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Admin Fri 12 Jun 2015, 10:13 pm

'Twitter terrorist' who posted messages glorifying jihad has been jailed
Iraqi Alaa Esayed, 22, uploaded 45,600 Tweets in just under a year
Alaa Esayed was sentenced at the Old Bailey Photo: Central News
By Agency2:18PM BST 11 Jun 2015
A 'Twitter terrorist' who posted tens of thousands of messages glorifying jihad and calling for children to be armed has been jailed for three and a half years.

Iraqi Alaa Esayed, 22, uploaded 45,600 Tweets in just under a year and used photo-sharing site Instragram to post pictures of soldier's corpses and prisoners being beheaded.
Her tweets also included a poem 'Mother of the Martyr' which told mothers to build training camps in their back gardens and give young children weapons 'instead of Playstations'.
Another post called on 'Muslims everywhere in the world to strike the English' and kill 'Crusaders and Jews'.

Esayed appeared in court wearing a full face veil and black headscarf and did not show any emotion as the sentence was passed.
Jailing Esayed today at the Old Bailey today (thurs) Judge Charles Wide said: 'This material and its dissemination is an important factor in the encouragement of young men and women to travel abroad and engage in acts of terrorism.
'This is a phenomena which has greatly increased.
'It's a matter of great and justified public concern.
'You were disseminating such material on a massive scale over a period of just short of a year.
'An indication of how busy you were in this activity is that on a site associated with Al-Qaeda your Twitter account was noted to be one of 66 important jihadi accounts.

'The material that you were disseminating encouraged young men to go to fight and you now accept that was your intention.

'Furthermore to encourage women to go to support them and indeed to bring up their children in the belief that it is their duty to take up arms, to wage violent jihad and embrace martyrdom.

'And furthermore to encourage mothers to be proud of their sons who die as martyrs.
'The material included gruesome images of corpses and prisoners about to be beheaded.
'You intended to encourage this, as you now accept and it's a feature of your case that you continually change your story.'
Esayed was accompanied to court by her father and followed proceedings through an Arabic interpreter.
She used the Twitter account @bentalislam_i to post approximately 58 tweets per day to her 8,534 followers.
Prosecutor Mark Weeks said: 'During August 2013 police became aware of a Twitter account established in June 2013 and associated to an Instagram account.
'The Twitter account came to the attention of the police because of the volume and intensity of the posts.
'The account was on open account and could therefore be seen by any user on Twitter or the internet.

'The account appears to have been set up almost for the sole purpose of spreading the material.'
He added: 'There were numerous daily graphic tweets encouraging followers actively to engage in jihad and questioning those who do not do do.'

The account's profile picture was a photograph of a woman wearing a full burqa, holding a Kalashnikov and pointing to the sky.
Mr Weeks said there were a 'vast number' of posts and were all in Arabic.
Esyaed admitted posting the material, but told police she cannot read or write Arabic.
She told officers that she was trying to 'learn about the struggles of fellow Muslims around the world'.
Mr Weeks said:'She said she didn't have many real friends and the messages were a release to her.
'She said she had no intention of becoming a martyr.'
Tanvir Qureshi, defending, told the court that the material was 'entirely propaganda' and there was no 'practical advice' for committing acts of terrorism.
Esyaed came to the UK in 2008 with her family to join her father, who fought in the Iraqi military and fled to Britain in 1999.
'She was born and brought up in Iraq as a Muslim and all she ever saw was war-torn Iraq, people getting killed around get and explosions around her which shocked and horrified her,' he added.
He said that Esyaed is a Sunni Muslim and claimed she was trying to 'galvanise those fighting the Shia militia in Iraq'.

Judge Wide replied: 'She has changed her story so often that bluntly at the moment I would find it difficult to believe anything she says about it.'
Mr Qureshi continued: 'She was concerned about what was happening to the Sunni community.

'Yes, she is a Twitter terrorist but one who lacks creativity, she didn't have her own blog or YouTube videos or original material, she was copying and pasting.
'What we have today is not a hardened terrorist.
'She was socially isolated as a result of the experiences of her childhood.'
In her basis of plea Esyaed said: 'I accept I published a series of posts on Twitter and Instagram and in doing so I was reckless as to whether members of the public would be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or Convention (of European Human Rights) offences.

'I accept on my Twitter account I provided a service to others that enables them to obtain, read, listen to or look at a terrorist publication, namely providing links to poems and other propaganda and at the time of doing so I was reckless as to whether members of the public would be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit or prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or Convention offences.'

Esayed, of Austral Street, Kennington, Southeast London, previously admitted disseminating terrorist material and encouraging terrorism.

Admin Thu 11 Jun 2015, 4:32 pm

Grand Imam visiting UK against Western military action on Islamic State
Wed 10 Jun 2015
By Desmond Busteed
The most senior Sunni cleric in the Middle East has urged against further military intervention by Western allies against Islamic State.
Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar made the comments following a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Revd Justin Welby at Lambeth Palace.
Speaking through an interpreter the Grand Imam told reporters that "Arabs as well as the Free World has to work side by side to defeat this [Islamic State] organisation."
Asked by Premier if he believed military intervention or a diplomatic was the best course, he said: "I prefer the diplomatic solution because I represent an organisation which refuses bloodshed, no matter where is this bloodshed and where from."
After clarifying his remarks, saying he preferred political over diplomatic means, the Grand Imam said: "So if political efforts do not combine, we will all pay the price. I hope to see political solutions that will put an end, a stop to what is happening."
Asked by Premier what he meant by "political solutions'' to reach peace in the Middle East, he said: "Being non-political, I would think that there is the United Nations, there is the Islamic World Organisation and there are other bodies that are there in order to bring peace. Also the GCC, the Gulf Cooperation Council.
"If you look at the UN charter, you will see that there is an article, there is an item that talks about imposing peace in the world, if you apply this item then you will be able to hope to see peace."
The US and its allies, including the UK, have conducted thousands of strikes in Iraq, since August, and Syria since September. Isis militants hold large swathes of territory in the two countries and have executed captives and western hostages and destroyed ancient cultural sites and artifacts.
The Grand Imam is on a two-day visit to Britain as a guest of the Archbishop.
The visit builds on an agreement aimed at promoting dialogue between Christians and Muslims which was signed in 2002 after the 9/11 terror attacks.
This is the first time that the two leaders have met as part of this agreement.
The Imam said: "Of course we all agree that Israel is there and there are problems that people suffer.
"We need assistance from world powers so that peace can prevail in the Middle East.
"I do not know who is behind Daesh (Islamic State). I have no idea where they get their support from.
"There is a major terrorist organisation that the whole Arab (world) are paying a price for.
"The Arabs as well as the free world have to work side-by-side to defeat these organisations."
The Archbishop said he agreed with what the Grand Imam said.
He also said a "significant" discussion took place in which both religious leaders "stressed the importance of the continuation of the dialogue in the midst of the very difficult circumstances that the world is facing".
The Archbishop noted: "We have witnessed much violence and terrorism in the name of religion."
Both men said they wanted to "build bridges of peace" among communities of both faiths.
Representatives of the Anglican churches worldwide and the Grand Imam are to hold further talks at a special session in Cairo in December.
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Desmond works as a multimedia journalist at Premier

Admin Wed 10 Jun 2015, 10:57 am

Archbishop tells MPs to "do right"
Tue 09 Jun 2015
By Desmond Busteed
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged MPs and peers to "seek to do right" as he delivered his sermon at the Service for the New Parliament at Westminster Abbey.
"We have to seek to do right, but we can trust in the providence and salvation of God for the future. That is the promise made to the people of Judah, and thus they were to settle down amongst their enemies; to make the best of their situation, to bless the communities in which they lived, and look to the moment of their redemption," said Most Revd Justin Welby.
There is no coded political message in this, but there is a very un-coded theological one: God can be trusted, but we must do our part. And I know that is the belief and desire of the vast majority here today," added Archbishop Justin.
The event which took place in St Margaret's Church in the grounds of the Abbey on Tuesday, was attended by 250 MPs, peers and parliamentary staff, marking the new Parliament with prayer and worship.
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Admin Tue 09 Jun 2015, 7:49 pm

Foreign aid could be diverted to control Africa borders to stop migrants at the source
MILLIONS of pounds from Britain’s overseas aid budget could be diverted to border controls in Africa to stop migrants leaving their home countries
By MACER HALL
PUBLISHED: 06:35, Mon, Jun 8, 2015 | UPDATED: 08:20, Mon, Jun 8, 2015
David Cameron has ordered Department for International Development officials to look at doing more to block would-be travellers at the start of their journeys to Europe. Niger, Somalia and Eritrea are among countries to be targeted with measures including security fences at borders and more coastguard patrols to prevent boats crossing the Mediterranean.
It could help counter criticism of Government spending on foreign aid.
At a debate on tackling the Mediterranean migrant crisis at the G7 Summit in Germany yesterday, Mr Cameron pointed to a Spanish government initiative to improve border controls in West Africa. A UK government official said the border enforcement plan was “under consideration”.
The source said: “One of the things we are looking at is whether we could be doing more at the source of the problem. That doesn’t only mean border security, it could be economic development.” Mr Cameron has faced criticism for refusing to cut Britain’s £12billion overseas aid budget while squeezing spending at most other Whitehall departments to reduce the deficit. He has asked International Development Secretary Justine Greening to look at ways aid spending can be diverted towards tackling security threats and rebuilding failed states to lower the incentive for migration.
In a break from the summit, Mr Cameron said: “There is an example in recent European history of a government that did successfully manage this problem. That was the Spanish government when people were leaving West Africa, arriving in the Canary Islands in large numbers.

Admin Mon 08 Jun 2015, 9:08 pm

Published: June 7th, 2015 |
Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom| Sarah Mbuyi
A Christian nursery nurse who was sacked after airing her views on homosexuality and marriage in answer to a question from a homosexual colleague has won a discrimination claim against her former employer.
Sarah Mbuyi (31) was fired from her job at a nursery in West London after having a conversation with a homosexual colleague in which she explained the biblical position on homosexuality and marriage. On 6 January 2014 her colleague at the nursery initiated the conversation and had asked whether she would be welcomed at church and whether God would approve of her civil partnership and allow her to marry in church. Sarah said that “God is not okay with what you do” but that “everyone is a sinner and God offers forgiveness”. Miss Mbuyi recalled: “When I said ‘No, God does not condone the practice of homosexuality, but does love you and says you should come to Him as you are', she became emotional and went off to report me to my manager.” Following a complaint made by her colleague, Sarah was investigated and sacked for gross misconduct within three days of the conversation (9 January 2014). She was told by her employers that her comments breached equality policies and that she had harassed her colleague.
Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, and represented by leading human rights barrister, Paul Diamond, Belgian-born Miss Mbuyi fought the dismissal. She submitted an internal appeal but this was dismissed. She then commenced a claim at the Watford Employment Tribunal on the grounds that she had been discriminated against because of her Christian belief that the practice of homosexuality is a sin, arguing that she had the right under EU law to enter into conversations with adult colleagues subject to the normal principles of engagement in speech.
In a brave judgment, the Watford Employment Tribunal chaired by Judge Broughton, found unanimously that Miss Mbuyi had been directly discriminated against because of her belief that homosexual practice is contrary to the Bible. The Tribunal recognised that while the employer was “not anti-Christian” Miss Mbuyi had not been treated fairly and that the decision to sack her may have been made on “stereotypical assumptions about her and her beliefs”.
Miss Mbuyi’s belief was described by the Tribunal as one which is “worthy of respect in a democratic society, is not incompatible with human dignity and is not in conflict with the fundamental rights of others” and that the employer’s policy that there was a “prohibition on employees expressing adverse views on homosexuality and/or describing homosexuality as a sin” would have a “disparate impact on Christians holding similar views to Miss Mbuyi on the biblical teachings on practising homosexuality. That is not merely because a significantly higher proportion of Christians would hold such views but also because many evangelical Christians feel their faith compels them to share it.”
The Employment Tribunal found that:
Miss Mbuyi’s colleague had clearly indicated that she had first expressly brought up her sexuality in conversation with Sarah
She was the first to raise the issue of Miss Mbuyi’s church
She asked if she would be welcome in that church, and
She asked what Miss Mbuyi believed God thought about her living arrangements
She acknowledged that she took the conversation into the arena of homosexuality, not Miss Mbuyi
There is little or no evidence to suggest that Miss Mbuyi targeted her colleague in an attempt to force her faith on her
The employer’s lawyer sought to characterise Miss Mbuyi’s Christian beliefs as discriminatory, homophobic or akin to racism, which the Tribunal described as “unhelpful”
The employer did not treat Miss Mbuyi fairly and there were concerns about the way that the investigation had been carried out, particularly the questions asked during Miss Mbuyi’s disciplinary hearing
This was a case of ‘direct discrimination’, and finally
Given all the evidence it was not proportionate to dismiss Miss Mbuyi
The Tribunal made clear that the internal investigation by the employer was hampered by the “stereotypical assumption about evangelical Christians” and that the employer either “pre-judged the outcome accepting unchallenged evidence that supported the stereotypical assumption and/or interpreted Miss Mbuyi’s evidence in an almost impossible way”

