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Former Marseilles Mufti to also Address Cartoon Controversy
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 mid-day Zuhr prayers after the press conference which will be led by Pamela Taylor, Co-Chair of the Progressive Muslim Union of North America.
The former Mufti of Marseilles specifically asked 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.
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2006
Location: The Host Restaurant, 14 Prince Arthur Blvd (Yorkville area of Toronto)
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.