Opinion: Canada deserves credit for speaking out on Saudi abuses

I am proud of Canada for challenging Saudi Arabia in the matter of Raif Badawi and his sister, Samar Badawi, and I hope the rest of the Western world will stand with us as well. As a Canadian Muslim imam, I believe it is essential that we make our voice heard for basic human rights. Yes, Saudi Arabia has the two holy Islamic cities of Mecca and Medina, but in this case, it is Canada that is fulfilling the golden principle given by the Holy Qur’an of “standing firm in justice, ev