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January 5, 2007
UK: Al-Muhajiroun Islamist Guilty Of Soliciting Murder
Umran Javed is a former member of the Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun. When Al-Muhajiroun was officially disbanded in October 2004 by its founder, Omar Bakri Mohammed, the members re-grouped under new names, the Saviour Sect and Al Ghurabaa (the strangers).
The heads of Al Ghurabaa and the Saviour Sect were former lawyer Anjem Choudary and Trevor Brooks, aka Omar Brooks aka Abu Izadeen. In November 2005, Choudary, Izzadeen and other former Al-Muhajiroun members formed a new group called Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah.
On February 3 2005, as a protest against the Danish cartoons of the founder of Islam, Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah staged a controversial protest.
Gathering outside the Regents Park Mosque, a group of 200 to 300 Muslims then marched to the Danish Embassy in Sloane Square, Chelsea, west London. Demonstrators notoriously carried placards, which had been made by a hijab-clad woman connected to the organisers. These bore slogans such as: "Behead those who insult Islam", "Europe. Take some lessons from 9/11", "Europe you will pay. Demolition is on its way", "Europe you will pay. Your extermination is on its way," "Slay those who insult Islam," "Butcher those who insult Islam."
Various speakers addressed the group in their protests, and there were calls of support for Al Qaeda. At the time of the protest, which can be viewed on video HERE, there were no arrests made, which led to questions being raised in the Houses of Parliament. One video of the protest showed police even threatening to arrest a man who said that the protest was illegal. The policeman admonished the man, telling him that the Muslims "had a right" to protest. Legally they did not.
The February 3 protest had been organized by Anjem Choudary as leader of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah. On July 4 2006, Choudary was given a trivial fine at Bow Street Magistrates' Court for organizing the illegal protest. He was ordered to pay only £500 ($921) and £300 court costs ($553).
Choudary had been arrested with four others on March 15 after public and political outrage demanded the police act to enforce the law, rather than ignoring it.
The others who were arrested were Uman Javed, aged 26, from Birmingham, who was charged with soliciting murder. Abdul Rahman Saleem (aka Abu Yahya), aged 31, was charged with "using words likely to stir up racial hatred". Omar Zaheer, 26, was charged under the Public Order Act. The others were Mizanur Rahman and Abdul Muhid. All were former Al-Muhajiroun members.
All four except for Muhid (who has been charged with violence on various occasions but not convicted) were allowed bail.
On November 1, Mizanur Rahman became one of the four protesters to be charged over comments and actions made at Sloane Square on February 3.
As is typical of former Al-Muhajiroun members, violence broke out outside the Old Bailey's Central Criminal Court where Mizanur Rahman's trial was being held. Members of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah carried placards, which read: "Cartoonist free at large, protesters criminalised", "Freedom to insult Mohammed, no freedom to defend his honour", "Biased government, biased CPS, biased police, biased judges." Females wearing face-veils carried placards which read: "Shariah - the only option for the UK."
Choudary preached on a megaphone, while Abu Izzadeen heckled reporters and police. Choudary announced: "Islam is the fastest growing belief in the UK, the fastest growing belief in Europe and the fastest growing belief around the world."
The protest became violent as one of the Muslims assaulted a cameraman. As police arrested the individual who had carried out the assault, three protesters interfered. One policeman was punched in the face, another had his helmet ripped off.
The four Muslims were arrested. Choudary, a former lawyer, said later: "We should not be surprised at people doing something like 7/7. How else do you expect Muslims to express themselves? We are a community under siege. It's going to blow up one day in everyone's faces."
A week later, on November 7, 23-year old Mizanur Rahman was found guilty of inciting racial hatred. He had also been charged with inciting murder, but the jury were unable to reach a majority verdict on this count.
Rahman had carried two placards, bearing the words "Behead those who insult Islam" and "Annihilate those who insult Islam".
Prosecutor David Perry told the jury that Rahman had taken a megaphone and was recorded stating: "Oh Allah, we want to see another 9/11 in Iraq, another 9/11 in Denmark, another 9/11 in Spain, in France, all over Europe. Oh Allah, destroy all of them, Amen."
