OTTAWA — Canadian Muslim leaders are fiercely disputing a new study that says several mosques and Islamic schools are endangering young people with extremist teachings. The study is “yet another anecdotal attempt to vilify” members of the religious community and their institutions, the National Council of Canadian Muslims said Tuesday. The authors contend Canadian Muslims with humanist and modernist outlooks are being eclipsed by those with extreme views. The National Council of Canadian Muslims called the study an “exercise in shoddy research” that generalizes about Canadian mosques and Islamic institutions. “Otherwise, this is nothing more than an attempt to sow fear and distrust towards Canadian Muslim communities without any evidence of wrongdoing or proper context.

Source: National Post August 24, 2016 13:18 UTC