Aly Hindy

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An Imam of the Salaheddin Islamic Centre in Scarborough, Canada, Aly Hindy has gained notoriety for alleged connections to fundamentalist elements.

A noted friend of the Khadr family^[1], Hindy immigrated to Canada in 1975 after graduating in Engineering from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. He spent the next four years studying at the University of Western Ontario, where he received his Doctorate in structural engineering. He worked for Stone & Webster for two years, before starting his 21-year career as a safety inspector for Ontario Hydro.^[2]

According to the 2005 interrogation of Abdullah Khadr in Pakistan, Hindy's son Ibrahim briefly attended the Musab al-Surri Afghan training camp in the late 1990s.^[3]

In 2003, Hindy was arrested by Egyptian security forces

In 2004, Hindy celebrated the 135th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi by organising a group of 100 local Muslims to videotape the CN Tower as part of a non-violent protest against detention of Kassim Mohamed who was arrested after taking footage of the tourist attraction on his videocamera.^[4]

Hindy distributed leaflets encouraging non-cooperation with Canadian Security Intelligence Service alleging that CSIS intelligence agents had "roughed up" Muslims, following up on an accusation he first mentioned in a meeting between Muslim leaders and Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan in May 2005.^[5]

Although illegal in Canada, Hindy has performed over 30 polygamous wedding ceremonies.^[6]