He had also called out: "Bomb, bomb France. Bomb, bomb France. Nuke, nuke France. Nuke, nuke France," and had urged the "indiscriminate killing" of troops in Iraq.
Rahman had also told the assembled protesters: "We don't want to see them in Baghdad or in Iraq any more. We want to see them coming home in body bags. We want to see their blood running in the streets of Baghdad and Fallujah."
"We want to see the Mujahideen shoot down their planes like the way they shoot down birds. We want to see their tanks burnt, just like we burn their flags."
"We want to see their freedoms destroyed. We want to see all of them removed from Muslim land. Oh, Allah don't leave any of them alive in Iraq, don't leave any of them alive in Afghanistan, don't leave any of them standing in France."
Umran Javed's trial began on January 2. Javed, of Washwood Heath Road in Birmingham had told the crowd via a megaphone, that Zarqawi "would be coming back", and said that disbelievers (non-Muslims) should learn from the case of Theo van Gogh. Van Gogh was murdered in Amsterdam on November 2, 2004.
Prosecutor David Perry said: "He addressed the crowd in terms which encouraged killing and incited racial hatred. The words used were straightforward and plain. If you shout out 'Bomb, bomb Denmark; bomb, bomb USA', there is no doubt about what you intend your audience to understand. The prosecution case is that the defendant was clearly encouraging people to commit murder - terrorist killing."
"It is not about freedom of expression, but it is not surprising there are rules against encouraging others to kill or incite racial hatred."
Perry told the court that Javed had accused "non-believers of declaring war against Islam and the Muslim community... He said disbelievers would pay a heavy price... and said Denmark would pay with blood."
When Javed's home was raided six weeks after the Sloane Square protest, a leaflet had been found, entitled Kill Them by the Sword Wherever They Are.
Nine other documents were seized. The pamphlet about killing with the sword appears to be an extension of the tract which appeared on Al Ghurabaa's website in February, which shall be reproduced at the foot of this article.
Today, according to the BBC, Umran Javed (pictured) has been found guilty of soliciting murder. He was also found guilty of inciting racial hatred. He will be sentenced in April.
There were noises from the public gallery from his Islamist supporters, and one man was escorted out of the courtroom. Anjem Choudary, who had used a megaphone in September to berate Catholic worshippers at Westminster Cathedral and had said that Pope Benedict should be executed, was not happy with the verdict.
Even though Choudary did not receive criminal charges for saying the Pope should die, he whined that Muslims in Britain were "second class citizens" and could not get a "fair trial". He said: "Muslims are demonised and vilified. This is a failure of capitalism, of democracy and the freedom of speech."
As well as being a liar, Choudary seems to forget that he was given a trivial fine for organizing the February 3 demonstration, he received no punishment for stating that the Pope should die, and that Umran Javed received no punishment when he placed color posters around Birmingham in August 2003, which glorified the 9/11 hijackers. These posters showed images of the 9/11 hijackers, with the headline "The Magnificent 19". They also depicted Osama bin Laden.
Umran Javed had defended displaying these posters, in his role as spokesman for Al-Muhajiroun (the migrants). He had said about these posters: "For us to air our views with regard to this issue, should in fact fall into the category freedom of speech. I don't see how people should have a problem with it. We believe what these individuals carried out on September 11 was an extraordinary event."
It seems that finally, despite what Anjem Choudary says, some extreme Muslims are getting the punishments which should have been handed out years ago.
Below is an example of the material that appeared on the website of Al Ghurabaa, before the group (and also the Saviour Sect aka the Saved Sect) became banned on July 17 by home secretary John Reid. The group Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah, which contains exactly the same members, has not been banned.
The police claimed that they had not made any arrests on February 3 because they did not want to create a situation of violence, which is why they allowed the incitement to take place. They also claimed that they had video evidence which could be used to prosecute individuals, even though a large many of the protesters wore kefftieh, Arabic headscarves, wrapped around their faces.
