By Adrian Morgan
"Clowns" and Acts of Terrorism
Al-Muhajiroun officially lasted from February 1996 until October 2004, continuing as an entity under various other names. The most recent incarnation of the group is "Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah," which like Al-Muhajiroun is headed by Anjem Choudary. Though its core membership never rose above 200 committed members and a few hundred peripheral members, Al-Muhajiroun and its front groups were able to network through Islamic forums to gain further support for their activities.
The group's spiritual leader and founder, Omar Bakri Mohammed (right), had close ties with hook-handed Abu Hamza who occupied the Finsbury Park Mosque and had his own band of activists called "The Supporters of Sharia." The close association between the two clerics allowed a "pooling" of their followers for sharing information, key activities and protests. Despite anti-Western comments by these clerics which provoked media outrage, neither the British police nor MI5 were particularly interested in tackling hate preachers and their followers. Only after the bombings of July 7, 2005 did the Labour government attempt to deal with hate-preaching clerics. The Home Secretary of that time, Charles Clarke, then discovered that the Human Rights Act 1988, introduced by his own government, prevents the easy deportation of foreign radicals. Read more ...
"Clowns" and Acts of Terrorism
Al-Muhajiroun officially lasted from February 1996 until October 2004, continuing as an entity under various other names. The most recent incarnation of the group is "Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah," which like Al-Muhajiroun is headed by Anjem Choudary. Though its core membership never rose above 200 committed members and a few hundred peripheral members, Al-Muhajiroun and its front groups were able to network through Islamic forums to gain further support for their activities.
The group's spiritual leader and founder, Omar Bakri Mohammed (right), had close ties with hook-handed Abu Hamza who occupied the Finsbury Park Mosque and had his own band of activists called "The Supporters of Sharia." The close association between the two clerics allowed a "pooling" of their followers for sharing information, key activities and protests. Despite anti-Western comments by these clerics which provoked media outrage, neither the British police nor MI5 were particularly interested in tackling hate preachers and their followers. Only after the bombings of July 7, 2005 did the Labour government attempt to deal with hate-preaching clerics. The Home Secretary of that time, Charles Clarke, then discovered that the Human Rights Act 1988, introduced by his own government, prevents the easy deportation of foreign radicals. Read more ...
Source: Family Security Matters
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