Another Canadian held in Syria?

Friends fear Toronto man is detained in Syria

Muayyed Nureddin, who had gone to visit family in Kirkuk at the end of September, planned to return to Toronto via Syria. But his friend Tawfik Kettanah claims Nureddin was instead detained by Syrian authorities for questioning.
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On Friday, a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs said his agency received information concerning Nureddin's "possible presence in Syria" on Dec. 18. It has waiting for a response from Syrian officials since then.

If and when foreign affairs determines Nureddin is in custody in Syria it will "immediately seek consular access," Reynald Doiron said.

This next part puts a twist on the story.

Nureddin, a geologist who came to Canada in 1994, was the principal of the Salaheddin Islamic School for three years before recently leaving the job.

One month before September 11th, 2001, the principal of another affiliated school -- Mahmoud Jaballah -- was arrested. He is currently being detained on a national security certificate.

Would that be enough to get Nureddin's name on one of those nasty secret lists? It doesn't seem to take much.