(National Post) The University of Victoria has cancelled a scheduled on-campus talk by the extremist preacher Younus Kathrada.
Kathrada, who is on record calling for the annihilation of Jews and denouncing Canada as “evil and filthy” for its tolerance of homosexuality, was invited by the UVic Muslim Students Association to conduct a Nov. 24 lecture entitled “The Importance of Connecting with the Muslim Community.”
“Join us for an insightful lecture by Sheikh Younus Kathrada on the significance of building strong ties within the Muslim community,” the Muslim Students Association wrote in a Facebook page advertising the event.
After the event was publicized by the National Post and Global News — and was widely criticized on local Reddit forums — the university issued a statement saying that the Muslim Students Association’s “space booking request for this event has been declined.”