"Freedom to live"
Andrea Minichiello Williams, barrister and CEO of the Christian Legal Centre said:
“This is a brave judgment and comes as a great relief to Miss Mbuyi and to all of us at the Christian Legal Centre.
“This judgment is a ‘common sense’ judgment which shows understanding of the Christian faith and Miss Mbuyi’s freedom to live and speak it out in the work place.
“We have been in the employment courts for over a decade now and at last we have a sensible decision.”
Miss Mbuyi is now working successfully as a nanny elsewhere. Today, she spoke of her immense relief at the outcome. “I only ever responded to questions that my colleague asked me and wanted the very best for her. I give glory to God for the decision and say ‘well done’ to the Christian Legal Centre.
“I hope that my previous employer and colleagues are well and will understand from this that my intention was for their best”

Admin Thu 04 Jun 2015, 7:46 am

"If you despise our Christian values, please leave", says MP
Wed 03 Jun 2015
By Antony Bushfield
A Christian MP has said that people who do not agree with the principles of the UK as a Christian country should "leave and go somewhere else".
Sir Gerald Howarth told a Commons debate on immigration that Britain was "a Christian country".
The Conservative member said: "Our services simply cannot continue to accommodate a quarter of a million new arrivals a year, quite apart from the serious cultural issues arising from people taking advantage of our liberal society while seeking to impose their medieval ways on us."
Sir Gerald was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence as Minister for International Security Strategy from May 2010 to September 2012.
His statement has prompted an angry response from the National Secular Society.
Campaigns manager Stephen Evans said: "His remarks are completely at odds with reality in Britain today. By some measures, Sir Gerald is excluding around two-thirds of the population from his definition of who belongs in Britain.
"What are 'Christian values'? The phrase is as ambiguous as 'British values'. We're going to need to find more inclusive language if we want people to buy into notions of shared citizenship and universal values.
"While there are significant problems around integrating religious minority groups into wider society - appealing to this outdated notion of Christian nationalism is completely wrong, inaccurate and counter-productive."
At Easter the Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated that Britain was a Christian country.

Admin Sat 30 May 2015, 6:31 pm

Amid rising national anti-Semitism, British evangelicals step up
Christians Des and Remeny Starritt hope to stir up support for Israel with a new Christians United for Israel branch office in London BY JENNI FRAZER May 29, 2015, 3:46 am 25

LONDON — A seemingly unassuming husband and wife, Des and Remeny Starritt, are at the forefront of a new unlikely British initiative. Next month the Starritts are formally launching a UK chapter of Christians United for Israel, or CUFI, at a rally in Westminster, the heart of political London. And helping CUFI off to a rousing start will be Pastor John Hagee, founder of the group in the United States, one of the most thunderous of evangelical preachers.
The Starritts are quietly spoken and reticent — except when it comes to Israel. They were in London last week to take part in the annual Christian Resources Exhibition, which offers a wide spectrum of Christian takes and accoutrements, from different kinds of church furniture to the coolest sorts of clerical outfits.
And there, right in the middle of the exhibitors, is a stall emblazoned with the slogan “Christians Against Antisemitism,” CUFI’s first British campaign, with its logo of a burning Star of David. These evangelicals are clearly no shy British wallflowers, but an extremely out and proud group who are determined to get their message across. (To be on the receiving end of this passionate outpouring, as a British Jew, is slightly overwhelming.)
Des Starritt has given up his Swindon-based family business providing management and administration services to become the CEO of British CUFI. The couple’s three sons, aged 22, 30 and 34, together with their wives, are also part of the CUFI team
“It was held in a field in Dorset, 2,000 people in a marquee,” he says. “Be Not Silent, Day or Night,” chimes in wife Remeny, remembering the central theme of the conference.
“It had a very strong pro-Israel message,” recalls Starritt, “and for us it was a reconnection with the Jewish roots of our faith.” The Starritts began working with various pro-Israel Christian charities and eventually met John Hagee through this work. CUFI currently has some two million supporters.
“We were excited about what John and his wife were doing in the US and wanted to do something like that here. We’ve recognized the need for CUFI here… with the rise in anti-Semitism in the UK and across Europe. So we spoke to Pastor Hagee and we agreed that we would lay aside all our other activities to set up CUFI,” says Starritt.
At the moment CUFI has been set up as a not-for-profit organization as it has been refused charitable status by the UK Charity Commission. Starritt explains that the Charity Commission does not accept that CUFI’s educational work is balanced.
“We had too much of a pre-conceived idea of support for Israel, according to the commission,” he says, but laughs this off as a minor setback.
The Starritts have been regular and frequent visitors to Israel for just over 10 years, sometimes as private tourists and sometimes as part of evangelical tours of Christian pilgrims.
“For us as Christians, seeing the land reaffirms much of what we’ve been taught since childhood. We see our relationship with Israel as putting things in context,” he says.
Starritt is far from naive and is aware of the politicized attitude to Israel of many of the Christian churches in the UK.
“We think you can be pro-Palestinian without being anti-Israel. Our approach is more grassroots and we think the churches shouldn’t be exclusive, one or the other,” he observes mildly.
For the last few months CUFI has been busy recruiting on social media and in Christian publications, with the aim of persuading 1,000 people to attend its June launch. Starritt steps delicately through the potential minefield of his group’s engagement with the Jewish community by declaring that CUFI’s work with the Jews will be “unconditional” and definitely not proselytizing. With some amusement, he says that even if there was be Jewish support for CUFI’s launch event, it being held on “the longest Shabbat of the year, Saturday June 20” may well deter any Jewish presence.
Besides, both Starritts insist, their message is one of outreach to the Christians in Britain, not the Jews.
“We’re not looking to get people singing [the traditional folk song] ‘kumbaya,’” says Des Starritt. “But we are hoping to develop a strong voice for Israel, an awareness of anti-Semitism and why Christians should combat it. You could say that this is, literally, a leap of faith.”
Remeny Starritt wipes away tears as she agrees. “We really need to stand up for Israel,” she says. It’s not the kind of statement typically heard in Britain: maybe CUFI will change that.

Admin Sun 24 May 2015, 7:59 pm

UK: 5-year-old girls dream of becoming jihadi brides
Imagine, little Muslim girls as young as five misunderstanding Islam.
“British girls as young as FIVE dream of becoming jihadi brides, claims police chief,” By Emma Glanfield for MailOnline, May 22, 2015
Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner concerned about jihadi brides
Simon Hayes claimed to know of girls as young as five wishing to flee UK
He said the ‘problem is current’ and ‘we need as a society to deal with it’

Experts believe around 250 British jihadis are now living with ISIS in Syria
Simon Hayes, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire, claimed in a televised interview that girls as young as five in Portsmouth had expressed wishes to travel to Syria and become jihadi brides

Simon Hayes, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire, claimed in a televised interview that girls as young as five in Portsmouth had expressed wishes to travel to Syria and become jihadi brides
A police chief has claimed to know of British girls as young as five who want to flee the UK to become jihadi brides in Syria.

Simon Hayes, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire, claimed that young girls in Portsmouth had expressed wishes to travel to Syria and become jihadi brides.
He said in a televised interview that there are issues within the Portsmouth community of youngsters wishing to flee to ISIS strongholds.
During the BBC interview, he said: ‘I have no malicious criticism of the city council whatsoever.
‘But I do know that there are still, in recent months, young girls in schools in Portsmouth saying that they would wish to become jihadi brides.
‘These are young girls at the ages of five and six so these are problems that are current, that have not been dealt with and we need as a society to deal with it.’
It comes amid growing concerns about the number of teenagers – and particularly young girls – who are travelling to Syria to join ISIS.

There are now around 60 British women and girls who have fled the UK to become jihadi brides – an increase of ten over the past year, experts say.
In all, around 250 British jihadis are thought to be now living in Syria – though some groups believe the true figure is much higher.

In most cases, teenagers who travel to the Islamic State are believed to have been groomed online – including three girls from Bethnal Green in East London who ran away to the Islamic State in February.
Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, crossed over the Turkish-Syrian border last February and are believed to be living in an ISIS-held city in Syria where militants operate.
Despite Mr Hayes’ concerns, not all agreed with the comments he made during the televised interview, with the leader of Portsmouth City Council saying she is ‘deeply, deeply concerned’ by his handling of matters of national security.

Donna Jones has even written an open letter to Home Secretary Theresa May to report Mr Hayes’ behaviour which she describes as ‘extremely disappointing’.
In her letter, Mrs Jones claimed that Mr Hayes required ‘enhanced’ training by the police to deal with matters on national security.
She said: ‘I am extremely disappointed and have serious concerns about these inaccurate allegations, which have politicised and trivialised this important national security issue.

‘We have forged strong links with residents, community leaders and organisations and work is under way to raise awareness of hate crime and extremism, as well as establishing what more can be done to prevent young people travelling to Syria.
‘I would like to take this opportunity to request that you direct special branch to provide Simon Hayes with enhanced training on how to deal with critical matters relating to national security.’
Mrs Jones added: ‘What he is doing is sending out the wrong message and managing this the wrong way. The lack of professionalism is unbelievable.’
Her letter came after the pair came to blows on Twitter, with Mrs Jones claiming that the police chief had done nothing to help Portsmouth in its efforts to curb extremist activity.
Portsmouth has been classed as a second-tier area under the national counter extremism Prevent scheme, meaning there is a higher risk of radicalism.
Polly Honeychurch, headteacher of Cottage Grove Primary School, in Portsmouth, Hampshire – which has a large percentage of Muslim pupils – accused the police chief of scaremongering.
She said: ‘I am absolutely incensed by Mr Hayes’ claims. Sixty per cent of my school pupils come from ethnic backgrounds, and a large proportion of those are Muslim.
There are still, in recent months, young girls in schools in Portsmouth saying that they would wish to become jihadi brides

Simon Hayes, Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner
‘About half of my Muslim pupils are girls. I haven’t heard a single five or six-year-old Muslim girl saying they want to be a jihadi bride.
‘I am very aware of the Portsmouth Muslims who have been killed in Syria and aware of the families who have been charged with terror offences.
‘I have tried to get the police into school to work with the children on this whole issue, but the Prevent strategy and the police involved in it are only going into secondary schools.
‘What Mr Hayes said is scaremongering. We need people to understand different faiths and where people come from.’
In response to Mrs Jones’ letter to the Home Secretary, Mr Hayes accused the council leader of ‘launching a personal attack’ on him.
He said: ‘What I would have expected from Donna was her to say we are taking this seriously, to say this is what we have done, these are our plans for the future, instead of launching a personal attack around my professionalism saying I have made the situation worse in Portsmouth.

