Radical Canadian cleric Sheikh Younus Kathrada calls for violence against non-Muslims
Canada 
29 December, 2022
Case Summary
A video went viral on social media wherein an Islamist cleric named Sheikh Younus Kathrada was heard making a provocative speech against non-Muslims. He called for violence against non-Muslims by saying that non-Muslims are Allah's enemies and thus should be annihilated.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been classified as a hate crime under the category of 'Hate speech against Hindus'. Under this, the sub-category selected is- Violent threats. Violent threats, explicit, implicit or implied, is the most dangerous form of hate speech since it goes beyond discriminatory and prejudicial language to express the intent of causing harm to an individual or a group of people based on their religious identity and faith. There could be several different kinds of threats that are issued to Hindus based on religious animosity. An explicit threat would mean the direct threat of violence towards an individual Hindu, a group of Hindus or Hindus at large. Physical violence, death threats, threats of destruction of property belonging to Hindus and threats of genocide would mean explicit threats against Hindus for their religious identity. Implicit threats may not be a direct threat but implied through the use of symbols of actions – for example – in the Nupur Sharma case, other than explicit threats, there were also implicit threats when Islamists took to the streets to burn and beat her effigies. It implies that they want to do the same to Nupur Sharma – thereby is considered an implicit threat. Violent threats can be delivered in person, through letters, phone calls, graffiti, or increasingly through social media and other online platforms. It would be important to understand that a threat – explicit or implicit, online or offline – to an individual who happens to be a Hindu does not qualify as a religiously motivated threat. Such a threat, while vile and dangerous, could be owing to non-religious reasons and/or personal animosity. To qualify as a religiously motivated threat, it would need to exhibit an indication that the individual is being targeted for religious reasons and/or owing to his/her religious identity as a Hindu. Muslim cleric Sheikh Younus Kathrada called for the annihilation of non-Muslims saying that they are the enemies of Allah. When religious hatred and violence are incited against non-Muslims, Hindus form a large part of the non-Muslim group that they wish to annihilate. This case has been therefore been included in hate speech against Hindus.
Case Status
Unknown
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
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