Abu Hamza al-Masri: Difference between revisions
m typo |
Anthonydunn (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ⚫ | Muslim cleric Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri is one of the most distinctive radical Islamic figures in Britain. Condemned by many Muslims as too extreme, the former Soho nightclub bouncer denies any involvement in terrorism. The [[Yemen]]i authorities had requested his arrest and extradition, claiming he was linked to plots to bomb targets there, but the British authorities have not complied claiming he will not get a far trial. In 1999 his son Mohammed Mustafa Kamel was sentenced to three years in prison in Yemen for his part in a bombing campaign. |
||
| ⚫ | |||
Abu Hamza, formerly based at Finsbury Park mosque in North London, runs Supporters of Sharia, which is a group dedicated to the rule of Islamic law. In 2003, he addressed a rally in central London called by the radical Islamic group al-Muhajiroun, where members spoke of their support for al-Qaeda. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
Despite Abu Hamza constant preaching of hatred toward the British people and the whole ofwestern civilization in general, he is still free to roam the streets of Britain while raking in £1,030,65 a week in benefits. British taxpayers have so far forked out over one million pound in a bid to remove the maniac from their country, but due to the ridiculus laws and processes put in place by the British goverment is has so far proved very difficult. |
|||
He was one of the leading critics of the January 20, 2003 police raid of the Finsbury Park mosque. |
|||
It has been said that Hamza’s claim to British citizenship, through marriage to Englishwoman Valerie Traverso, is void because she was already wed to another man. Hamza’s initial bid to fund his legal battle with taxpayers’ cash was rejected but his legal team has prolonged the fight by taking out a judicial review, and he could still appeal to the Court of Appeal or the Lords, which could drag on for years. Inaya Banglawala, spokesman for the Muslim Council of Great Britain, said, “This man has alienated the public from Muslims with his vile rants. British Muslims are growing impatient that he is still able to tarnish them with these remarks. He is not welcome at any mosque in the country and we have nothing to do with him.” |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
Abu Hamza also claimed that the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster]] was a sign from God. He said: |
Abu Hamza also claimed that the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster]] was a sign from God. He said: |
||
Revision as of 08:39, 25 April 2004
Muslim cleric Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri is one of the most distinctive radical Islamic figures in Britain. Condemned by many Muslims as too extreme, the former Soho nightclub bouncer denies any involvement in terrorism. The Yemeni authorities had requested his arrest and extradition, claiming he was linked to plots to bomb targets there, but the British authorities have not complied claiming he will not get a far trial. In 1999 his son Mohammed Mustafa Kamel was sentenced to three years in prison in Yemen for his part in a bombing campaign.
Abu Hamza, formerly based at Finsbury Park mosque in North London, runs Supporters of Sharia, which is a group dedicated to the rule of Islamic law. In 2003, he addressed a rally in central London called by the radical Islamic group al-Muhajiroun, where members spoke of their support for al-Qaeda.
Despite Abu Hamza constant preaching of hatred toward the British people and the whole ofwestern civilization in general, he is still free to roam the streets of Britain while raking in £1,030,65 a week in benefits. British taxpayers have so far forked out over one million pound in a bid to remove the maniac from their country, but due to the ridiculus laws and processes put in place by the British goverment is has so far proved very difficult.
It has been said that Hamza’s claim to British citizenship, through marriage to Englishwoman Valerie Traverso, is void because she was already wed to another man. Hamza’s initial bid to fund his legal battle with taxpayers’ cash was rejected but his legal team has prolonged the fight by taking out a judicial review, and he could still appeal to the Court of Appeal or the Lords, which could drag on for years. Inaya Banglawala, spokesman for the Muslim Council of Great Britain, said, “This man has alienated the public from Muslims with his vile rants. British Muslims are growing impatient that he is still able to tarnish them with these remarks. He is not welcome at any mosque in the country and we have nothing to do with him.”
Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri is an extreme Imam formerly based at the Finsbury Park mosque in north London.
Abu Hamza also claimed that the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was a sign from God. He said:
- "These missions would increase the number of satellites for military purposes. It would increase the slavery of governance of other countries by America. It is a punishment from God. Muslims see it that way. It is a trinity of evil because it carried Americans, an Israeli and a Hindu, a trinity of evil against Islam. The fact that the motor of the craft fell on Palestine - all these are messages from God. It is a strong message, for the Israeli, to be taken up there to space and he spoke about the Holocaust, to try to make religious advancement from it and gain some moral high ground, hence you have seen this message over Palestine."
On February 4, 2003 (after being suspended since April 2002) Abu Hamza was dismissed from his position in the mosque by the Charity Commission, the statutory organisation that regulates charities (and hence most places of worship) in England and Wales.