Ayman Elkasrawy, a teaching assistant at Ryerson University who in a sermon preached "purify the al-Aqsa Mosque from the filth of the Jews," has been dismissed by the university. In a letter to B'nai Brith Canada, Ryerson President Mohamed Lachemi noted that Elkasrawy was "no longer employed by the university," and added that "we remain actively engaged in addressing antisemitism in our community." B'nai Brith had sent a letter demanding that Elkasrawy be fired on Feb. 21. Elkasrawy, who worked within Ryerson's Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, delivered his inflammatory supplications at the Masjid Toronto in June of 2016. The mosque later issued an apology for his remarks. "We are relieved to finally hear that Mr. Elkasrawy has been dismissed," said Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B'nai Brith Canada. "There is no place for someone who believes that Jews are ‘filth' to deliver lectures or grade assignments at a Canadian university.

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