A convicted Al-Qaeda sympathizer who conspired to kill Americans in shopping malls and traveled to the Mideast to train with the terror group was teaching kids at a Muslim community center on Staten Island.
Tarek Mehanna — who prosecutors say once vowed to wage armed jihad against Americans both here and abroad — began teaching Arabic and the Quran in January to children as young as 4 at the Muslim Community Center of Staten Island in West Brighton.
Mohamed Bahi, a former senior advisor to Mayor Adams and the Muslim Community Center of Staten Island’s founder, announced Mehanna’s hiring in a since-deleted Facebook post, promoting the MCC’s Jan. 11 grand opening. Mehanna’s photo was pictured prominently among headshots of imams and other center officials in promotions…