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Imam Mazhar Mahmood

Kamloops federal NDP candidate speaks about anti-terror bill

KAMLOOPS – Kamloops federal NDP candidate, lawyer Bill Sundhu, told the audience at the Ayesha Mosque the proposed anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51, will allow the federal government to usurp the charter of rights and freedoms in the name of anti-terror actions. Sundhu was invited by the Islamic Association of Kamloops to speak to the congregation...

Kamloops Imam denounces attacks in Ottawa

KAMLOOPS – Imam Mazhar Mahmood was on his way to the Adam’s Lake salmon run on Wednesday when he heard of the shooting in Ottawa. “I was literally in tears,” he said. Upon his return to the mosque, the tears continued once local Muslims finished their prayers.  Mahmood, who manages the Kamloops Islamic Association, said...