The Crown and the Koran: Toronto imam serves both

Another cleric, this time from Canada, says: "Islam is faith and action," Mr. Slimi said over peanut-butter cookies at an Etobicoke Tim Hortons. "We talk a lot, but when it comes to action, we do little."

BINGO!

Mr. Slimi heads up one of the largest Islamic centres in the region. He leads prayers for the 3,000 or so people who show up every Friday afternoon. He conducts marriage and youth counselling; he helps arrange food drives and charity functions; he chairs the Canadian Council of Imams.

But perhaps more so than most Canadian Muslim leaders, Mr. Slimi has a habit of partnering with non-Muslim groups for a variety of causes.

Let's hope for more enlightened Imams. Not just in Europe and North AMerica, but where they are needed most!!