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Muhammad Robert Heft (born November 4, 1972, in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) is a Canadian Muslim activist and writer.

Biography

Coming 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?] 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.

Involvement

In 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]}

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]}

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]

References

^ http://www.islamreligion.com/videos/2465/
^ Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Est. Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ Stop Terrorism cause
^ Toronto 18 ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Supported by former MPs

External links

Media appearances

CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/torontoterror/heft.html
Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/article/903269--toronto-youth-brainwashed-with-extremist-views-of-islam-report-says
Canada.com: http://www.canada.com/globaltv/edmonton/news/story.html?id=3c3b7df7-99b6-4800-8dbb-8fb0d699712e&k=91808
Globe and Mail: http://web.archive.org/web/20111111100939/http://www.theglobeandmail.com:80/news/national/article701763.ece
Diplomat and International Canada: http://www.diplomatonline.com/pdf_files/Diplomat_JAN_10_final.pdf
ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/anwar-al-awlaki-admired-gangster-youth-including-toronto/story?id=9078179
CTV: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20090211/mosque_toronto_090211/
National Post: http://web.archive.org/web/20111111134758/http://www.nationalpost.com:80/related/topics/index.html?subject=Ahlus+Sunnah+Foundation+of+Canada+and+Mohammad+Robert+Heft&type=Organization
The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/muslim-mortgages-in-limbo-after-bank-collapse/2011/10/24/gIQAlitBDM_story.html^{[dead link‍]}
Rob Breakenridge (CHQR Calgary): http://emedia.newstalk770.com/Podcasts/1022/robbreakenridgepodcastapr25-11351282048.mp3^{[dead link‍]}

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[first-2] Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Est. Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine

[second-3] Stop Terrorism cause

[third-4] Toronto 18 ^{[dead link‍]}

[fourth-5] Supported by former MPs

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 * Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/article/903269--toronto-youth-brainwashed-with-extremist-views-of-islam-report-says
 * Canada.com: http://www.canada.com/globaltv/edmonton/news/story.html?id=3c3b7df7-99b6-4800-8dbb-8fb0d699712e&k=91808
-* Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article701763.ece {{dead link|date=September 2013}}
+* Globe and Mail: http://web.archive.org/web/20111111100939/http://www.theglobeandmail.com:80/news/national/article701763.ece
 * Diplomat and International Canada: http://www.diplomatonline.com/pdf_files/Diplomat_JAN_10_final.pdf
 * ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/anwar-al-awlaki-admired-gangster-youth-including-toronto/story?id=9078179
 * CTV: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20090211/mosque_toronto_090211/
-* National Post: http://www.nationalpost.com/related/topics/index.html?subject=Ahlus+Sunnah+Foundation+of+Canada+and+Mohammad+Robert+Heft&type=Organization{{dead link|date=September 2013}}
+* National Post: http://web.archive.org/web/20111111134758/http://www.nationalpost.com:80/related/topics/index.html?subject=Ahlus+Sunnah+Foundation+of+Canada+and+Mohammad+Robert+Heft&type=Organization
 * The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/muslim-mortgages-in-limbo-after-bank-collapse/2011/10/24/gIQAlitBDM_story.html{{dead link|date=September 2013}}
 * Rob Breakenridge (CHQR Calgary): http://emedia.newstalk770.com/Podcasts/1022/robbreakenridgepodcastapr25-11351282048.mp3{{dead link|date=September 2013}}