‘What I am looking for the council to do is reassure me, reassure the wider public and reassure the home secretary that the city council have a plan to take on the responsibilities which the government has given them.

‘Hampshire Constabulary is engaging with primary school children in Portsmouth. They are aware that primary school children in Portsmouth are at risk of being radicalised.’

His comments about jihadi brides come just a week after he said radicalism is not being taken seriously by the city council at a public meeting.
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Admin Sat 23 May 2015, 12:16 pm

David Cameron discussed government plans to control immigration ahead of the Queen's Speech.

Two weeks ago the people of Britain spoke. They voted for a majority Conservative government. In doing so, their message was clear: they wanted a government that was on their side; that backed them; that would help them get on – a government for working people.
Across the spectrum it was a clear command to deliver – sound finances, lower taxes, better schools, more homes, an improved NHS. Included in those demands was something else: immigration properly controlled.

That desire is in no way at odds with how proud we are of our diversity: Poles who fought with us in the Battle of Britain; West Indians who helped rebuild our country after the war; Asians from East Africa and the sub-continent who have brought enterprise to our country; all those who have come to make a life, work hard, back our public services – these people help make our country strong.

So while a strong country isn’t one that pulls up the drawbridge – it is one that controls immigration. That’s what people – people of all backgrounds – voted for. And they were right to do so.
Why is it right? Because if you have uncontrolled immigration, you have uncontrolled pressure on public services. And that raises basic issues of fairness.
Uncontrolled immigration can damage our labour market and push down wages. And working people want a government that is on their side. Uncontrolled immigration means too many people entering the UK legally but staying illegally. And people are fed up with a system that allows those who are not meant to be in our country to remain here.
What we’ve done
The British people want these things sorted. Over the past 5 years, we’ve been working towards that. We’ve fundamentally changed the approach taken by Labour.
Bogus colleges – we shut them down. Paying the rent and dole of jobless migrants – we stopped it. Illegal immigrants driving on our roads – we revoked their licences – over 9,000 of them. People from outside Europe using the NHS for free – we’re now charging them and putting the money back into our health service.

We clamped down on the fake brides and grooms entering into sham marriages; brought in exit checks so we will know who is here, and whether they should have gone home, and said to all parts of government: controlling immigration isn’t just a job for the Home Office – it’s a job for health, employment, housing, education, business – everyone.
It’s what I call a whole government approach, and I want to thank everyone here, from all different departments as well as the Home Office, for the role you play in that.
We also recognised that we needed to reduce the demand for migrant labour by making our own people able and willing to do the jobs this country needs. And with 2 million more apprenticeships, radical welfare reform, and a system where it pays to work, we are getting there.
There were times under Labour when 90% of job growth was taken up by foreign nationals – under us, the majority of the rise in employment – a record 1,000 jobs for every day we’ve been in office – has gone to Brits.
But today’s figures show how far we have to go to reach our goal.
They show that more than ever, this country needs a majority Conservative government – one which aims to get net migration into the tens of thousands – and that remains our ambition. I said on the steps of Downing Street we would be a ‘one nation’ party. That means governing for every single person in Britain: for the mum worrying about her child getting a school place; for the pensioner fearing he won’t get the hospital appointment he needs; for the Asian family whose business is being undercut by illegal traders; for the young couple praying that someone won’t jump ahead of them on the housing list and yes – for the migrants trafficked here to live in appalling conditions on pitiful wages. We are for them. We are for working people. For them, we will control immigration.

Now we’re on our own in government, we can be stronger. Our ‘one nation’ approach will be tougher, fairer and faster. That starts next week, with a new Immigration Bill included in the Queen’s Speech. That Bill, and the further measures we’ll pursue, will focus on 3 big things:
Dealing with those who shouldn’t be here, by rooting out illegal immigrants and boosting deportations.

Reforming our immigration and labour market rules, so we reduce the demand for skilled migrant labour and crack down on the exploitation of low-skilled workers.
Addressing the spike in EU migration by renegotiating in Europe.
They’re the 3 big things we will do – the 3 things I want to talk about today.
And I can announce that we will push them forward with a new Immigration Taskforce, one which I will chair, and which will hold every part of government to account on our relentless drive to control immigration.
Illegal migrants
So first: dealing with those who shouldn’t be here. That starts with making Britain a less attractive place to come and work illegally. The truth is it has been too easy to work illegally and employ illegal workers here.

So we’ll take a radical step – we’ll make illegal working a criminal offence in its own right. That means wages paid to illegal migrants will be seized as proceeds of crime and more businesses will be told when their workers’ visas expire, so if you’re involved in illegal working – employer or employee – you’re breaking the law.
There are other ways we can identify those who shouldn’t be here, for example through housing.
For the first time we’ve had landlords checking whether their tenants are here legally. The Liberal Democrats only wanted us to run a pilot on that one. But now we’ve got a majority, we will roll it out nationwide, and we’ll change the rules so landlords can evict illegal immigrants more quickly.

We’ll also crack down on the unscrupulous landlords who cram houses full of illegal migrants, by introducing a new mandatory licensing regime. And, a bit like ending jobs when visas expire, we’ll consult on cancelling tenancies automatically at the same point. It’s not just through housing and jobs; we can track down illegal migrants through the banking system too.
We’ve already made sure banks can’t let illegal immigrants open new accounts. With our new Bill, we will ensure banks take action against existing accounts held by illegal immigrants. Of course, once we’ve found the illegal immigrants, we need to be tougher in removing them.
We’ve already introduced a “deport first; appeal later” rule for foreign criminals claiming a so-called right to family life. It means if you’ve committed a crime and you’re not meant to be here, you have to go home before you can appeal. Next we will extend that to all immigration appeals, except asylum cases.

That’s a big step: preventing people from staying on and on with appeal after appeal. And for those criminals due to be deported, we will introduce satellite tracking tags, so we always know exactly where they are.
Immigration and labour market rules

Secondly, we will reform our immigration and labour market rules – reducing the demand for skilled workers, and cracking down on those who exploit low-skilled workers. That starts with training our own people.

For too long we’ve had a shortage of workers in certain roles. Engineers, nurses, teachers, chefs – we haven’t had enough Brits trained in these areas and companies have had to fill the gaps with people from overseas. With Sajid Javid as the new business secretary we’re going to get far better at training our own people.

This involves creating 3 million more apprenticeships – and we will consult on getting the businesses that use foreign labour to help fund them through a new visa levy.
And today I can announce we will consult on another big change. As we improve the training of British workers, we should – over time – be able to lower the number of skilled workers we have to bring in from elsewhere. So as we embark on this massive skills drive, we will ask the Migration Advisory Committee to advise on significantly reducing the level of economic migration from outside the EU.
We should be getting to a place where we only bring in workers from outside Europe where we have genuine skills shortages or require highly-specialist experts. Some professions are on the Shortage Occupation List year after year and nothing is being done about it. That’s not good enough. So we will seek to limit the length of time professions can be classed as having shortages.
So sectors that have become over-reliant on migrant workers will be encouraged to train Brits instead. What’s more, we’ll make it illegal for employment agencies to recruit solely from abroad without advertising those jobs in Britain and in English.
But it’s not only our skills gaps that act as a pull factor for migrants; it’s the businesses who exploit cheap labour from overseas.

That’s why, in the last Parliament, we quadrupled the penalties for those not paying the Minimum Wage, and why – for the first time – we’re naming and shaming those businesses. But while one employer or gangmaster can still exploit a worker in our country, luring them here with the promise of a better life, but delivering the exact opposite – low or no wages; horrendous housing; horrific working conditions - our task is not complete.
So we will make a crucial change: creating a new enforcement agency that cracks down on the worst cases of exploitation. Responsibilities for this are currently split between 4 different departments. They will be brought into one body – so businesses can’t bring in cheap labour that undercuts the wages of local people.
Let me be clear: none of these measures will stop us from rolling out the red carpet for the brightest and the best: the talented workers and brilliant students who are going to help Britain succeed – as I’ve said before: no cap on the number of overseas students who come and study at our universities.
But, as we promised in our manifesto, we must go further on curbing abuse, shutting more bogus colleges, being more robust with institutions that have high rates of students overstaying and looking to toughen English language requirements for students.
In fact, it’s not just students coming here who need to speak our language – it’s everyone who works in our public sector. In our manifesto we said we’d make sure those who deal with the public will speak our language – and our Immigration Bill will deliver on that too.

So that’s our stronger approach: filling the shortages with our own workers, stopping the exploitation of migrants that can push down wages and making sure that, through it all, we remain open to the world’s best talent.
EU renegotiation
But to truly succeed in controlling immigration, we also need the third part of this approach: reducing the incentives for people coming here from within the EU. Largely because of our economic success, many are: we have seen a big spike in the numbers coming to Britain.
I support free movement. It allows over 1.3 million Brits to live abroad; our students to study at great European universities; our business people to tap into new markets; our pensioners to retire to their place in the sun and it allows Europeans to come here – working in our NHS; teaching in our schools; setting up businesses and creating jobs.
But I am not alone in arguing to change the system or wanting to allay those concerns, here and in Europe, that under the free movement rules, national welfare systems can provide an unintended additional incentive for large migratory movements.

That’s why I and many others believe it is right for us to reduce the incentives for people who want to come here. I set out the clear steps in our manifesto that need to be taken with respect to welfare. Changes to welfare to cut EU migration will be an absolute requirement in the renegotiation.
And once we have negotiated that settlement, we will put it to the British people before the end of 2017 in an in-out referendum.
Mediterranean
And there is another pressing issue facing all our nations – the ongoing tragedy of those crossing the Mediterranean to Europe. I am absolutely clear that we must help address this.
Britain is a compassionate country – and we will play our part, not least with our development aid to Africa and the Middle East. HMS Bulwark is patrolling the seas, just last week rescuing 600 people from rubber boats – 600 men, women and children who may not have survived otherwise.
At the emergency summit in Brussels, I made clear that we needed a comprehensive plan, addressing the conditions that make people set off on such a perilous journey. But 2 fundamental things need to happen to really get to the root of this problem:
a properly functioning government in Libya with which we can work to go after the gangs, traffickers and owners of the boats who are profiting from this human tragedy
dissuading people from taking those terrible risks – by fundamentally breaking the link between setting off in a boat and achieving settlement in Europe
Conclusion
Britain is one of the most successful multiracial democracies in the world. I am so proud of that. But to sustain that success, immigration needs to be controlled. After all, that was the clear instruction at the election.

With this Immigration Bill, with these other measures, with our EU renegotiations, and with a fully conservative government, we will do just that.
Our approach will be tougher, fairer and faster.
It will put an end to the houses packed full of illegal workers, stop people stalling deportation with spurious appeals, give British people the skills to do the jobs we need and deliver what people want – what they voted for.
We’ve got the majority to do that now. We’re not wasting a second. So we’re going to get on – and we’re going to do it.

