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January 27, 2008

UK: Foreign Office Approves Visit By Anti-Semitic Muslim Fascist

Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an Islamofascist. He is also an enemy of the West. Such statements are not idle jibes. Qaradawi is the "spiritual leader" of the Muslim Brotherhood, an organization whose previous luminaries included Amin al-Husseini (1895 - 1974), the Mufti of Jerusalem.

Husseini organized fatal attacks upon Jews while Mufti, during the time of Britain's Palestinian Mandate. Husseini went to Nazi Germany where he met Hitler and became involved with Adolph Eichmann. Husseini was employed to recruit Muslims to join the 13th division of Himmler's Waffen SS. He also encouraged Eichmann to ignore a "prisoner exchange" of Polish prisoners and Jewish children. As a result, thousands of Jewish children were sent to their deaths at Theresienstadt concentration camp.

The Muslim Brotherhood itself, despite all attempts by leftists and liberals to portray it otherwise, is a fascist organization. It has aims to place the whole world under Islamic control. Anyone who believes that the Muslim Brotherhood is not a fascist organization should read Milestones by Sayyid Qutb. This man, who was the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual emir from the early 1950s until his execution in 1965, also wrote a work in 1950 called "Our struggle with the Jews" in which his anti-Semitism was revealed.

Here, Qutb wrote that "Allah brought Hitler to rule over them (the Jews)". He wished the worst upon the Jews - "Allah bring down upon the Jews people who will mete out to them the worst kind of punishment, as confirmation of his unequivocal promise."

In 2001, Qaradawi issued a fatwa supporting suicide bombings against Israeli civilians, which was deemed so important it was placed on the website of Hamas (itself a Muslim Brotherhood-founded organization). In 2003, Qaradawi extended this fatwa to claim it was Islamically justified for women to become suicide bombers.

On his own website, Qaradawi gave his support for the kidnappings of Israeli soldiers such as those that led to the conflict between Hizbollah and Israel and Lebanon in the summer of 2006. He states: "It is the duty of every Muslim to support this resistance against the Israeli enemy."

Qaradawi believes homosexuals should be killed. He has reiterated this point several times. What is less well known is that he told the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram Al-Arabi that those who leave Islam (murtads or apostates) should be executed.

In 2004, Qaradawi sanctioned the assassination of American civilians in Iraq. MEMRI recorded his statements at the Egyptian Journalists' Union convention in Cairo: "All of the Americans in Iraq are combatants, there is no difference between civilians and soldiers, and one should fight them, since the American civilians came to Iraq in order to serve the occupation. The abduction and killing of Americans in Iraq is a [religious] obligation so as to cause them to leave Iraq immediately."

Qaradawi has denied on the Islamic website IslamOnline, of which Qaradawi is the "spiritual adviser", that he made such a "fatwa".

He clarified: "Fighting the American invaders in Iraq is an obligation. I oppose any nation that invades other countries irrespective of its religion. I say fighting the American invaders is a must endorsed by heavenly religions and international agreements. If there are US civilians in Iraq, they are treated in accordance with the Islamic tenets which stipulate the killing of civilians is forbidden, but those who fight the Iraqis must be killed as they are invaders."

His fatwas are regularly reprinted on IslamOnline. Yet this website, of which Qaradawi is the "spiritual adviser" would be the first to throw the jibe of "Islamophobe" in the direction of any kaffir who dared to even slightly criticize the outdated, sexist and intolerant aspects of Islam. Or those who would prefer not to have Muslim "invaders" in their lands, such as the native people of West Papua, undemocratically annexed into Indonesia in 1969. Or the non-Muslims of the Moluccan (Spice Islands), similarly absorbed into Muslim Indonesia in 1949.

In 2006, MEMRI transcribed his speech on Qatar TV which he made on February 25 of that year. He said of the aggression against Israel: "Our war with the Jews is over land, brothers. We must understand this. If they had not plundered our land, there wouldn't be a war between us."

"They must not allow anyone to take a single piece of land away from Islam. That is what we are fighting the Jews for. We are fighting them... Our religion commands us... We are fighting in the name of religion, in the name of Islam, which makes this Jihad an individual duty, in which the entire nation takes part, and whoever is killed in this [Jihad] is a martyr. This is why I ruled that martyrdom operations are permitted, because he commits martyrdom for the sake of Allah, and sacrifices his soul for the sake of Allah.

"We do not disassociate Islam from the war. On the contrary, disassociating Islam from the war is the reason for our defeat. We are fighting in the name of Islam."

