39 Facts About Faisal Kutty

Faisal Kutty is a lawyer, academic, writer, public speaker and human rights activist.

Faisal Kutty served as an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and is an Associate Professor of Law Emeritus at Valparaiso University.

Faisal Kutty has previously taught at Dwayne O Andreas School of Law of Barry University and guest lectured at dozens of universities around North America.

Faisal Kutty previously served as the Canadian correspondent for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.

Faisal Kutty's articles have appeared in other publications around the world, including The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Arab News, Counterpunch, The Indian Express, The Jakarta Post, Al-Ahram Weekly and Al Jazeera.

Faisal Kutty's parents are Shaikh Ahmad Kutty and mother Zuhra Kutty.

Faisal Kutty was in the forefront of a number controversial and high-profile legal issues, including the introduction of anti-terror laws in Canada, the Maher Arar fiasco, the no-fly list, the religious law arbitration controversy, the 2006 Ontario terrorism plot, and the Niqab controversy, among others.

Faisal Kutty served as the first Islamic culture and practice content consultant for Little Mosque on the Prairie, a Canadian sitcom that aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Faisal Kutty was responsible to provide advice and feedback on accuracy in terms of the portrayal of Islamic normative practices and Muslim culture.

On July 17,2006, Faisal Kutty was invited by the Consulate General of the United States in Toronto to meet with four members of House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Republicans Rob Simmons of Connecticut and Jim Gibbons of Nevada, along with Democrats Zoe Lofgren of California and Donna Christensen of the US Virgin Islands.

Faisal Kutty was active in the 2006 Ontario terrorism plot case.

Faisal Kutty was later retained by various family members and community organizations to assist with the Canadian Coalition for Peace and Justice.

Faisal Kutty called on the Human Rights Council to investigate these allegations.

Faisal Kutty told The New York Times that whatever the outcome of the current trial, police and national security agencies have lost the trust of many Muslims in Toronto.

Faisal Kutty has been a spokesperson and advocate against the excesses of anti-terror legislation and policies.

Faisal Kutty co-founded the Canadian Muslim Civil Liberties Association in 1994 while still a law student.

Faisal Kutty has been critical of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Faisal Kutty was involved with the case of Maher Arar, a Canadian accused of terrorism by the United States and held without charges in both the United States and Syria.

Faisal Kutty received C$10.5 million and Prime Minister Stephen Harper formally apologized to Arar for Canada's role in his "terrible ordeal".

Faisal Kutty is an opponent of Canada's no-fly list, known as Passenger Protect.

Faisal Kutty commented on this report on behalf of various Muslim groups.

Faisal Kutty wrote that the purported banning of faith-based arbitration was a delayed opportunity for the indigenization of Islamic law in the North American context.

Faisal Kutty has acted for or represented many individuals and groups accused of terror connections.

Faisal Kutty was reportedly invited by the opposition members of the Egyptian Parliament, International Human Rights Groups and the Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate.

When Faisal Kutty was in Egypt he told a press conference:.

Faisal Kutty argued that consistent with this reality, the secular world must rethink its attitude toward moderate groups such as the Brotherhood.

Faisal Kutty called for true democratic inclusion, a call for Egyptian government accountability for its poor human right record and a drive towards productive dialogue between the government and opposition groups.

Faisal Kutty wrote in the Toronto Star that a tipoff from a prominent Imam facilitated through his office played a role in the arrests:.

Faisal Kutty argues that the use of drones creates "blowback" and undermines core principles of American identity.

Faisal Kutty has called for reforms in the area of Islam and adoptions citing how contemporary practice clashes with the spirit behind the Quran's calls to take care of orphans.

Faisal Kutty argues that the belief that closed adoption, as practiced in the West, is the only acceptable form of permanent childcare is a significant obstacle to its acceptance among many Muslims.

Faisal Kutty believes that there is sufficient basis in Islamic jurisprudence to argue for qualified support of adoptions and even international adoptions.

Faisal Kutty writes that it is undeniable that taking care of orphans and foundlings is a religious obligation and that the best interest of children has been a recurrent theme among the various juristic schools.

Faisal Kutty argues that a reformed model of Islamic adoptions will enable Muslims to fulfill this religious obligation while ensuring that the most vulnerable do not fall through technical cracks and will not be negatively impacted by formal rules that no longer serve their intended purposes.

Faisal Kutty further argues that scholars are unanimous in holding that the face must be uncovered during circumambulation of the Kaaba in Mecca, during what is arguably considered a peak moment of Islamic spirituality.

Faisal Kutty has argued that existing blasphemy laws in Muslim nations are anti-Islamic and must be reformed.

Faisal Kutty was included in The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World in 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015 and 2016.

Faisal Kutty is a regular contributor to The Toronto Star, The Express Tribune and the Middle East Eye.

Faisal Kutty's writings have appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Arab News, Alahram Weekly, Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune, Counterpunch, and Lawyers Weekly, National Post among dozens of others.