THE STAR (TORONTO): Zakir Naik of India booked to headline Toronto conference
Muslim televangelist Zakir Naik has been told he will be turned away if he tries to enter Canada, a Toronto imam said Tuesday.
Banned from entering Britain last week, Naik is scheduled to headline the three-day Journey of Faith conference July 2-4 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
But over the weekend, a Canadian embassy official in New Delhi phoned Naik, who lives in Mumbai, to say he will be refused entry, said conference chairman Said Ragaeh.
At the same time, nothing was put in writing, Ragaeh said.
“We have no confirmation yet. No one has told us anything,” he said. “There is no file number, no official letter, nothing.”
On a Canadian visit last year, Naik received a five-year entry visa, which is still valid, said Ragaeh, who says they will continue to promote Naik as the conference headliner until he is given official notice of the ban. >>> John Goddard, Noor Javed, Staff Reporters | Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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THE TELEGRAPH: Home Secretary Theresa May Bans Radical Preacher Zakir Naik from Entering UK >>> Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor | Friday, June 18, 2010
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: The Trouble with Dr. Zakir Naik >>> Sadanand Dhume | Sunday, June 20, 2010
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