Navaid Aziz

Shaykh Navaid Aziz is a Canadian Islamic scholar and marriage counsellor based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who is better known for saving Muslim men from radic

Navaid Aziz
Navaid Aziz
Born1981 (age 42-43)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
NationalityCanadian
Alma materChamplain College
OccupationImam
Websitehttp://navaidaziz.com/

Shaykh Navaid Aziz is a Canadian Islamic scholar and marriage counsellor based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who is better known for saving Muslim men from radicalization.[2][3]

Career

In 2012, Aziz started working as an Imam at the Islamic Information Society of Calgary.[4][5][6]

Aziz strongly opposes radicalization and terrorism. According to Calgary Herald, "Navaid Aziz says the experience with local radicals was a traumatic experience for his Mosque community. Extremism wasn’t a reality until this happened".[7][8] Also, CBC News reported that Aziz briefly knew Farah Mohamed Shirdon, a jihadi who left Calgary to join The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[9]

Philanthropy

Navaid Aziz organized several TV programs which raised money for charity work. In 2017, Aziz launched a campaign called Feed Our World to deliver food packages for the people in need.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Daigle, Chelby. "Navaid Aziz: Empowering Youth and Countering Extremism". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Extremism wasn't a reality — until this happened'". Calgary Herald. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Aziz, Navaid (31 January 2017). "I work to prevent radicalization of young Muslims. Attacks on us make my job harder". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Muslims engage Okanagan audiences curious about the religion". Global News. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "The period of communicating with people only in the mosques has come to an end". World Bulletin. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mosque with radical ties closes in Calgary". cbc.ca. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "More freedom to discuss hot-button topics could stop radicalization at mosques, say Muslims". Calgary Herald. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Hussain, Murtaza (7 April 2016). "A Better Way to Keep Kids From Joining ISIS: Talk to Them". The Intercept. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Calgary mosque tainted by 'dark element' of radicalization to close doors this week". CBC News. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Navaid Aziz: The period of communicating with people only in the mosques has come to an end - World Bulletin". World Bulletin. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

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