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| Is Bakri Holding On To The Rope Of Allah Or Her Majesty's Coat Tails? |
| 2005-01-20 |
| Jihad Unspun UK's Shiekh Omar Bakri Mohammed is once again under fire; this time for holding a secret rally where he allegedly encouraged his followers to join Al-Qaida and for comments he has allegedly made in his Paltalk chat room that Britain has become a Dar ul-Harb or "land of war". JUS first learned of the secret conference from sources close to Bakri some weeks ago. At that time, it was originally planned to be as a pubic press conference to announce the formation of Al-Qaida in Britain however is appears that Bakri took a more toned down approach. Holding a secret conference on January 8th under the guise of health conference titled Women's Dawah UK held at the Quakers Friends Meeting House in Central London, some 600 people attended and were shown special presentations including footage from September 11th attacks on the US. The Quakers who rented the group the facility and who are known their non-violence stance told Reuters they were outraged to learn of the event that took place. While sources told JUS that many foreign press representatives attended, including the Washington Times, this proved to be false. Who did attend were two UPI reporters and a Times reporter under cover who taped the speeches by Bakri and other presenters and then went public with accusations of inciting violence. Since the demise of his group Al-Muhajiroun "for the purposes of unity", Bakri has continued his nightly sermons in his Paltalk room which he has been conducting for some time. This chat room is now being monitored by Britian's anti-terrorism police and pressure is being put on the ISP who hosts Paltalk in the US to end this venue. As of last night, sources close to Bakri say he is now being hunted down by police however it is unlikely any action will be taken against him. While over 4000 Muslims are being held in UK prisons, most without charge and clerics such as Sheikh Abu Hamza Al-Masry and Sheik Faisal have been sentenced for merely reading the words of the Quran, Bakri has been left to operate openly. Sheikh Faisal was accused of hate crimes for what the judge claimed was inciting Moslem youth to hate Jews and Christians, train in the use of arms, and establishing Islamic Shariah by any means necessary, including killing. Sheikh Faisal had this to say to the judge: "I have been conveying to my fellow Moslems what Allah has revealed to us in the Holy Book, Qura'an. So if conveying the message of Allah to All mankind is a crime in your eyes, then it is clear to me that Allah, His messenger, and the Qura'an are on trial here."Sheikh Faisal received a nine year sentence. Bakri on the other hand, took an entirely different position when the British government and Zionist organizations were putting heat on him and his followers. He announced over and over that he advocates no violence against the British government or its citizens. According to Omar Bakri, he and his followers are under a permanent covenant with the British government. According to this covenant, Omar Bakri and his followers will enjoy the convenience of living in the UK without being harassed by the British security force. In exchange for that, he and his followers will advocate no violence in the UK. In Islam there is no compulsion nor compromises and there are specific rules that govern covenants which a "permanent" covenant fails to meet. Further Bakri had long been used by British authorities as a means of gaging the pulse of "radicle Islam" in the UK. While it appeared that Bakri may have finally dismissed his "permanent covenant with the UK, media reports this morning quoted Bakri backpedaling. He has now denied calling for young British Muslims to take up arms and join al-Qaida in an interview with GMTV. "That's not true. Definitely I have very strong beliefs and maybe some controversial views." He said he was giving examples of groups "not necessarily a call inciting people to take any actions". He also said "And the word weapon...ask any Muslims...it doesn't mean always fighting." As of last night, the Times was reporting that there is investigation into accusations of fraud against Bakri who has been receiving social security benefits however this accusation could not be verified. A father of seven, Bakri moved to the UK in 1985 after being deported from Saudi Arabia because of his membership of a banned group. He has enjoyed save haven in the UK every since. As long as Bakri continues to cooperate with the the UK's home office and flip flop on his position, it is unlikely there will be any serious outcome to any of these latest allegations. May Allah hasten the release of the noble scholars who have stood their ground in the face of the enemy. Ameen. |
| Posted by:tipper |