Theresa May's plan to censor TV shows condemned by Tory cabinet colleague
Exclusive: Former culture secretary Sajid Javid told prime minister he was unable to support home secretary’s proposal as it infringed free speech
A plan by the home secretary to introduce counter-extremism powers to vet British broadcasters’ programmes before they are transmitted has been attacked in the bluntest terms as a threat to freedom of speech by one of her own Conservative cabinet colleagues, the Guardian has learned.
Sajid Javid wrote to David Cameron to say that, as culture secretary, he was unable to support Theresa May’s proposal to give Ofcom the new powers to take pre-emptive action against programmes that included “extremist content”, in a letter sent just before the start of the general election campaign.
Javid, who moved from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to become business secretary after the election, said the plan would move Ofcom from a regulator “into the role of a censor”. It would involve “a fundamental shift in the way UK broadcasting is regulated”, moving away from the current framework of post-transmission regulation which takes account of freedom of expression, he said.
First page of Sajid Javid's letter to the prime minister
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/21/mays-plan-to-censor-tv-programmes-condemned-by-tory-cabinet-colleague#img-3
The leaked memo from the then culture secretary came in response to a request made by May on 6 March to ministers on the cabinet’s home affairs committee and the national security committee. She was seeking clearance for publication of her extremism strategy, which included the broadcasters’ censorship proposal.
It is not clear exactly what the outcome was following Javid’s objection. Next week’s Queen’s speech is expected include loosely specified powers to “strengthen the role of Ofcom to take action against channels which broadcast extremist content” according to a statement released by Downing Street last week.
The home secretary last hinted at her wish to see the introduction of pre-broadcast banning powers in the immediate aftermath of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich two years ago, when Conservative MPs expressed strong criticism of a BBC Newsnight interview with the radical Islamist activist Anjem Choudary.
May questioned what the BBC was doing in interviewing Choudary and said the government had to look at the role of Ofcom in relation to “what is being beamed into people’s homes”. But when the prime minister’s extremism task force reported in December 2013, it did not include any moves towards pre-broadcast censorship and the subject was presumed to have been dropped.
At the time the idea was compared to Margaret Thatcher’s move to tell broadcasters to deny terrorists the “oxygen of publicity”, which led to a full-scale row over a BBC decision to broadcast an extended interview with Martin McGuinness. That led to a journalists’ strike and, two years later, the resignation of the director general.
In Javid’s letter, dated 12 March, the minister voiced his concern about the risk that the revived censorship proposal would be used “otherwise than intended, not least given the difficulty of defining extremism, and the consequent likelihood of the government being seen to be interfering with freedom of speech without sufficient justification”.
Javid even went as far as adding: “It should be noted that other countries with a pre-transmission regulatory regime are not known for their compliance with rights relating to freedom of expression and government may not wish to be associated with such regimes.”
Objections from Javid and to a lesser extent from other senior Conservative cabinet ministers, including Eric Pickles, Theresa Villiers, Nicky Morgan and Chris Grayling, prevented the home secretary from publishing her extremism strategy, A Stronger Britain, before the election. The Javid leak undermines claims that it was the Lib Dems alone who blocked May’s extremism strategy in the coalition.
Last week’s Downing Street statement also confirmed there will be legislation to introduce new banning orders for extremist organisations, and extremism-disruption orders to “combat groups and individuals who reject our values and promote messages of hate”, which will deny their access to the airwaves and to social media.
May has already revealed plans to require the Home Office “extremism analysis unit” to set out clearly for the first time which individuals and organisations the government and public sector should or should not engage with: “This will make sure nobody unwittingly lends legitimacy or credibility to extremists or extremist organisations.”
The commitment to produce legislation giving Ofcom a stronger role to take action against channels which broadcast extremist content suggests next week’s Queen’s speech will go much further than simply keeping its powers under regular review.
Ofcom, Javid’s letter said, already has strict rules to ensure that material that is likely to “incite hatred” is not broadcast on radio, television or in on-demand programmes. He says Ofcom has already taken “robust action against UK broadcasters which have breached these rules”.
The minister told the PM: “However, Ofcom does not have the powers to approve programmes before they are broadcast and nor do we consider that it should have these powers as has been proposed in paragraph 111 of the strategy.
“Extending Ofcom’s powers to enable it to take pre-emptive action would move it from its current position as a post-transmission regulator into the role of censor.”
The then culture secretary said he was unable to agree to the publication of May’s extremism strategy with the wording in paragraph 111 and suggested it be replaced with a paragraph setting out the previously agreed position that Ofcom’s powers be kept under regular review.
The Home Office said they refused to comment on leaked ministerial documents.

Admin Mon 18 May 2015, 5:14 pm

Queen Elizabeth II to bestow 'rare honor' on Israeli university president
Professor Rivka Carmi, president of Ben-Gurion University, is being recognized for her work on strengthening scientific and academic cooperation between the U.K. and Israel.
By Haaretz | May 18, 2015 | 2:36 PM

Queen Elizabeth II will bestow a "rare honor" on Ben-Gurion University President Rivka Carmi, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Professor Carmi, the first woman president of an Israeli university, will be made an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), for her part in strengthening scientific and academic cooperation between Israel and the U.K.
A founder and co-chair of the U.K. Israel Science Council, established in 2010, which promotes academic collaboration between the two countries. Areas of focus have included "cutting-edge stem cell research to tackle some of the world’s most dreadful diseases," the British Embassy in Israel said on Monday.

"I am thrilled to accept this honor which recognizes the increasing links between the U.K. and Israel, especially in science," Professor Carmi said. The Science Council "has been a flagship initiative, demonstrating the great potential for collaboration between our two countries. We are committed to improving the health of all nations and sharing our scientific discoveries," she added.

British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould said he was "delighted" at the news.
"Rivka is an inspiration, to me and many others. Her leadership and commitment to strengthen science collaboration between our countries has made a huge difference. Israel is lucky to have her as a leader; Britain is lucky to have her as a friend," he said.

According to the embassy, there has been an increase in scientific collaboration in recent months. This has included "the second round of projects of the BIRAX joint medical research initiative, launch of several student exchange programs and scholarships in top universities such as Oxford and Cambridge, and a unique cooperation agreement between the UK’s prestigious Royal Society and the Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities."

Admin Sat 16 May 2015, 11:05 pm

Islamic Women’s Group in UK Defends Islamic State, Predicts Expansion to Western Countries

What do Western governments and media think is coming if they appease the jihadis by censoring themselves and pretending that Islam is a religion of peace? Do they think that if they give welfare benefits and preferential treatment to people like these women from Campaign Islam that they will stop supporting the Islamic State and wanting it to expand to Britain and elsewhere in the West? They’re in for a rude surprise.

VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtVrgGww9iA

“Islamic Women’s Group in UK Defends Islamic State, Predicts Expansion to Western Countries,” by Alyssa Canobbio, Washington Free Beacon, May 13, 2015 1:52 pm

Aws Al-Jezairy of Vice met with the group of women who run Campaign Islam, a UK-based organization that defends the Islamic State and maintains a strong YouTube presence.

The group uploads videos of its interruptions of Islam and criticisms of policies, government, and society of the West.

“The symbol of oppression is not the Muslim woman—it is, in fact, the Western woman,” one of the members of Campaign Islam said in a video from Vice.

Campaign Islam holds weekly meetings were they discuss life under Islam and the utopian vision of a perfect Islamic State. Umm Dujanah, one of the campaign’s organizers, said she believes that the dream state is in its infancy in both Syria and Iraq. The group draws its teachings from Islamic scholars and talks about every detail down to the measurements of their homes.

One group attendee said they would have to demolish everything in Britain and start over to achieve this. The comment was met with giggles from Dujanah, who agreed that within the UK but the group did not need to do that because IS would expand into other Western countries.

As the talk progressed Dujanah discussed non-Muslims that would be in their utopian state that they would have to pay a tax, if non-Muslims did not want to pay the tax they would need to convert or be killed. Dujanah argued giving them a choice.

Al-Jezairy asked Dujanah about how she knew IS regulations were working, and Dujanah defended the videos and material that IS puts on the Internet, slamming the Western media for creating propaganda against IS.

Al-Jezairy asked the group if the girls wanted to go to Iraq or Syria to join IS and if they would be disappointed if it was not what they expected. The group said that it would not even have to go anywhere because they know from the evidence from the Sunnah that Islam will prevail over the Earth.

“We are grateful to live and see one of the great prophecies come true,” said Dujanah.

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Admin Sat 16 May 2015, 9:46 am

Surge in UK Terror Arrests as Scotland Yard Warns of ‘Massive Threat’ to Britain
Mind you, this is on top of the “record number of Muslim terror related arrests in 2014-2015.” What is the US doing to actively root out jihadists in our midst?
Barring Robert Spencer and me from speaking in the UK was very effective for these dhimmi clowns.
Everyone is holding his/her breath, waiting for the shoe to drop, instead of implementing a real strategy to defeat the global jihad. It will require a revolution of sorts.
Surge in UK Terror Arrests as Scotland Yard Warns of ‘Massive Threat’ to Britain,” by Nick Hallett, Breitbart, may 13, 2015
There has been a surge in counter-terrorism arrests, with 338 people held across the UK in the past year, new figures reveal.
The numbers mark a 33 per cent increase on the year ending April 2014, with 56 per cent of those detained being under the age of 20.
The figures come as Scotland Yard’s top counter-terrorism officer warned there was a “massive threat on the streets of the UK” from jihadists who were returning from fighting with Islamic State and engaging in “barbaric” atrocities.
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley added that police were “wrestling to tackle” the dangers of “complex, organised plots” as well as more “chaotic” fundamentalists whose aims are constantly changing.
The Evening Standard reports that Rowley also warned of a “startling” trend of vulnerable young people to be tempted by terrorism, often lured by “recruiters and marketeers” despite police efforts to crackdown on them.
He said: “I won’t discuss live intelligence but you see a continuing picture of individuals who want to travel to Syria and individuals who want to stay at home and commit terrorism acts.
“There are significant numbers of each. I can think of cases involving individuals wrestling with ‘shall we travel or shall we stay here and do something?’ It’s a very real choice for some of these characters and those are some of the cases that we are currently investigating and prosecuting.”
Speaking about those who decide to remain in the UK, Rowley added: “we have individuals inspired by the rhetoric and ideology who either on their own or in small groups are thinking of acting and can be chaotic and volatile in their behaviour.
“Their plans and ambitions change on an almost daily basis — part of the challenge for us. Counter-terrorism officers in London are working flat out.”
Over 110 terror suspects are currently awaiting trial, four in five of whom are British citizens.