"They fight us with Judaism, so we should fight them with Islam. They fight us with the Torah, so we should fight them with the Koran. If they say 'the Temple,' we should say 'the Al-Aqsa Mosque.' If they say: 'We glorify the Sabbath,' we should say: 'We glorify the Friday.' This is how it should be. Religion must lead the war. This is the only way we can win."

Qaradawi supports the mutilation of women's genitals, popularly known as FGM, claiming that it is Islamically preferable to do so, though not necessarily an Islamic obligation.

This bizarre individual in December 2003 even issued a fatwa that condemned Pokemon, because according to him, it endorses evolution. He was responding to a 2001 Saudi fatwa which outlawed Pokemon cards as they "promoted Zionism and involved gambling".

Qaradawi is barred from entering the United States, even though he was registered as a trustee of the Islamic Society of Boston, which is currently building America's largest mosque in Roxborough, Boston.

He has recently been under restrictions from entering Britain. In 2004, London's leftist mayor Ken Livingstone invited Qaradawi to London, despite protestations by Jews (Ken seems ambivalent in his relation to Jews) and homosexuals (Ken loves homosexuals, unless they disagree with him).

Livingstone's bizarre endorsements of Qaradawi went a step further in September 2005, when he compared the Islamofascist cleric to Pope John XXIII. This Pope, who headed the Catholic church from 1958 to 1963, convened the Second Vatican Council, which introduced far-reaching reforms.

Livingstone said: "Sheik Qaradawi is I think very similar to the position of Pope John XXIII. An absolutely sane Islamist.... Of all the Muslim leaders in the world today, Sheikh Qaradawi is the most powerfully progressive force for change and for engaging Islam with western values."

Today, the Observer states that Qaradawi, who is now 81, is ill. He has previously had medical treatment in France. The fascist cleric has decided he wants to come to London and has filed an application. The Observer claims that senior civil servants in the Home Office and the Foreign Office have urged ministers to allow Qaradawi to come to Britain. There is no mention if Qaradawi is expected to receive free health care from the National Health Service, which is funded by taxpayers.

It is not surprising that the Foreign Office wishes Qaradawi to come to Britain, as this government department is currently pandering to the Islamofascists of the Muslim Brotherhood.

In July 2006 it was revealed that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) had spent 300,000 pounds ($550,863) of British taxpayers' money on funding an Islamic conference at the Ceylan InterContinental Hotel in Istanbul. Among the guests were Qaradawi and his wife. The FCO had paid for Qaradawi to fly from his home in Qatar to the conference, for his stay in a five star hotel and for his return flight home.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office each year spends 8.5 million pounds on its "Engaging With the Islamic World Group", which is headed by a former student Islamist by name of Mockbul Ali. His family came to Britain from Bangladesh. In July 2006, this individual approved the visit to Britain of Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, an Islamofascist from Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party. Sayeedi's party has links with the Muslim Brotherhood and has been involved in massacres of Hindus during Bangladesh's 1971 war for independence. It also gave village girls to Pakistani soldiers to be used as sex slaves. Sayeedi himself has condemned Hindus as excrement, and said that Western soldiers in Iraq should convert to Islam or die.

On July 14, 2005, barely a week after Islamofascists had blown themselves up on three London Underground trains and one Number 30 bus, killing 52 innocent people, Mockbul Ali had written a letter in which he suggested that Qaradawi should be allowed into Britain.

This is Mockbul Ali's letter from that time:

14 July 2005

Shaykh Yusuf Al Qaradawi

ISSUE

1 The Home Office has asked for FCO views on whether Qatari based cleric Shaykh Yusuf Al Qaradawi should be excluded from the UK, and and possible consequences.

TIMING

2 Immediate. The issue would become urgent if Al Qaradawi decided to travel to the UK.

RECOMMENDATION

3 I recommend that, on balance, the Foreign Secretary agree for the FCO to advise that AL Qaradawi should not be excluded from the United Kingdom given his influence in relation to our foreign policy objectives. CTPD agree. DG Political has commented that "Having individuals like Qaradawi on our side should be our aim. Excluding them won't help."

ARGUMENT

4 The Home Secretary has endorsed a recommendation from the Foreign Secretary not to exclude another prominent Muslim scholar - Tariq Ramadan who was the subject of negative tabloid attention. Qaradawi is a more difficult case, but similar arguments apply.

5 The Foreign Secretary may recall the negative media storm during Al Qaradawi's visit to the UK last year at the invitation of Ken Livingstone. The media highlighted Qaradawi's controversial views on suicide bombers in Palestine and his view that Coalition presence in Iraq was an illegal operation. Qaradawi has argued that the Palestinians see suicide bombing in Israel as the only weapon left available to them in the face of oppression. On Iraq, ahead of Operation Telic, he issued a Fatwa banning the use of Islamic lands and facilities to assist Coalition forces, and said it should be an individual obligation for all Muslims to confront and resist the invaders (see annex 1).

