By Andrew Gilligan
Mayor Boris Johnson has given at least £30,000 of taxpayers' money to an organisation co-controlled by an Islamist "extremist", the Standard can reveal.
Azad Ali praises a spiritual leader of al Qaeda on his blog, denies the Mumbai attacks were "terrorism" and quotes, apparently approvingly, a statement advocating the killing of British troops in Iraq.
He also criticises those Muslims who "tell people that Islam is a religion of peace".
He describes non-Muslims as "sinners" and says Muslims should "hate [non-Muslims'] disbelieving actions".
Mr Ali is the founding chairman, and current treasurer, of the Muslim Safety Forum, a group that has received at least £30,000 from City Hall since Mr Johnson's election last May.
He is also one of the Forum's two directors and its nominated contact for the Charity Commission. Read more ...
Mayor Boris Johnson has given at least £30,000 of taxpayers' money to an organisation co-controlled by an Islamist "extremist", the Standard can reveal.
Azad Ali praises a spiritual leader of al Qaeda on his blog, denies the Mumbai attacks were "terrorism" and quotes, apparently approvingly, a statement advocating the killing of British troops in Iraq.
He also criticises those Muslims who "tell people that Islam is a religion of peace".
He describes non-Muslims as "sinners" and says Muslims should "hate [non-Muslims'] disbelieving actions".
Mr Ali is the founding chairman, and current treasurer, of the Muslim Safety Forum, a group that has received at least £30,000 from City Hall since Mr Johnson's election last May.
He is also one of the Forum's two directors and its nominated contact for the Charity Commission. Read more ...
Source: The Evening Standard
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