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Conversion of convenience?

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Submitted by Malcolm Smith (Australia), Feb 1, 2021 at 00:41

With regard to Othman Hamdan, I read the court decision and noted paragraph 10: " Mr. Hamdan has testified that he was never baptized, could not remember the addresses of any of the churches he may have allegedly attended in Canada, or the names of anyone who may have seen him at a Christian church. "

Why weren't these questions put to him prior to the original decision granting him refugee status?

As a Christian myself, I can think of many questions which could have been asked in order to weed out a false convert from a real one. This is not a case of vetting Islamists, but of establishing refugee status.

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Daniel Pipes replies:

Thank you for pointing this out.

Reader comments (3) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
1Stripping Naturalized Immigrant of their Citizenship for Fraud & Deportation [137 words]RobertJun 22, 2021 11:44268649
1Conversion of convenience? [112 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Malcolm SmithFeb 1, 2021 00:41263417
2I'm astonished to learn that previously this wasn't necessary, not even for immigrants from countries riddled with support for jihad. [113 words]AnonAug 28, 2017 18:58240629

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