Admin Thu 14 May 2015, 9:32 pm

“ISIS Supporters Threaten a #LondonAttack,” Breitbart, May 15, 2015

Whether there is or isn’t an actual attack, make no mistake, these threats are a form of terror, too. Considering how craven and cowardly the West has responded to Islamic imperialism and savagery, these threats are given even more power. The quivering kuffar…… - See more at: http://pamelageller.com/2015/05/isis-supporters-threaten-a-londonattack-bismillah-we-are-coming.html/#sthash.N6D46Ioo.dpuf
A week after a pair of “lone wolf” jihadis were killed in an aborted terrorist attack in Garland, Texas, ISIS supporters are generating a wave of social media chatter under the hashtag #LondonAttack, promising a new wave of terrorist violence.
It is not clear if any of these threats are serious, or even what Islamic State’s fan club means when it speaks of a “London attack.” Some of the tweets harvested by Vocativ originate in the UK and talk about carrying out operations in the city of London proper, while others appear to use the memory of the London terrorist bombings in 2005 as generic imagery for mayhem in any large European or American city.
For example, one jihad enthusiast tweeted, “Brothers and sisters, if you are in Europe, stay away from police stations or government buildings,” and looped in the Twitter accounts for the American FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
Another #LondonAttack message sent on Monday warned of a specific and imminent attack on the Covent Garden district in London and warned Muslims to clear the area but, as of Tuesday evening, no such attack has occurred.
Some of these messages employ a second hashtag spun off from #LondonAttack, #QaribanQariba, which means “Coming soon.” Many of the posts include photographs of guns and bombs, including bombs packed with nails and ball bearings to inflict maximum carnage. Some contributors to the #LondonAttack thread are known to have disseminated ISIS propaganda in the past.
Vocativ reports Scotland Yard is “aware of the threats.” The UK Mirror adds that metropolitan police and MI5 are also monitoring #LondonAttack messages.
According to the Mirror, British government sources say “none” of the bomb threats against London targets have originated within the UK—many of them appear to emanate from Syria and Iraq. However, the threats are being taken seriously, and the United Kingdom’s terror threat level remains at “Severe.”
The Mirror also claims all of the accounts issuing threats have been suspended from Twitter
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BRITAIN NEWS AND ALERT's - Page 35 Anjem_Choludary_Rad_Cleric

BBC compares jihad preacher Anjem Choudary to Gandhi and Mandela -
Freedom is dying in Britain, and the BBC is leading the charge to kill it. Real defenders of democracy and freedom are barred from the country, while jihad preacher Anjem Choudary is celebrated as a hero.
“BBC under fire after Home Affairs Editor Mark Easton ‘compares extremist preacher Anjem Choudary to Gandhi and Mandela,’” by Steph Cockroft, MailOnline, 14 May 2015:
The BBC is under fire after the Home Affairs Editor appeared to compare notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.
Following a lengthy report on last night’s BBC News at Ten about Choudary’s ‘radicalising force’, Mark Easton appeared to question whether there were similarities between Britain’s most famous extremist and two of history’s greatest civil rights campaigners.
Referring to Theresa May’s pledge to clamp down on extremism, the journalist said that Gandhi and Mandela had both been ‘extremists’ and that extreme views ‘are sometimes needed to challenge very establish values’.

But outraged viewers slammed the comparison as ‘disgusting’ while experts said the ‘ludicrous’ comments could give credence to Choudary’s ‘complete rejection’ of democracy and tolerance.
After a ‘special report’ which gave further airtime to Choudary and his radical views, Mr Easton said: ‘It’s one thing to ban someone for inciting hatred or violence, but quite another to pass a law that silences anyone who challenges established values.

‘I was in Parliament Square today – a statue of Gandhi looking down at me who was jailed for being extremist; Mandela who was jailed for being an extremist.
‘History tells us that extreme views are sometimes needed to challenge a very established values that people at the time hold so dear.’
Adam Deen, founder and executive director of The Deen Institute, a Muslim debating forum and think-tank, said the journalist was trying to make the point that dissenting views are essential in a democracy.

But he said that Choudary’s views ‘completely reject’ democracy and tolerance – the very values by which Gandhi and Mandela’s views were inspired.
Mr Deen said: ‘I think the journalist’s point is underpinned by the view that dissenting views are important for a democracy and that these voices can highlight areas where a society may have gone wrong.
‘But the error is that he is assuming that Anjem is arguing in the same way or dissenting in the same way as the likes of Mandela or Gandhi, both of whom were dissenting with a backdrop of views that the establishment already held.
‘Unlike Mandela and Gandhi, Choudary completely rejects those values of democracy and tolerance which makes the comparison completely false.

‘Anjem rejects democracy, is very non-Muslim and is very much anti-western. So to regard Anjem as a legitimate dissenting voice – and to open up this topic, saying that “maybe we’ve got it wrong to clamp down on his organisation” – is absurd.’
Anjem is not “very non-Muslim.” He is very Muslim.
But leave it to the clueless and ridiculous Daily Mail, which ran a series of anti-free speech articles after the jihad attack on our free speech event, to obfuscate that fact.

Admin Mon 11 May 2015, 1:56 pm

Cameron's large electoral victory heralds further enhancing of Britain-Israel relations
Written by Henri Stein

Friday, 08 May 2015 14:59
JERUSALEM/LONDON (EJP)---Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has congratulated his British counterpart David Cameron on his "impressive victory" in Thursday's general election.
Cameron’s Conservative Party garnered an effective parliamentary majority. "I look forward to working with you on shared goals of peace & prosperity," Netanyahu said in a tweet. Cameron had made clear during the election campaign his commitment to continuing his support for Israel. ‘’We look forward to the new government further enhancing the bilateral relationship,’’ said BICOM, a pro-Israel group in the UK.
An opinion poll published by the Jewish Chronicle just before the election suggested that 69% of the Jewish community supports the Conservatives while just 22% would give the Labor Party their support. During the campaign, David Cameron has reminded Jewish voters how resolute he was last summer in supporting Israel’s right to defend itself, and how he would never “blow in the wind” when it came to Israel. He also promised extra money to protect Jewish sites in the country and emphasized his commitment to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive with a government donation to build a fitting combined Holocaust memorial and educational center.
Around 300,000 Jews live in the UK.
Ed Miliband, leader of the Labor, who is Jewish, resigned Friday after the bad result of his party in the election. Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats – who are persistent critics of Israel – also resigned for the same reason.
George Galloway, a vehemently anti-Israel British politician has lost his seat in parliament. . The controversial MP for Bradford West has been vocal about his dislike for Israel and "Zionists".

Admin Sat 02 May 2015, 10:27 pm

A Britisher’s View: “Brooklyn College gives Muslim students a free pass to mock invited speaker Pamela Geller”
http://pamelageller.com/2015/05/a-britishers-view-brooklyn-college-gives-muslim-students-a-free-pass-to-mock-invited-speaker-pamela-geller.html/
“A Britisher’s view”. Check out this excellent oped piece in The Brooklyn Daily on my talk (or should I say)

“A Britisher’s View: Brooklyn College gives Muslim students a free pass to mock invited speaker Pamela Geller,” By Shavana Abruzzo, Brooklyn Daily, May 1, 2015

Hitler showed us how quickly a civilized nation could fall to fascism, when universities and colleges — self-professed towers of autonomy — were the first to crumble under the Nazis.
American learning institutions are buckling under a similar deviance in similarly alarming times, as Islamo-tyrants crush free speech on campuses across the nation with impunity, including here in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn College claims to offer an education that “broadens our students’ understanding of the world around them,” but it gave a twisted pass to the Muslim students who plunged guest speaker Pamela Geller’s talk about the growth of radical Islam into the type of bedlam found in hell-hole Muslim nations — complete with chants of “Alhamdulillah” (“Thanks be to Allah”), screams of “Don’t come back!” and the index-finger jihadist salute.

The mostly Muslim audience, which later congratulated itself on Twitter, was a relentless bigot, claims an attendee.

“When she said something they didn’t like they would start laughing, snickering, commenting, and then cheering and clapping, and walking in and out just to disrupt her,” says business administration senior Gabriella Goldberg. “They didn’t really let her speak and that was their strategy.”

The yobs also mocked Geller’s supporters.

“One middle-aged Azerbaijani woman told the crowd that she escaped genocide by extreme Muslims who killed 8,000 people from her community, but they started jeering her and belittling her struggle,” says Goldberg. “I was in disbelief that this could actually happen in an event hosted by a college.”

Security officers acted like potted plants, refusing to boot the boors. Yet they had no problem ousting Goldberg’s sister, Melanie, and three other Jewish students for allegedly disrupting an anti-Israel rally two years ago, when they tried to ask a question of a pro-Palestinian guest speaker. An independent investigation tossed out the bogus charges against them, and concluded that controversial events at the college should be “better handled in the future.” Evidently to deaf ears.

The Geller incident reeks of a double standard, claims Melanie Goldberg, now studying law at another college.

“The Muslim students are allowed to harass speakers, but pro-Israel students are expelled for no reason whatsoever,” she says.

Brooklyn College refused to comment or take action, in a slap to its own academic values, earning a failing grade for not bouncing the Islamo-riffraff, and for not protecting the free speech that separates civilized societies from barbaric ones.

http://pamelageller.com/2015/04/uk-muslim-arrested-for-threats-to-behead-ukip-candidate.html/
UK: Muslim Arrested For Threats To Behead UKIP Candidate
Another moderate losing his head …

“Man, 45, in court over threats to behead Ukip election candidate,” Daily Mail, April, 30, 2015 (thanks to Kafir)

Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of threatening to kill David Robinson-Young
Mr Ahmed appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court today and was bailed
Ukip candidate Mr Robinson-Young said incident would not ‘put him off carrying out duty’

By Jack Crone for MailOnline, 30 April 2015

A man has appeared in court charged with threatening to behead a Ukip election candidate.

Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of making the threat to kill David Robinson-Young on the phone during a conversation about the Middle East.

Ahmed, of Winchcombe Place, Heaton, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court dressed in a suit and shirt and spoke only to confirm his name and address.

Charged: Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of threatening to behead Ukip election candidate David Robinson-Young during a conversation about the Middle East

Ahmed was granted conditional bail and will go on trial in July.

Mr Robinson-Young, 62, is standing as a candidate in the constituency of Newcastle East.

Speaking to The Newcastle Chronicle, he said he would not let the alleged incident ‘put me off carrying out what I see as my duty to the people of Newcastle upon Tyne East’.

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Man, 45, in court over threats to behead Ukip election candidate during conversation about Middle East

Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of threatening to kill David Robinson-Young
Mr Ahmed appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court today and was bailed
Ukip candidate Mr Robinson-Young said incident would not ‘put him off carrying out duty’

By Jack Crone for MailOnline

Published: 08:27 EST, 30 April 2015 | Updated: 09:28 EST, 30 April 2015

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A man has appeared in court charged with threatening to behead a Ukip election candidate.

Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of making the threat to kill David Robinson-Young on the phone during a conversation about the Middle East.

Ahmed, of Winchcombe Place, Heaton, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court dressed in a suit and shirt and spoke only to confirm his name and address.

Charged: Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of threatening to behead Ukip election candidate David Robinson-Young during a conversation about the Middle East

Ahmed was granted conditional bail and will go on trial in July.

Mr Robinson-Young, 62, is standing as a candidate in the constituency of Newcastle East.

Speaking to The Newcastle Chronicle, he said he would not let the alleged incident ‘put me off carrying out what I see as my duty to the people of Newcastle upon Tyne East’.

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He added: ‘The response I have been getting on the doorsteps I have visited has been overwhelmingly supportive.

‘I am a discrimination lawyer, I have strong links to various ethnic communities and I have represented victims of discrimination all over the country.’

