Variantes du nom / Name variations
Azhar Ali Khan
Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan
Profils / Profiles
Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan was born in India in 1932 and moved to Pakistan in 1950, three years after the partition of India. After studying in the United States and working as a news editor for a Pakistani newspaper and a correspondent for two American newspapers, he migrated to Ottawa in 1965. Shortly after his arrival, he started working as a journalist for the Ottawa Citizen and became a member of its editorial board in 1967. He resigned his position in 1990 to become director of multiculturalism and senior policy adviser with the Citizens’ Forum on Canada’s Future, usually referred to as the Spicer Commission. After the failure of the Meech Lake accord, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney had asked former Ottawa Citizen editor Keith Spicer to take the pulse of Canadians about the political future of the country. From 1996 to 2006, Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan was an Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator (“refugee judge”). In the eighties, Ali Khan led the Ottawa Muslim Association. In 2007, he started the Muslim Coordinating Council of the National Capital Region (MCCNCR), an umbrella organization in Ottawa, and he was its president until 2010. On February 13, 2014, Ali Khan was officially designated as MCCNCR president for a second time.
Informations essentielles / Basic information
– Muhammed Zaman (Muslim Link – June 2008): MCCNCR ready to invite Muslim organizations to join after choosing its Board of directors (Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan is identified as the MCCNCR president.)
– mccncr.org (February 20, 2014): Minutes of the MCCNCR February 13, 2014 meeting confirming Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan as new president
Ali Khan Foundation
– Canada Revenue Agency: File 859953440RR0001
– Industry Canada: File 4105958 / 859953440RC0001
– Point de Bascule: Ali Khan Foundation Leadership
Ecrits et discours / Writings and speeches
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (The Gazette / Montreal – June 26, 1967): Endorsement of the Institute of Islamic Studies of McGill University as a reliable source of information about Islam
– Azhar Ali Khan (The Citizen / Ottawa – January 7, 1977): Report on the Organization of the Islamic Conference and its Secretary-General
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (The Citizen / Ottawa – June 2, 1980): Report on the 1980 MSA convention in Oxford, Ohio
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (The Citizen / Ottawa – June 28, 1980): “Many great civilizations and countries flourished once and then were destroyed by outside forces or by the complacency or folly of their own people.”
– Azhar Ali Khan (Ottawa Citizen – July 2, 1983): The Muslim Community in North America / Book review
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (The Ottawa Citizen – April 20, 1990): Objection to the notion of “threat of Islamic terrorism” (The article contains biographical information about Ali Khan’s years in India, Pakistan and the United States, before his migration to Canada.)
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (The Ottawa Citizen – May 19, 1991): Retiring from the Ottawa Citizen to join the Spicer Commission
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (The Ottawa Citizen – July 22, 1991): Director of multiculturalism of the Spicer Commission
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – January 25, 2013): “Jews flourished under Muslim rule” (Ali Khan mentions that he led the Ottawa Muslim Association in the 1980s.)
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – February 7, 2014): Canadian Muslim group, PMO exchange barbs / Archived on Sauress (Saudi News) – WebArchive – Archive.Today ALSO Saudi Gazette Facebook announcement of the article / WebArchive – Archive.Today
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – February 20, 2014): Muslim organization mulls suing Prime Minister’s Office
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Toronto Star – March 4, 2014): Debate on Muslim immigration to Canada
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – March 14, 2014): Canadian Muslims face weird allegations
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – June 5, 2015): The business of Muslim-bashing in Canada / Archive.Today (Link to the website – In large part an adaptation of a Montreal Gazette article supporting Hussein Hamdani and criticizing Point de Bascule and its director. A reproduction of the paper edition is also available.)
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – June 23, 2015): Lies and distortions main weapons of Islamophobes / Archive.Today
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – June 26, 2015): Islamophobes promote hate through distortion and lies / Archive.Today
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – August 7, 2015): Canadian Muslims a major asset to the country / Archive.Today
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – October 16, 2015): The ugly head of racism and bigotry in Canada / WebArchive – Archive.Today (Comment about the Zunera Ishaq controversy)
– Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan (Saudi Gazette – April 29, 2016): Turkey: A masterpiece of culture and sciences / WebArchive – Archive.Today
Recently my wife and I were among Canadian academics, priests and faith leaders who visited historical and cultural treasures in [Turkey]. The tour was organized by the Intercultural Dialogue Institute.
Point de Bascule: The Intercultural Dialogue Institute states on its own website that “It was founded by Turkish Canadians inspired by the teachings and example of Fethullah Gulen.” IDI / WebArchive – Archive.Today
Articles / Point de Bascule
– Point de Bascule (March 4, 2014): Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan – Saudi Gazette publishes reservations of a National Council of Canadian Muslims’ ally about suing PM Harper’s office for defamation over links with Hamas
– Point de Bascule (March 17, 2014): New MCCNCR president Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan presents his organization as primary Muslim contact for police and other government agencies in Ottawa
– Point de Bascule (19 mars 2014) : Le nouveau président Azhar Ali Khan présente le MCCNCR comme le relais par lequel la police et les autres agences gouvernementales devraient passer pour rejoindre les musulmans d’Ottawa
– Point de Bascule (June 26, 2015): Saudi Gazette columnist Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan accuses Point de Bascule of lying about Human Concern International’s sponsorship of events (featuring radical preachers). Really?
Références / References
– Faisal Kutty (Washington Report on Middle East Affairs – July/August 1995): Report on ISNA 1995 Canadian Annual Conference (Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan was a participant.)
– Faisal Kutty (Washington Report on Middle East Affairs – July/August 1998): Report on ISNA 1998 Canadian Annual Conference, Ghannouchi banned from attending (Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan was already a “refugee judge” when he took part to this Islamist conference.)
