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May 17, 2012

National Post: UPDATED: Board suspends Toronto Islamic school’s operating permit after row over anti-Jewish curriculum

by Stewart Bell
National Post

TORONTO — An Islamic school that had been using teaching materials that disparaged Jews and encouraged boys to keep fit for jihad has lost its license to use Toronto District School Board property.

The board suspended a permit issued to the Islamic Shia Study Centre, which operated the East End Madrassah out of a Toronto high school until an outcry last week over the content of its curriculum booklets.

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