Describing his stance on immigration, Mr Robinson-Young said it was not immigrants that were causing a problem but the ‘politically-motivated immigration system’ force on us by the EU.
Defiant: Mr Robinson-Young, 62, is standing as a candidate in the constituency of Newcastle East

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Admin Thu 30 Apr 2015, 7:17 pm

Students Publicly Humiliated by School Because Parents Refused Permission for Mosque Visit
Now they come for the children.
First off, why are public schools sending schoolchildren to mosques? Where is the separation of church and state? I wouldn’t allow my children to go — the Islamic antisemitism in the Quran is inhuman and unforgivable. Christians who are sickened by the wholesale slaughter of their brothers and sisters under Islamic law would be loathe to send their children.
The idea that the school would sponsor such and trip and then humiliate the little ones who opted out is evil. The UK is simply disappearing….
“Students Publicly Humiliated by School Because Parents Refused Permission for Mosque Visit,” Breitbart, April 29, 2014 (thanks to lexion)
Ten young children who were pulled out of a school trip to a mosque by their parents have been publicly humiliated by their school in Cornwall. The children, aged between eight and 11, were singled out in assembly and made to answer questions about their planned non-attendance.
Junior school children from Lostwithiel School in Cornwall are due to visit Exeter mosque, Devon in May as part of their Religious Studies lessons. The rural school has just 156 pupils on its books, nearly 100 of whom, aged between eight and 11, are expected to be taking part. The school says the aim of the outing is to teach children that jihadist groups such as ISIS are not a true reflection of Islam.
But the parents of 10 children refused permission for their youngsters to take part in the trip due to safety concerns, citing fears over Islamic terrorism. They reacted furiously to the news that their children had been made to publicly answer questions about their non-attendance, pointing out that it was not the decision of the children involved.
One parent, who asked not to be named, told the Daily Mail “We have grave concerns about the childrens’ safety during the trip due to the horrific events that occur every day. We have therefore decided not to send our children on this trip. This decision is not one based on ignorance or racial or religious beliefs, but one based purely on safety concerns.
“They were made to stand up after assembly. The sitting non-attendees were then asked individually why they were not going on the trip. This is not a decision the children have made, so discriminating against these children in this fashion is disgraceful, unacceptable and unprofessional.”
However, the Chairman of Governors of Lostwithiel School, Kat Smith, was unapologetic. She insisted that the school had a duty under the Equalities Act 2010 to promote different faiths and ethnicities.
“This is the first time pupils from the school have visited a mosque and it’s an exciting opportunity for them to learn about different faiths and ensure that they’re aware of the diverse nature of modern Britain,” she said.
“Because of recent news reports about extremist groups, such as ISIS, that identify themselves with Islam, a small number of parents have expressed concerns about the trip and the teaching of Islam in school.
“In response, the school held a special assembly with children to discuss these issues, and the head teacher has met and sent letters to parents with specific concerns.”
She insisted that the trip was safe for the children to take part in, and that, coming from a provincial area such as Cornwall, it was imperative that children be introduced to other faiths and cultures. And she explained that children should be taught that ISIS is not “a true reflection of Islam”.
“A full risk assessment has been conducted for the trip and there is no more risk attached to this trip than any other school trip,” she said.
“Religious Education forms part of the basic curriculum in schools and its teaching is enshrined in law. The school recognises that parents have the right to withdraw their child from RE in whole or in part, and provide alternative work to further their child’s knowledge and understanding of the parents’ beliefs and values.
“However, the school is aware that children growing up in Cornwall may have little contact with Muslims and it is aware that it has a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to promote good relations between people of different beliefs and ethnicities as part of its single equality duty.
“The Governing Body fully supports this trip and the teaching of RE, including Islam. It is the governors’ hope that the visit to the Mosque will provide an insight for pupils into the nature of British Islam, help them understand how Islam is presented in the media and that groups like ISIS are not a true reflection of the Islam followed by the vast majority of Muslims in Britain.”
The school’s headteacher Carolyn Huxley said that the trip would still go ahead and reiterated the need to teach children that jihadist groups such as ISIS are not a true reflection of Islam.
“Our hope from the visit to the mosque is that children will be given a view as to what are the values and beliefs of a ‘British Muslim’”, she said. “This trip will show the children the views of extremists are not a true reflection of Islam as a religion.”

Admin Thu 30 Apr 2015, 7:12 pm

Shop workers in Manchester say they are 'intimidated' by pro-Palestinian protesters
Anti-Israeli demonstrations are wrongly targeting innocent shop workers, say Manchester councillors, as they join retail staff in a counter protest. Dominic Smith reports
A group of Manchester shop workers were joined by local councillors and business officials in a counter protest against escalating demonstrations at chain stores with links to Israel on Thursday morning.
The workers say they are being intimidated by growing numbers of pro-Palestinian protesters, who have held rallies outside stores such as H&M and Schuh on Market Street, one of the city’s busiest for shoppers.
The protest was organised by the council and the Heart of Manchester Business Improvement District, a group of city centre retailers. Councillors said that staff are being “bullied and intimidated” by protesters banging on shop windows and shouting abuse.
Pat Karney, a Labour councillor, said: “They come down here on Saturdays, bang on the windows, frighten the workers and the shoppers and claim that the workers in there are part of some Zionist plot in Israel. It is complete utter fantasy delusional politics.
“It is extremists who are preaching revolution here on Market Street. Well they need to read Karl Marx. He said mobilise the workers not attack the workers.”
Demonstrations have been held in Piccadilly Gardens in the city for the last three weekends, but breakaway groups of hundreds of people have taken their action into Manchester’s busy shopping streets. Kedem, a beauty shop on nearby King Street which sells products made in Israel has been targeted, and Karney claims H&M has been the site of protest because it has a clothing store in Tel Aviv.
“I have enormous sympathy with the law-abiding people who are protesting in Piccadilly Gardens like they’re doing up and down the country and across the world about events in the Middle East. They are very concerned about the death and destruction that’s going on,” Karney said.
“That does not mean they have a licence to intimidate these young shop workers in Manchester. You cannot take it out on them. Write to H&M, seek meetings with them, but stop attacking young shop workers.”
Helen Playfair, aged 21, a Schuh worker, was one of around ten staff members who took part in the protest on Thursday morning, holding signs that read “Stand up for shop workers”.
“Over the past few weeks we’ve had a few people come with flags and megaphones shouting,” she said.
“The numbers of people that are coming have grown and it is really intimidating. Especially when we’re all young people that work here.”
Councillors are now working to with police to try to contain the protests in Piccadilly Gardens.
Labour’s Kevin Peel, a city centre councillor, said: “No-one would be able to say that Manchester does not have a proud tradition of supporting people to protest. But that should be done peacefully and respectfully. It should be with Manchester people, not against them.”

Admin Tue 28 Apr 2015, 8:05 pm

UK Police Officers "Stand Together" With Extremists
When extremists and the authorities stand together, the true moderates are left standing alone.
BY SAMUEL WESTROP Sun, April 26, 2015
Qadeer Baksh, an Islamist activist who calls for the killing of homosexuals with the Bedforrdshire police. (Photo: Bedfordshire Police Twitter feed)
This article appeared originally on GatestoneInstitute.org
On March 6, the Association of Chief Police Officers, a body funded by the Home Office, launched a national campaign named, "We Stand Together," which called upon British police forces and constabularies across the United Kingdom to bring together local communities to "stand against hate crime and intolerance."
The campaign was apparently a public relations campaign launched in the wake of "recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Denmark, which increased tension in some communities in the UK."
As part of the campaign, local police forces across the country organized events and arranged photo opportunities with Muslim community groups and spokespersons.
Unsurprisingly, some of these Muslim partners were part of extremist networks and hard-line religious sects. Time and time again, in the name of "diversity," officials and the authorities partner with extremists.
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Admin Mon 27 Apr 2015, 6:15 pm

SHOEBAT
UK LABOUR PARTY Plans To Enforce Islamic Blasphemy Laws By Making Criticism Of Islam A Crime
by Shoebat Foundation on April 25, 2015 in General
By BI: Labour candidate Ed Miliband, who would have put Winston Churchill in prison for his views on Islam, has now pledged to make so-called ‘Islamophobia’ a criminal offense if he becomes Prime Minister. Apparently, Miliband is cut from the same cloth as the ISIS-supporting president of Turkey, Recep Erdogan:
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Breitbart In an interview with the Muslim News website, Miliband said a Labour government would make Islamophobia an “aggravated crime”.
“We are going to make sure it is marked on people’s records with the police to make sure they root out Islamophobia as a hate crime,” he said, adding: “We are going to change the law on this so we make it absolutely clear of our abhorrence of hate crime and Islamophobia. It will be the first time that the police will record Islamophobic attacks right across the country.”
The Labour leader also pledged that a future Labour government would recognise a Palestinian State, saying he would have supported recognition at last year’s UN vote.
“We would do everything we can to work for a two state solution which is a viable Palestinian state alongside security for Israel,” he said. He added, however, that he was “not in favour of sanctions” against Israel.
Miliband also went on to criticise the government’s anti-extremist Prevent strategy, accusing it of alienating Muslim communities…especially when they are condemned for beheading British citizens.
“The reality is that the people I talk to in the Muslim community are absolutely full square with the idea that we’ve got to make sure that we work with our young people to stop them being dragged into this perverted (terrorist) ideology.
“The way to do it is the Prevent programme working with communities. You got to do the things that once this ideology takes hold you try to disrupt it. For me that is the answer. We want to see how the Prevent programme is community focused.”
Last November, the Charity Commission announced it was investigating four charities over alleged links to Islamist fighters in Syria. Al-Fatiha Global, for which murdered British hostage Alan Henning worked, was investigated after one of its leaders was photographed with his arms around two masked men with machine guns.
Referring to the investigations, Miliband said he was “not in favour of demonizing anyone (and) that is the wrong thing to do.” (How about demonizing all the Muslim paedophile sex gangs that have abducted and enslaved thousands of white Christian young girls into prostitution? Will doing that be considered ‘Islamophobic’ too?)
“What I am in favour is the Charity Commission working without fear or favour. We got to build right across the Muslim community. There is absolutely shared purpose and shared desire to deal with a small minority in our country who get tempted to violent extremism. That is what we got to build on and it is about working with them.”
Making his pitch to Muslim voters, he added: “If you look at what I have done as Leader of the Labour Party I have learnt the lesson of Iraq war, I said no to military action in Syria in summer of 2013 when it was controversial. I have moved forward in the position to causes of Palestinian people.
“Our Government will be absolutely committed to equality not just in law but in fact too. We are committed to race equality strategy. That is why we are committed to breaking down barriers of discrimination.”

