In a telephone interview, Mohamed said the moment is ripe for a frank discussion on immigration, with realistic consideration given to culturally entrenched beliefs about other faiths, and “re-introducing the question of whether we are integrating new Canadians” so that Canada is “not just a hotel.” Whatever “we” do, though, will require cooperation from Muslim leadership if it is to trickle down to their communities.

Mohamed’s study offers a clue as to how that might come about. He found that two of the 10 Muslim groups, the Council of Muslims Facing Tomorrow (CMFT)—whose redoubtable leader, Raheel Raza, also heads up the steering committee of the admirable sub-group Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism—and the Global Imams Council (GIC), released statements condemning Hamas outright. Both expend considerable energy on fighting anti-Semitism.