The Ottawa Muslim arrested today is connected to the terrorism arrests in Britain: Anti-terrorism charges laid against Ottawa man after raid on home, office.

The charges state that between Nov. 10, 2003 and Monday, Khawaja was involved in terrorist-related activity in Ottawa and “at or near the City of London, England,” the RCMP said in the release.

RCMP officers raided the family home in suburban Orleans on Monday, bashing in the door and searching the premises.

Qasim Khawaja, Mohammad Momim Khawaja’s brother, was in the home when RCMP officers arrived.

The RCMP said Qasim Khawaja and his sister were not arrested and were removed from the home “to ensure the integrity of the scene.”

Public Safety Minister Anne McLellan refused to comment on the investigation.

Police there seized about half a tonne of ammonium nitrate, a frequently used bomb ingredient, in dawn raids by hundreds of officers.

Mohammad Momim Khawaja was arrested at the home of “Dr.” Mahboob A. Khawaja:

The Ottawa home is owned by Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja, the author of Muslims and the West, a book about Islamic fundamentalism that analyses global conflicts within the framework of Muslim civilization.

Khawaja has also authored several other essays critical of American foreign policy, “corrupt Arab leadership,” “American-Zionist political encroachment in the Middle East,” and the West’s response to terrorism and the war on terror.

He was once listed as a policy adviser and faculty member of International Affairs, Politics and Religions at Syracuse University.