Alberta imam warns youth to beware of Islamic State influence.

Imam Syed Soharwardy, founder of Muslims Against Terrorism and the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, met recently with 30 Muslim youth at the Jamia Masjid Gunbad-e-Khizra mosque. It was one of several meetings he does on a regular basis to prevent the radicalization of Canadian Muslim youth.

Zubair Tariq, 16 in the meeting asked, “If someone from ISIS or ISIL approaches you, how would you respond to them, so that you’re not attacked any further?”

Imam answered,  “If they approach, you should be smart enough to know that ISIL/ISIS is very big criminals in the eyes of Islam."

He added, “These people reach out through the internet. These people reach out through a local community. Understand this is not somebody who is a nice Muslim or a good Muslim or a true Muslim. This is someone who is disguised as a Muslim. ISIL is a disguised Muslim."

“They say they are good Muslims but to us they are a bunch of thugs and criminals.They are terrorists.”, he says.

Soharwardy says he believes there are still recruiters and sympathizers Islamic State sympathizers working in Canada and he suggests that will continue until their financial pipeline dries up.

He encourages, “Let us know right away, because we need to defend ourselves and … remain loyal, faithful, law-abiding citizens of this country.”

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