Admin Thu 16 Apr 2015, 10:09 pm

UK Labour Party: “We will introduce state funded Islamic schools in 2015″
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A new proposal under the Labour party could see that some church of England schools are replaced by Islamic schools in order to embrace multiculturalism at primary school age level.
State funded Islamic schools: white British children wearing burkas alongside Muslim kids.
The proposal which is being drawn up by Ed Miliband seeks to bring cultural fairness across the board and allow the Muslim council of great Britain to provisionally run the proposed islamic schools.
In the interest of fairness, application to entry of these ‘Islamic Schools’ would be open to anybody from any cultural or religious background but uniform rules would apply to all, meaning that a white British girl would be made to wear the traditional Islamic burka whilst boys would be made to wear Islamic robes.
A spokesman for the Labour Party, John Chapman said, ‘The idea of having Islamic schools running alongside state Christian schools is an exciting idea and the way forward in terms of bettering Britain’s understanding of the islamic religion’
‘These state funded Islamic schools would be maintained by the Islamic council of great Britain who currently form an impromptu government over the Islamic states of great Britain, we seek to further our relationship with the council and work with them constructively to build a better multiculturalist future for Britain’.
The Labour party would hope to have the first Islamic School up and running by 2017, providing its a success then they plan a further 20 across the country for 2018,
This new move comes amidst a series of new policy moves introduced by the Labour Party which they hope to implement should they win the general election in 2015.
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Two readers from Britain emailed TMI to claim they contacted the British Labour party regarding this policy, and “the article is not accurate”. We asked for an offical statement to prove and confirm the article wrong. Nothing came forth so can dismiss that they actually contacted the political party at all. Once we had asked the readers themselves to provide official confirmation, in writing, to their claims, they turned silent. So we neither have an official statement from the readers or the Labour Party.
In England the largest contributor to the nation’s massive Islamist problem was created by former Prime minister Tony Blair, who endorsed Sharia courts and unrestricted open door policy to Muslim immigration. During the Blair government more people were imigrating into the country than leaving it, for the first time in its history. This meant that In Britain nearly 10 million new migrants [1995-2014 stats], the majority from the third world, criminalized, corrupt and war thorn countries, entered tne country. The largest and explosive increase happened during Tony Blair’s government and continued from then onwards without restrictions.
This uncontrolled immigration policy was enforced with EU policies and created an influx of over 150 million migrants into Europe, which now consist of a total population of over 740 million people. Look what the consequences of this has turned into. If they don’t do something about the Muslim problems in the country they will not survive as a country beyond year 2050.
Who created the problems in England? Tony Blair’s left-wing Labour government ‘ruled’ between 1997 to 2007. During this period the Muslim population grew by almost 5%. The political party continued to be in governmental power under new leadership (Gordon Brown) until 2010. Roughly 10 million people immigrated into Britain between 1995-2014. The majority were from Muslim countries, Asia, Africa and non-EU domicils. Around 8 million of that figure entered during the Labour administration. It is estimated that Britain has over 100 Muslim Arbitration Tribunals (Sharia courts) that rule on FGM, honor killings, apostasy, and other Islamic laws. By 2007 England housed over 1,500 mosques.

Admin Tue 14 Apr 2015, 7:21 pm

On Easter, UK’s Cameron Speaks Up for Persecuted Christians, Obama Tells Christians to be Less Hateful
By Raymond Ibrahim April 12, 2015 , 9:00 am
In a world where Western leaders and politicians regularly distance themselves from their Christian heritage, preferring to tout “multiculturalism,” United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron’s Easter message is refreshing.
Among other things, Cameron made it a point to say “that we should feel proud to say, ‘This is a Christian country.’ Yes, we’re a nation that embraces, welcomes and accepts all faiths and none, but we are still a Christian country.”
In this context, the Islamic Umma – where non-Muslims are not “welcomed” or “accepted” — comes to mind: whereas the West, thanks to its Christian heritage, developed in a way as to be open and tolerant of others, the Islamic world has and likely will not.
In fact, Cameron also urged his fellow citizens to speak out about the persecution of Christians:
We have a duty to speak out about the persecution of Christians around the world too. It is truly shocking that in 2015 there are still Christians being threatened, tortured, even killed because of their faith. From Egypt to Nigeria, Libya to North Korea. Across the Middle East Christians have been hounded out of their homes, forced to flee from village to village; many of them forced to renounce their faith or brutally murdered. To all those brave Christians in Iraq and Syria who practice their faith or shelter others, we will say, “We stand with you.”
Meanwhile, U.S. President Obama—who is on record saying “we are no longer a Christian nation” and, unlike Cameron, never notes the Islamic identity of murderers or the Christian identity of their victims and ignored a recent UN session on Christian persecution—had this to say at the Easter Prayer Breakfast: “On Easter, I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian, I am supposed to love. And I have to say that sometimes when I listen to less than loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned.”
This is in keeping with his earlier statements calling on Americans in general Christians in particular to be nonjudgmental of Islamic terrorism.
In other words, those Christians who are critical and speak up against injustices, in this case, Muslim persecution of Christians, need to shut up and be doormats that allow anything and everything. Such is “tolerance.” Christians are being persecuted? That’s okay, turn the other cheek, seems to be the American president’s message at a time when Christians, as Cameron noted, are being slaughtered all throughout the Islamic world.
Reprinted with author’s permission from Raymond Ibrahim

UK: Sharia Courts Abusing Muslim Women
By Soeren Kern April 12, 2015 , 8:00 am
The report shows how the increasing influence of Sharia law in Britain today is undermining the fundamental principle that there must be equality for all British citizens under a single law of the land.
“I feel betrayed by Britain. I came here to get away from this and the situation is worse here than in the country I escaped from.” — Muslim woman interviewed for the report.
The report concludes by calling on the British government to launch a judge-led inquiry to “determine the extent to which discriminatory Sharia law principles are being applied within the UK.”
“The government’s response will be a litmus test of the extent to which it genuinely upholds the principle of equality before the law or is so dominated by the fear of ‘giving offense’ that it will continue to allow these women to suffer in ways which would make our suffragettes turn in their graves.” — Baroness Caroline Cox.
Muslim women across Britain are being systematically oppressed, abused and discriminated against by Sharia law courts that treat women as second-class citizens, according to a new report, which warns against the spiraling proliferation of Islamic tribunals in the United Kingdom.
The 40-page report, “A Parallel World: Confronting the Abuse of Many Muslim Women in Britain Today,” was authored by Baroness Caroline Cox, a cross-bench member of the British House of Lords and one of the leading defenders of women’s rights in the UK.
The report shows how the increasing influence of Sharia law in Britain today is undermining the fundamental principle that there must be equality for all British citizens under a single law of the land.
The Arbitration Act of 1996 allows parties to resolve certain civil disputes according to Sharia principles in such a way that the decision can be enforced in British courts.
According to the report, however, many Muslim bodies are using the Arbitration Act to support the claim that they are able to make legally binding decisions for members of the Muslim community, when in fact the law limits their role to that of being a mediator to help reach an agreement. “The mediator is not a judge or an arbitrator who imposes a decision,” the report states.
The report shows how Sharia courts often fuse the concepts of arbitration, in which both parties agree to submit their dispute to a mutually agreeable third party for a decision to be made, andmediation, in which the two parties voluntarily use a third party to help them reach an agreement that is acceptable to both sides.
On top of this lies the problem of “jurisdiction creep,” whereby Sharia courts are adjudicating on matters well outside the arbitration framework, such as by deciding cases relating to criminal law, including those involving domestic violence and grievous bodily harm.
Haitham al-Haddad is a British Sharia court judge, and sits on the board of advisors for the Islamic Sharia Council. Regarding the handling of domestic violence cases, he stated in an interview, “A man should not be questioned why he hit his wife, because this is something between them. Leave them alone. They can sort their matters among themselves.” (Image source: Channel 4 News video screenshot)
As a result, Muslim women, who may lack knowledge of both the English language and their rights under British law, are often pressured by their families to use Sharia courts. These courts often coerce them to sign an agreement to abide by their decisions, which are imposed and viewed as legal judgments.
Worse yet, “Refusal to settle a dispute in a Sharia forum could lead to threats and intimidation, or being ostracized and labelled a disbeliever,” the report states, and adds:
“There is a particular concern that women face pressure to withdraw allegations of domestic violence after they make them. Several women’s groups say they are often reluctant to go to the authorities with women who have run away to escape violence because they cannot trust police officers within the community not to betray the girls to their abusing families.”
The report shows that even in cases where Muslim tribunals work “in tandem” with police investigations, abused women often withdraw their complaints to the police, while Sharia judges let the husbands go unpunished.
Meanwhile, most Sharia courts, when dealing with divorce, do so only in a religious sense. They cannot grant civil divorce; they simply grant a religious divorce in accordance with Sharia law.
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According to the report, in many cases this is all that is necessary for a “divorce” anyway; many Muslim women who identify themselves as being “married” are not in marriages that are legally recognized by British law. Although a nikah (an Islamic wedding ceremony) may have taken place, if the marriage is not officially registered, it is not valid in the eyes of civil law. The report states:
“This creates a very serious problem: women who are married in Islamic ceremonies but are not officially married under English law can suffer grave disadvantages because they lack legal protection. What is more, they can be unaware that their marriage is not officially recognized by English law.”
This places Muslim women in an especially precarious legal situation when it comes to divorce. In Islam, a husband does not have to follow the same process as the wife when seeking a talaq(Islamic divorce). He merely has to say “I divorce you” three times, whereas the wife must meet various conditions and pay a fee. The report cites women, when speaking of their own talaqproceedings, who referred to their lack of legal protection after discovering that their nikah did not constitute a valid marriage under English law.
The report cites Kalsoom Bashir, a long-time women’s rights activist in Bristol, who discusses the added problem of polygamy. She notes:
“There is an increasing rise in polygamy within Muslim families and again the women who are involved are not in a position to be able to challenge the situation or get any form of justice. They find it difficult to obtain any maintenance as the marriages are not registered legally. Polygamy is used to control first wives who are told that if they are a problem the man has the Islamic right to take another wife. Sometimes just one of the marriages is registered leaving one wife without any legal protections.”
Overall, the report includes excerpts of testimonies of more than a dozen Muslim women who have suffered abuse and injustice at the hands of Sharia courts in Britain. One woman said: “I feel betrayed by Britain. I came here to get away from this and the situation is worse here than in the country I escaped from.”
The report concludes by calling on the British government to launch a judge-led inquiry to “determine the extent to which discriminatory Sharia law principles are being applied within the UK.” It also calls on the government to support Baroness Cox’s Private Members’ Bill — theArbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill — which would “create a new criminal offense criminalizing any person who purports to legally adjudicate upon matters which ought to be decided by criminal or family courts.”
Baroness Cox originally introduced the bill in 2011, but it went nowhere due to the lack of support from the main parties. She re-introduced the bill in 2013 and 2014, but it continues to languish, apparently because the main parties are afraid of offending Muslims. Cox has vowed to re-introduce the bill in the next session of Parliament, whose members will be elected on May 7.
The bill aims to combat discrimination by, among other restrictions, prohibiting Sharia courts from: a) treating the evidence of a man as worth more than the evidence of a woman; b) proceeding on the assumption that the division of an estate between male and female children on intestacy must be unequal; or c) proceeding on the assumption that a woman has fewer property rights than a man.
The law would also place a duty on public bodies to ensure that women in polygamous households, or those who have had a religious marriage, are made aware of their legal position and relevant legal rights under British law.
In a letter, Baroness Cox wrote that her recommendations “can by no means remedy all of the sensitive issues involved, but they do offer an important opportunity for redress.” She added that her bill “already has strong support from across the political spectrum in the House of Lords as well as from Muslim women’s groups and other organisations concerned with the suffering of vulnerable women.”
But it remains to be seen whether the next government will agree to support the bill. On March 23, British Home Secretary Theresa May pledged that if the Conservative Party wins the general election, she would launch a review into whether Sharia courts in England and Wales are compatible with British values.
But the Conservative government’s track record on confronting Islam has been patchy at best. In November 2013, for example, the government rejected an amendment offered by Cox to the Anti-Social Behavior, Crime and Policing Bill, which would have protected women who are duped into believing that their marriages are valid under British law when in fact they are not.
More recently, the Conservatives quashed a “politically incorrect” inquiry into the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in Britain.
While Cox welcomed May’s commitment to investigate Sharia courts, she also expressed concern that politicians will once again bow to political correctness. It is important, she wrote, that such investigations “do not fall at the first hurdle, as appears to have happened with previous, similar government-led reviews. Without powers to subpoena witnesses, any independent review — no matter how well intentioned — will be another lost opportunity.”
Cox summed it up this way:
“The government’s response will be a litmus test of the extent to which it genuinely upholds the principle of equality before the law or is so dominated by the fear of ‘giving offense’ that it will continue to allow these women to suffer in ways which would make our suffragettes turn in their graves.”
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Admin Thu 09 Apr 2015, 6:21 pm

