| 词条 | Muhammad Robert Heft |
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}} Muhammad Robert Heft (born November 4, 1972, in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) is a Canadian Muslim activist and writer. BiographyComing from a German and Irish background, Heft spent his childhood and majority of his life in a small town outside of Toronto. Raised as a nominal Protestant Christian,[1] Heft converted to Islam in 1998 after which he studied Islam with qualified scholars{{which|date=September 2013}} for over 7 years. He began his community involvement in 2003, and since then, has gone on to take part in a variety of government and community initiatives. InvolvementIn 2007 Heft was made a representative for the Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Est. for all of Canada, and he holds this position today.[2] In 2008 he started the Stop Terrorism cause, which is a global and online cause which claims to have 20,000 members.[3]{{failed verification|date=September 2013}} In 2009 Heft formally started working with “youth at risk” and designed a 3-step "de-radicalization" program for Muslim Canadians. Through this program he has helped many youth who have turned towards radicalization and brought them away from that destructive state.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} Judge Dawson court approved Heft in 2010 as a de-radicalization counsellor in for Steven Vikash Chand, one of the “Toronto 18” arrested for involvement in the 2006 Ontario terrorism plot.[4] Heft continues to support government agencies on efforts of de-radicalization and is also supported by former MPs of the federal government, Derek Lee and Dan McTeague.[5] References1. ^http://www.islamreligion.com/videos/2465/ 2. ^Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Est. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829222656/http://www.dihad.org/program.php |date=August 29, 2011 }} 3. ^Stop Terrorism cause 4. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215203/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/how-a-devout-hindu-teen-became-a-stranger-to-his-parents-on-trial-in-an-alleged-terror-plot/article701763/singlepage/ Toronto 18] 5. ^Supported by former MPs External linksMedia appearances
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