Channel 4 has announced plans to broadcast a sequel to its investigation into extremism in mainstream British mosques, “Undercover Mosque”.
The original Dispatches programme, broadcast in January 2007, sparked controversy when undercover reporters revealed preachers condemning non- Muslims and integration into British society, praising the Taliban for killing British soldiers and calling for the death of homosexuals.
West Midlands police responded by referring the programme to media regulator Ofcom and issuing a statement (with the Crown Prosecution Service) saying that the programme-makers had "heavily edited" the words of the preachers so their meaning was "completely distorted", and accusing the producers of inciting racial hatred. Read more ...
The original Dispatches programme, broadcast in January 2007, sparked controversy when undercover reporters revealed preachers condemning non- Muslims and integration into British society, praising the Taliban for killing British soldiers and calling for the death of homosexuals.
West Midlands police responded by referring the programme to media regulator Ofcom and issuing a statement (with the Crown Prosecution Service) saying that the programme-makers had "heavily edited" the words of the preachers so their meaning was "completely distorted", and accusing the producers of inciting racial hatred. Read more ...
Source: The Centre For Social Cohesion
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