,
• Prof. Dr. Jamal Badawi,
• Prof. Dr. Pierre C. Bélanger,
• Imam Dr. Zijad Delic (Chair IHMC – Ottawa),
• Prof. Dr. Muneer El-Kassem,
• Salam Elmenyawi (Chair IHMC – Montreal),
• and Dr. Bachar El-Solh, (Chair IHMC – French Language Committee).
• Prof. Dr. Tim Goddard,
• Dr. Naiyer Habib (Chair IHMC – British Colombia),
• Prof. Rick Haldenby,
• Dr. Soha Moussa (Treasurer),
• Uzma Ashraf (Secretary),
• Prof Dr. Anthony Hall,
• Prof. Dr. Sheila McDonough,
• Prof. Dr. Judith Miller,
• Dr. Youssef Mroueh,
• Prof. Dr. David Nobel,
• Prof. Dr. Andrew Rippin,
• Haroon Salamat (Chair IHMC – Toronto),
• Senator Hugh Segal,
• Dr. Taufik Valiante, MD, PhD, FRCS,
• Prof. Dr. Ahmad Yousif.

• Dr. Mohamed Elmasry (past Chair),
• Ayub Hamid (past Treasurer),
• Dr. Sawan (past Secretary).

 CIC & Elmasry on Jerusalem