On April 26 police released a photograph of three demonstrators (below) whom they wished to question, who had appeared at the February 3 protest. Showing how inefficient their "video surveillance" has been, the three men shown in the photograph (below) have never been arrested, and have therefore received no retribution whatsoever.
Kill those who insult the Prophet Muhammad (saw)
The kuffar in their sustained crusade against Islam and Muslims have yet again displayed their hatred towards us this time by attacking the honour of our beloved Messenger Muhammad (saw). In September 2005 the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 10 cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad (saw) which were later republished by a Norwegian paper Magazinet. Until now both governments have refused to denounce the drawings and to condemn the publication of them.
Denmark has a history of blasphemy against Islam, only in August did radio presenter Kaj Wilhelmsen say that all fanatical Muslims should be exterminated and the rest should be kicked out of Europe. Last year the queen of Denmark aired her disapproval of Islam and for those 'whom religion is their entire life'. Prior to this the Danish government issued the right to dismiss a Muslim woman from working in a supermarket for wearing the hijab. Furthermore Denmark is an ally of the war in .
Both governments claim that one of their underlying principles is the freedom of speech and that everyone is free to speak their mind and to voice their opinions openly. They claim that the publication of these cartoons is a mere expression of ones opinions falling within the framework of the law.....
...This should come as no surprise to the Muslims because this is the exact and true nature of the kuffar that Allah (swt) has informed us of in the Quran. The kuffar will never have respect for our deen, they will never honour it and will always seek to ridicule and disparage it. At every opportunity they will try to attack and belittle it whilst concealing the greater hatred they have for it in their hearts. This is also evident throughout the history of Islam where the kuffar carried out similar acts to try and defame Islam. Allah (swt) tells us that;
At the time of the Messenger Muhammad (saw) there were individuals like these who dishonoured and insulted him upon whom the Islamic judgement was executed. Such people were not tolerated in the past and throughout the history of Islam were dealt with according to the Shariah. Ka'ab ibn Ashraf was assassinated by Muhammad ibn Maslamah for harming the Messenger Muhammad (saw) by his words, Abu Raafi' was killed by Abu Ateeq as the Messenger ordered in the most evil of ways for swearing at the prophet, Khalid bin Sufyaan was killed by Abdullah bin Anees who cut off his head and brought it to the prophet for harming the Messenger Muhammad (saw) by his insults, Al-Asmaa bintu Marwaan was killed by Umayr bin Adi' al-Khatmi, a blind man, for writing poetry against the prophet and insulting him in it, Al-Aswad al-Ansi was killed by Fairuz al-Daylami and his family for insulting the Messenger Muhammad (saw) and claiming to be a prophet himself.
Shortly after these incidents the people began to realise that insulting the Messenger of Allah (saw) was not something to be taken lightly and that by doing so would mean that you would be killed for it, a concept that many have seem to forgotten .
The insulting of the Messenger Muhammad (saw) is something that the Muslims cannot and will not tolerate and the punishment in Islam for the one who does so is death. This is the sunnah of the prophet and the verdict of Islam upon such people, one that any Muslim is able execute. The response of the Muslims all over the world shows us the inability to deal with such people, the kuffar are attacking our Messenger and are allowed to get away with it whilst the Muslims have no power to do anything about it. The leaders of the Muslim world have no care for the deen of Islam as they are busy cementing their seats content with their power and wealth. Where are the Muhammad ibn Maslamah's of our ummah who will ?
But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion with disapproval and criticism then fight (you) the leaders of disbelief - for surely their oaths are nothing to them - so that they may stop (evil actions). [9:12]
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at January 5, 2007 7:42 PM
Comments
It's a ludicrous defence for these muslims to claim freedom of speech when they were protesting against the cartoonists having freedom of speech! However I cannot blame Islamists for mistaking passive liberal tolerance for what I call true western values. Passive liberalism is what replaced the truly progressive modernist western values we used to have before political correctness.
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at January 6, 2007 10:07 PM
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