Doors Open--to Da'wa (and "Sleath" Jihad)

In his latest Toronto Sun column, Tarek Fatah writes about local historian John Goddard, who visited a couple of area mosques during the city's annual "Doors Open" event:

But on arrival at the Islamic Foundation mosque in Scarborough, Goddard found the organizers using the event not so much to showcase the architecture of the institution, as to offer free literature proselytizing about Islam, prohibited by the policies of Doors Open. 

One book called on Muslims to wage armed jihad. 

Towards Understanding Islam was written by the late radical Islamist, Sayyid Mawdudi, who in 1941 founded the Muslim Brotherhood affiliate in the Indian subcontinent known as the Jamaat-e-Islami. 

In the book, Mawdudi exhorts Muslims to launch jihad against Islam’s oppressors, meaning armed struggle against non-Muslims. 

The book states: “… this word (jihad) is used particularly for a war that is waged solely in the name of Allah … This supreme sacrifice of life devolves on all Muslims.” 

Mawdudi labels Muslims who refuse the call to engage in armed jihad apostates: 

“Jihad is as much a primary duty of the Muslims concerned as are daily prayers or fasting. One who shirks it is a sinner. His very claim to being a Muslim is doubtful.” 

I asked Julian Sleath, programming manager of Doors Open Toronto, why such literature was allowed to be distributed. 

Responding to my e-mail, Sleath, acknowledged the book on jihad was distributed, but added: “In our Doors Open letter of agreement there is the clause: “Proselytizing of a political or religious nature is not permitted during The Event."...

In that case, can we count on the slothful Sleath to slap down the stealthy proselytizers? Or will he allow the da'wa (proselytizing) at The Event to continue lest he/it be labeled "Islamophobic."