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The wife of a controversial
Muslim cleric deported to Tunisia in October is protesting in
front of the Parliament Buildings in an effort to push the federal
government to allow his return to Canada.
Nancy-Ann Adams arrived
on Parliament Hill Monday with the couple's six-month-old son
and said she will remain there until her husband, Said Jaziri,
gets temporary authorization to return.
Jaziri, who headed the
Al-Qods Mosque in Montreal, was granted refugee status in 1998,
but had that status revoked in 2006 after the Immmigration and
Refugee Board said he presented false information to get into
Canada and lied about having a criminal record in France, where
he served jail time.
While in Canada, he vocally
supported the creation of faith-based Shariah law for Canadian
Muslims and has publicly denounced homosexuality as a sin.
Adams said she is hoping
to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper about her situation.
She said she is in poor health and struggling to care alone for
her three children, including a sick daughter and an infant son.
She said paperwork was filed in February requesting authorization
for her husband's return and for a temporary visa for him, as
the legality of his deportation has been called into question.
However, she said she
felt a need to act, as the process did not seem to be progressing.
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