(CBC) A former campus imam alleges he was dismissed by the University of Toronto Scarborough after a social media post he says was falsely attributed to him, which he maintains the school failed to properly investigate.
Omar Patel says the university formally cut ties with him on Jan. 22 after nine years of offering “Islamically integrated” mental health and spiritual care to Muslim students — a service paid for by the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto and not the university.
“I loved working with the students of U of T, I loved working with administration. I had an extremely good relationship with them, which is why I thought everything was going to be okay,” Patel said.
“I thought, the university trusts me, and I trust them to do an investigation.”
