Zafar Bangash (Urdu: ) is a noted Islamic Movement commentator and analyst. He is also a community leader in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is Director of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought (ICIT), and president of the Islamic Society of York Region in Ontario, Canada. He is imam at the Islamic Society of York region's mosque and community centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He is a former editor of the Crescent International newsmagazine, and a Trustee and formerly assistant director of the Muslim Institute, London, where he worked with Dr Kalim Siddiqui (1931-1996), the founder of the Muslim Institute and Leader of the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain.
Controversial Ties
Other notable ties that he is alleged to have bonded with while in Europe are firebrand cleric Abu Usamah" and well known Jew hater Sheikh Feiz Mohammad. He has referred to Abu Usamah as a "great man who fears Allah."
Imam Zafar Bangash on:
Hezbollah:
"Hezbollah is a legitimate resistence movement"
"Hezbollah protects Libnan (Lebanon) from the Zionist entity (Israel)."
"Sheikh Sayeed Nasrallah is a great religious leader, politician, and military leader."
On Israel
"To me I do not recognize the state of Israel, the land is called Falasteen."
"I say to Zionists everywhere, bring your kids to visit Israel now, for in 10 years here will be no such thing."
"Israel is a plague."
On homosexuals
"They can make fun of the prophet, but if I say anything about gays they will put me in jail."
"Take the homosexual man, and throw him off the mountain!"
"Homosexuality is a grave crime, sick, and they will rot in jahanam (Hell)."
On women's rights
"Allah has made it very clear in the holy Quran how we should treat women. It is required for two female witnesses to equal that of a man. I interpret this as being, so, Allah has made the woman deficient. Even if she gets a P.h.D. This may be because her hormones have overwhelmed her...
"Allah has stated to us very clear in the holy Quran. A woman must be covered, from her face to her toe, except when she is with her family or her husband. And this should start as early as the age of 10-years old.
On Prime Minister Stephen Harper & the Conservative Party
