Based in Surrey, British Columbia AlAmeen newspaper is “a news reporting agency” that “strives to maintain its news contents purely in accordance with the Islamic teachings.”
On January 9, 2019 AlAmeen published an editorial titled “One Man Show not a Muslim Political Party.”
Here are excerpts from the editorial:
Islamic Party of Ontario, a Muslim political force, an alt-right engineered scam – source of fake news – to perpetuate Islamophobia against Canadian Muslims?
During the holidays a new provincial political party, Islamic Political Party of Ontario emerged. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Only time would tell…
On the other hand, one’s forced to ask, whether the formation of a new Muslim political party would lead to further attacks on Islam and Muslims – perpetuating Islamophobia within and outside Canada…
Don’t take us the wrong way. We are not against Canadian Muslims trying to advance the cause of Islam and Muslims in Canada. However, we have always advocated that it must be done so in a fashion in which it projects the true Islamic teachings and a comprehensive manner that would bring accolades, and appreciation from the mainstream Canadians. Thus, garnering supports for the Canadian Muslims. It could only be achieved if it is done so with consultation among various leading Muslim organizations with a lengthy track record. Otherwise, we end up being projected as someone as backward religion from the stone-ages. Basically, it does more harm than good to Canadian Muslims…
Their [Islamic Party of Ontario] website, under “Policy” their manifesto tab presents the extreme right-wing Muslim agenda – a haven for the Islamophobes to perpetuate hatred against Islam and Canadian Muslims – stroking fears of imminent threat of Sharia Law coming to Canada. When in fact it is nothing but a “Fake News.”
All of this makes one wonder is this a truly a political party trying to secure the rights of Canadian Muslims or is it just merely a brainchild of the right-wing Conservatives think-tank to perpetuate hatred against Islam and Muslims by utilizing some pawn who is willing to volunteer himself as a self-appointed leader and founder of the first Islamic Political Party with one director, founder, and leader. However, the poisonous views he presents under the name of Islam and Muslims that could be used to fuel hatred, fear, and anxiety against Canadian Muslims.
Let’s be frank, these days, an era of “Fake News” no one has time to check facts. All one needs to do is point some engineered source, make it seem bigger that it is, and make it go viral. All this damage could be done by one individual sitting in his pajamas in his or her basement, and it makes headlines. This is precisely the case here.
Here are the highlights of political platform (“Principles and Policy”) of the Islamic Party of Ontario:
- The Islamic Party of Ontario believes in “Supremacy of God” and understands that it is our constitutional requirement to make all the rule of laws of Provinces and Federal in obedience and according to the will of God..
- Believing in God’s Supremacy means believing in His Oneness, His Authority, and His Obedience in all spheres of life…
- We understand and believe that Islam is the native DEEN of Ontario and Canada…
- To achieve the objective, Islamic Party of Ontario will follow the peaceful and democratic means provided by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom…
- Neither right nor left, Islam is the straight path. It balances human life…
- The sexual relationship is only between men and women…
- Allah has created two genders: men and women. Any physical defect in any organ of a person doesn’t change one’s gender identification and sexual orientation. All the communities of all the faiths believe in it; modern science proves it. The concept of “gender identity” or “seven-colour gender” is a false concept…
- No artificial and irresponsible approach to stop the birth of children at any stage should be allowed. We believe in a complete ban on abortion except in a situation when a mother’s life is in danger.
- Measures should be taken to stop suicide, including doctor-assisted suicide of patients…
- Obscenity, vulgarity, nudity, and perversion must be checked.
- Liquor, drugs, adultery, gambling, etc. should be banned in society…
- Interest-free economy: Interest is the main source of exploitation. It sucks the blood of the poor (labor, worker) to establish a class of super-rich. Islamic economy facilitates to balance it and provides a culture of charity and human brotherhood and sisterhood…
- A strict law will be suggested to ban blasphemy of any religious (all) symbols and personalities…
- The rights of animals are to be maintained… They have the right to be slaughtered in the halal fashion.