UK: Grandson of prominent Islamic scholar joins the Islamic State
“Just ordinary Yorkshire lads.” That is probably true, in today’s Britain. Lads like these are all too ordinary, and that is why free Britain is in its death throes.
Meanwhile, Hassan Munshi’s grandfather is a respected Islamic scholar who is involved with a Sharia court. What does he teach? Is anyone tracking his sermons and sharia court rulings? Or is that kind of law enforcement activity forbidden in dhimmi Britain?
“Just ‘Ordinary Yorkshire Lads': Parents of Young Jihadi Terror Tourists Shocked at Syria Disappearance,” by Liam Deacon, Breitbart, 8 Apr 2015 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Britain’s latest ISIS terror recruit is a resident of Britain’s most racially-segregated town and the brother of this country’s youngest convicted terrorist.
Labour’s junior justice minister Shahid Malik dismissed any link, saying, “Lightning stuck twice.”
Hassan Munshi, 17, from the Islamic enclave of Savile Town in Dewsbury is probably already in Syria. He is the grandson of prominent local Islamic scholar Yakub Munshi, who was reportedly the driving force behind the creation of Dewsbury’s first sharia court.
The boy and a jihadi neighbor and childhood friend told their parents they were going on a school trip over the Easter break, but are thought to have taken a flight to a Turkish resort near the border with Syria.
In a joint statement the two families said: “These were just two ordinary Yorkshire lads who enjoyed the things that all young people enjoy at their age.” They added, “naturally, we are in a state of profound shock and are trying to come to terms with the predicament we find ourselves in.”
In 2008 Hassan’s older brother, Hammad Munshi, was just 15 when he joined a terror cell believed to have been plotting against the royal family. He was found to have downloaded instructions for bomb making and was stashing notes about martyrdom fantasies under his bed. He returned to the family home four years ago and is said to be “reformed.”
Six years ago, at the time of the older brother’s arrest, local MP Shahid Malik said; “It is a real wake-up call for parents because there is a real need to be vigilant, especially when their kids are on the Internet… It is a real wake-up call to how older jihadists can prey on vulnerable young people.”
All are from Savile Town in Dewsbury, which is 98.7% Asian and has been described as the most segregated area of Britain. A Deobandi school of Islam that was founded in colonial India, specifically to oppose western culture, dominates the town. Mohammad Sidique Khan, the leader of the group responsible for the 7 July 2005 bombings in London, grew up in the area.
Savile is host to one of the largest mosques in the country where Hassan’s grandfather is reportedly a senior figure. It is the European headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat, a Debandi revivalist movement whose mandate is, according to leading advocate Ebrahim Rangooni, to save the Muslim world “from the culture and civilisation of the Jews and the Christians…” To this end, he suggested cultivating, “such hatred for their ways as human beings have to urine and excrement.”
David Cameron has said he is concerned that the Turkish Airline let the boys on the flight and called for “new proportionate arrangements,” such as temporary passport seizure powers, to ensure wannabe jihadists can’t leave.

Admin Tue 31 Mar 2015, 3:47 pm

Preacher Fined for 'Emotional Harm' Caused by Quoting Levitical Law Against Homosexuality

(CN) -- A street preacher in the UK who was charged with making “homophobic” remarks has been declared guilty of breaking English law and must pay a fine for his speech, including to a man to whom he quoted Scripture from the book of Leviticus.
As previously reported, Mike Overd, a street preacher for five years, was accused of speaking against homosexuality and Islam last June and July on two separate occasions. He was leveled with two charges of using threatening and abusive words, and a charge of causing racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress under the Public Order Act.

A police officer had appeared on local television last fall to urge residents to record Overd’s speech as it had been reported that he was causing offense.
“I’d advise people that if they’re offended to record any incident on their mobile phone and send it to us,” Sgt. Neil Kimmins told reporters.
During his trial last week, Overd presented two videos as evidence to what occurred as he was preaching from the Bible on the street. In one of the clips, a woman with a little boy approaches Overd and says that she wants to ask him a question. The woman then opines that God loves homosexuals.
“Just because I don’t like their sins does not mean I don’t like them,” Overd says as he continues preaching.
In another video, a police officer approaches the street preacher and tells him that he has received complaints for making “homophobic” statements.
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“If I hear one homophobic word out of your mouth here today, I will arrest you,” the officer threatens, advising Overd that he has freedom of speech, but may not offend others.
On Monday, Judge Shamim Qureshi, a Muslim who also serves as the presiding judge at the Sharia law-based Muslim Arbitration Tribunal, declared Overd guilty of violating the Public Order Act for his remarks about homosexuality.
“The judge at Bristol Crown Court told him that he should not have used the particular verse in the Bible—Leviticus 20:13—because it uses the word ‘abomination,'” reports the UK-based publication Christian Today. “The judge suggested that there were other verses he could have chosen if he wanted to talk about what the Bible says about homosexuality.”
“All people exercise their right of speech and religion and this country’s laws protect their rights to do so. On the other hand, Mr Overd asks me to interpret the law to endorse his desire to shout, bully, and berate members of the public until they convert to his branch of Christianity,” Qureshi said. “Ironically, those who complained about him at court were Christians.”
“I cannot interpret the law in the way Mr. Overd and his legal team ask,” he continued. “Such a decision would not be the upholding of equal human rights and would be seized upon by fundamentalists and extremists to be the first step to public disorder.”
Overd was fined 1,400 British pounds, the equivalent of approximately $2,090 dollars, part of which was to go to a homosexual man to whom he had quoted the Scripture. The street preacher initially resisted the fine, but was then threatened with jail time if he did not comply.
“Your judgement is flawed and way out of line,” Overd told Qureshi. “You will answer to the same God as me.”
Libby Towell of the Christian Legal Centre, which provided representation for Overd said that she found the ruling to be “shocking.”
“It’s [come down to] now going through the Bible, saying that some parts shouldn’t be spoken about and might cause emotional harm,” she noted. “There’s been a concerted campaign to stop him speaking the word of God on the streets of Taunton. Today was the result that the police had been looking for.”
While Overd was convicted in regard to his speech on homosexuality, he was acquitted for speaking against Islam on the streets.

Admin Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:53 pm

UK Groups Circulate Declaration of Appreciation for Israel as Safe Haven for Christians
MARCH 10, 2015 3:47 PM
JNS.org – British Christian groups are circulating a declaration expressing appreciation for Israel as a safe haven for Middle East Christians, support for bolstering ties with the Jewish state, and a call to combat antisemitism.
Called the “Shalom Declaration,” the document states, “We deeply appreciate that Israel is the only country in the Middle East which extends freedom of worship to all its citizens and where the Christian community is growing,” the UK-based Jewish News reported.
“We grieve and stand with families in Israel and the wider Middle East, who have lost loved ones and with all who are persecuted by the rise of violent extremism and intolerance in the region,” the document adds.
The declaration also calls on Christians and UK leaders to work to combat the growing threat of antisemitism and forge closer British-Israeli relations.
Antisemitic incidents in the UK reached their highest levels ever in 2014, according to a report by the British watchdog group Community Security Trust.
The declaration has been endorsed by several Christian organizations, including Christian Friends of Israel and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, as well as individual churches and prayer groups.
“Sadly, we often hear of negativity [about Israel] from elements within the churches in the UK. The Shalom Declaration is a powerful reminder we have strong friends in the Christian community. They wish to promote the cause of peace in a way which recognizes Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East,” said Steven Jaffe, a consultant with the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
The declaration is expected to be signed by more than 800 Christians at a gathering in Westminster later this month, in addition to signing opportunities for Christians at an Edinburgh Friends of Israel event and a Christian event in Northern Ireland.

Admin Wed 25 Mar 2015, 11:30 pm

UK: Theresa May, appeaser of jihadis, tells jihadis “the game is up”
Theresa May has long accommodated, appeased, and capitulated the jihad force.Will May lift our ban? Don’t hold your kaffir breath
UK: Theresa May, appeaser of jihadis, tells jihadis “the game is up”, Jihad Watch, March 23, 2015
In reality, the game was up long ago, when Theresa May and David Cameron opted to hound and demonize opponents of jihad terror, and coddle and appease jihad terrorists. This attempt to appear to be adopting a tough stance is far too late and just for show. Electioneering already, Theresa? It won’t matter in any case: whatever the outcome of elections at any time, future generations of free Britons, if there are any, will curse your name for delivering their country so easily and willingly into the hands of those who were determined to make it over into an authoritarian Sharia state.
“Theresa May tells Islamist extremists: ‘The game is up,’” by Steven Swinford, the Telegraph, March 23, 2015 (thanks to John):
Theresa May will today tell radical Islamists that the “game is up” and that they were no longer tolerated in Britain as she sets out Tory plans for a crackdown on extremism.
The Home Secretary is expected to say that a future Conservative government target Sharia law, change the rules on granting citizenship to ensure people embrace British values and introduce “banning orders” for extremist groups.
Radicals will also be barred from working unsupervised with children amid fears that young people are being brainwashed, while staff at job centres will be required to identify vulnerable claimants who may become targets for radicalisation.
In a speech in London she will invite all moderate Muslims to join her in exposing the “hatred, bigotry and ignorance” of extremists who seek to undermine the values of democracy, equality and free speech.
The new counter-extremism policy is aimed at tackling radical preachers and individuals who try to brainwash young Muslims and encourage them to embrace extremist views.
Battle-hardened and vengeful, 300 jihadists are back in Britain
We can debate the extremists, listen to them, scream and shout and insult them. But we must never ban them
She will say that a “small but significant” number of people in Britain are trying to undermine the nation’s values and create a “clash of civilisations”.
She will cite the Trojan Horse plot to take over state schools in Birmingham, corruption in Tower Hamlets in East London and the use of Sharia law being used to discriminate against women.
She will also condemn hate preachers, the practice of gender segregation at some universities and the thousands of “honour” crimes committed every year.
Mrs May will say: “Extremism is not something that can just be ignored. It cannot be wished away. It must be tackled head on. Because where extremism takes root the consequences are clear. Women’s rights are eroded. There is discrimination on the basis of race and sexuality.
“There is no longer equal access to the labour market, to the law, or to wider society. Communities become segregated and cut off from one another. Intolerance, hatred and bigotry become normalised. Trust is replaced by fear, reciprocity by envy, and solidarity by division.
“Where they seek to divide us, our values are what unite us. Where they seek to dictate, lecture and limit opportunity, our values offer young people hope and the chance to succeed. The extremists have no vision for Britain that can sustain the dreams and ambitions of its people. Theirs is a negative, depressing and in fact absurd view of the world – and it is one we know that in the end we can expose and defeat.”
She will appeal to “every single person in Britain” to join her in a new “partnership” to celebrate British values and defeat ignorance.
She will say: “But to those people who do not want to join this new partnership, to those who choose consciously to reject our values and the basic principles of our society, the message is equally clear. The game is up.
“We will no longer tolerate your behaviour. We will expose your hateful beliefs for what they are. Where you seek to spread hate, we will disrupt you. Where you break the law, we will prosecute you.Where you seek to divide us, we will stand united. And together, we will defeat you.”
The Home Secretary will say that a future Conservative government will commission an independent review into the operation of Sharia courts in Britain, while councils will be ordered to “take steps to ensure the safeguarding of children in hithero unregulated places”, such as tuition centres.
British values will form “an integral part of applying for a visa” which even visitors will have to comply with.
The Home Secretary will also introduce “banning orders” for extremist groups, which would make it a criminal offence to be a member of or raise funds for a group that spreads or promotes hatred. The maximum sentence could be up to 10 years in prison.
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