Zafar Bangash

Zafar Bangash
ظفر بنگش
Bangash in 2009
Born1950[1]
OccupationImam

Zafar Bangash (Urdu: ظفر بنگش; born 1950) is an Islamic movement journalist and commentator in Toronto, Canada. Bangash is Director of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought (ICIT),[2] and is former president of the Islamic Society of York Region, a suburb of Toronto. He also served as Imam[3] at the Islamic Society of York Region's Mosque and community centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He relinquished his responsibilities with the Islamic Society of York Region in 2019 to devote full time to research in Seerah (life-history) for the Prophet of Islam. He is a former editor of Crescent International newsmagazine, and a Trustee and formerly assistant director of the Muslim Institute, London, where he worked with Dr. Kalim Siddiqui (1931–1996), the founder of the Muslim Institute and Leader of the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain. Bangash is also a co-founder of the Muslim Unity Group.[4][5]

He is best known for his commentaries on current affairs while editor of Crescent International. Though he stepped down as editor since joining the ICIT, he continues as a columnist and contributor to Crescent.

  1. ^ He is described as being 52 in January 2003 in Andrew Chung's article "Angry Muslims turning to NDP --- Many disappointed with Liberals' failure to protect them Anti-terror policies eroded allegiance, community warns", Toronto Star, 6 January 2003
  2. ^ Offman, Craig, "Karl's New Comrades; Rebranding Socialism for the 21st century", National Post, 12 May 2007
  3. ^ "Search result - ShiaTV.net".
  4. ^ Wingrove, Josh, "Canada's Afghan role protested; Thousands take part in anti-war rallies across the country", Toronto Star, 29 October 2006
  5. ^ Marlow, Iain, "Address harassment, coalition urges", Toronto Star, 6 July 2007