Tarek Fatah
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"Tarek Fatah" (born November 20, 1949), is a Canadian writer, broadcaster and a secular, progressive and liberal activist. He is the author of Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State published by John Wiley & Sons. In the book Fatah challenges the notion that the establishment of an Islamic state is a necessary prerequisite to entering the state of Islam. He suggests that the idea of an Islamic state is merely a mirage that Muslims have been made to chase for over a millennium. Chasing a Mirage was shortlisted for the $35,000 Donner Prize for 2008–09.

Fatah's second book, titled The Jew Is Not My Enemy: Unveiling the Myths that Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism,

[http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Jew-Not-My-Enemy-Unveiling-Tarek-Fatah/9780771047831-item.html?ref=Search+Books%3a+%2527tarek+fatah%2527 The Jew Is Not My Enemy: Unveiling the Myths that Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism] was published by McClelland & Stewart in October 2010. The book won the 2010 Annual Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Book Award in Politics and History.

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An under-class of underprivileged people who can go into their ghettos and deal with issues and not bother them.

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A great victory for all Canadians, but particularly Muslims in Canada, and a defeat for Islamic fundamentalists and those who are preaching it in Canada.

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Muslims come from all political parties, ranging from the Bloc and the NDP (to) the Liberal party. They make up their minds based on what is good for Canada, not necessarily is good for the Canadian Islamic Congress.

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It's a big victory for separation of religion and state and a huge defeat for Islamic fundamentalism.

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Now, it is the Muslim community that has taken up their place.

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This is an area of about 20 million people.... The sheer rebuilding effort is going to take billions of dollars.

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Who are (Muslims) going to vote for?

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We would never ask our communities to vote one way or the other. We have far more respect for the Muslim community to know that the way they vote is how they see Canada, not just a narrow community.

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It's quite a ridiculous position to take.

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