Canadian Islamic scholar Younus Kathrada told an audience at Muslim Youth Victoria on September 11, 2026, that Muslims have no reason to apologize to Americans for the 9/11 attacks. He stated he does not know who carried them out but insisted it was not Muslims and that such claims are false. Kathrada went further, arguing that “infidels” have lied about the attacks specifically to vilify Islam and Muslims. The remarks were delivered on the anniversary of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

Kathrada, a South African-born scholar trained at the Islamic University of Madinah and long active in British Columbia mosques and youth programs, has previously spoken on jihad, Palestine, and interfaith topics. His latest comments frame the established account of 9/11 as a deliberate fabrication aimed at damaging the image of Islam. The statement raises immediate questions about how such denials are received within Canadian Muslim communities and whether they will prompt wider public or institutional response. For now Kathrada’s position is unambiguous: he rejects any Muslim responsibility and places the blame for the prevailing narrative on those he calls infidels.