Islam is by far the fastest growing religion in Canada. Today, Muslims make up 3.2 percent of Canada’s population, compared to under one percent in the U.S.
Following the horrible news of a deadly attack in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, John Hockenberry, of “The Take Away” interviews Karim H. Karim to get his views on the incident.
GUESTS: Karim H. Karim and Andrew Pinsent
PRODUCED BY: Ellen Frankman and Jillian Weinberger
EDITORS: T.J. Raphael
Karim H. Karim, director of the Centre for the Study of Islam at Carleton University in Ottawa, says that while Canadian Muslims have not had to face the kind of prejudice seen in the U.S. after the 9/11 attacks, stereotypes know no borders. He tells John Hockenberry that the latest attacks have some questioning what kind of outlets exist for Canadians who might turn to extremism.
Attack in Ottawa Leaves Canada Reeling
Thursday, October 23, 2014
A gunman fatally wounded a Canadian soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa yesterday. The shooter then entered the capitol’s Parliament building and opened fire before he was shot and killed.
It was the second deadly attack against Canadian soldiers in three days — the nation raised its terror threat level on Monday after a Muslim convert murdered one soldier and injured another in a hit-and-run car crash, an incident that Canadian officials view as a terrorist attack.
Via, Attack in Ottawa Leaves Canada Reeling
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