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February 19, 2006 TORONTO - A leading Muslim scholar of France, the former Mufti of Marseilles, Soheib Bencheikh will be in Toronto on Sunday, February 19, where he will address a press conference on the issue of the Danish Cartoons and the role of Muslims in Europe. Mufti Soheib Bencheikh will also participate in the Zuhar prayers after the press conference which will be led by Pamela Taylor, Co-Chair of the Progressive Muslim Union. The former Mufti of Marseilles specifically asked for Pamela Taylor to lead the prayers as a gesture to demonstrate his support for gender-equity in Islam and women-led prayer as a step in the empowering of Muslim women.
The event is taking place with the help of the Montreal-based organization, "Rights & Democracy" |
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