to increase the terror factor. This was opposed by Amara who wanted to inflict “maximum casualties”. On January 21, 2010, Abdelhaleem was found guilty of plotting to bomb financial, intelligence and military targets. He was not convicted however as the defense was awarded a stay of proceedings in order to look into whether or not the case could be considered as entrapment. The argument of entrapment was dismissed by the courts, citing "virtually no evidence" to support the claims as well as Abdelhaleem's erratic and bizarre behavior in the while on the stand. On March 4, 2011, Ontario Superior Court Justice Fletcher Dawson sentenced Abdelhaleem to life in prison. Abdelhaleem is currently located in the Special Handling Unit (SHU) of the Cowansville Institution in Cowansville, Quebec. Homegrown In 2009 and 2010 playwright Catherine Frid wrote a play, Homegrown, about a friendship that developed between herself and Shareef. The play premiered at Theatre Passe Muraille on August 5, 2010. The play stirred controversy because it portrayed Shareef sympathetically. Theatre critic Richard Ouzounian did not recommend the play to the general public. He commented that it was "definitely not a play that supports or romanticizes terrorism, but one that raises some interesting questions about the government's purchase of undercover “moles” to entrap and deliver so-called terrorists, often at prices well into the millions." References External links Cageprisoners: Shareef Abdelhaleem CaptiveInCanada.com, site run by Abdelhaleem's father 2006 Ontario terrorism plot Egyptian emigrants to Canada Living people People from Toronto 1976 births People imprisoned on charges of terrorism People convicted on terrorism charges Canadian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Canada