6 We certainly do not agree with Qaradawi's views on Israel and Iraq - but we have to recognise that they are not unusual or even exceptional amongst Muslims. In fact it is correct to say that these views are shared by a majority of Muslims in the Middle East and the UK. Refusing entry on these grounds would also open up a Pandora's box in relation to entry clearance for others in the Muslim world.

7 On the issue of the terrorist attacks in London, Qaradawi was one of the first international Qarsdawi was one* of the first international Muslim scholars to Issue a clear statement of condemnation, He has said "We were dumbfounded by the grave news of the London bombings which killed tens and wounded hundreds of innocent people who committed no evil", Qaradawi stressed that these "black actions' run counter to the teachings of Islam and has called for other scholars to afso condemn the attacks.

6 While there would undoubtedly be tabloid media pressure in current circumstances to ban Qaradawi, we need to consider his status and influence within the islamic world. To act against Qaradawi would alienate significant and influential members of the global Muslim community. In recognition of the fact, the US have started dialogue with him in Qatar. He is the leading mainstream and influential Islamic authority in the Middle East and increasingly in Europe, with an extremely large popular following and regular shows on Al Jazeera. He is involved in a number of high profile mainstream Muslim bodies and initiatives. Only last week, Qaradawi issued a strong fatwa of support for the 'Amman Message' championed personally by King Abdullah in the defence of mainstream Islam against extremism. Other leading Muslim scholars often wait for Qaradawi's lead before issuing any of their own fatwas. His role as Chair of the Council of Scholars will is key in promoting mainstream Islam and countering the AQ narrative.

7. Excluding Qaradawi would give grist to AQ propaganda Of a western vendetta against Muslims and would undermine Qaradawi's counter terrorism messages, Qaradawi would be the first port of call when encouraging statements against terrorism and the killing of Muslim civilians in Iraqi, as requested recently by Iraq Policy Unit. He has repeatedly and authoritatively condemned terrorist attacks - after 9/11, Ball, Madrid, Beslan. the Bigiey kidnapping and recently after the bombings in Qatar, as well as on other occasions. When Qaradawi was accused last year of justifying kidnappings and kidnappings of civilians in Iraq, particularly US civilians, he has firmly stated "I did not issue such a fatwa", In fact Qaradawi was widely reported as 'vehemently opposed to kidnapping and killing innocent civilians' and 'urged the release of four Italian and French individuals recently abducted in Iraq.' (see Annex 1) We could not engage with Qaradawi on counter terrorism or Iraq should there be a decision to exclude him from the UK.

8. Exclusion from the UK would have a negative impact on our relations with British Muslim communities. particularly given the current situation. The Muslim Council of Britain have made it clear they consider Al Qaradawi a mainstream force against extremism. Qaradawi has argued that it is a religious duty on Muslims in the West to integrate and become fully active members of their multicultural societies. The Metropolitan Special Branch Muslim Contact Unit have commented that: "Sheikh Qaradawi has a positive Muslim community impact in the fight against Af Qaida propaganda in the UK," (See Annex 1), Thus assessment is also applicable in the context of the wider Islamic world. By taking such action the UK could turn mainstream Muslim opinion further against the UK and could encourage some to move to violence against British targets.

9. Qaradawi has already passed through legal scrutiny. During his visit to the UK, as a result of a dossier presented by the Board of Deputes on his alleged views, the Crown Prosecution Service looked Into possible prosecution of Qaradawi but found no grounds for action.

BACKGROUND

10. Al Qaradawi is a highly respected Islamic scholar of Egyptian descent who is now based in Qatar and who has Qatari nationality. He last visited London in Juty 2004, although he has previously been visiting the UK for the last 10 years without incident. As the Head of the European Council for Fatwa and Research he convened a meeting of the Council in London to announce the establishment of The International Council of Muslim Clerics. During this visit he was invited to a meeting by London Mayor Ken Livingstone at City Hall.

11. A significant number of the accusations against Qaradawi seemed to have been as a result of a dossier compiled by the Board of Deputies,
based on information from Middle East Media Research institute (MEMRI), The founding President of MEMRI is retired Colonel Yigal Carmon who served for 22 years in Israel's military intelligence service. MEMRI is regularly criticised for selective translation of Arabic reports.

12. Qaradawi has strongly argued the compatibility of Islam and democracy and the need for reform in the Arab world. He was strongly critical of the Taliban's restrictions on women and the destruction of the Bamlyan Buddhas, which he argued were un-Islamic, and has himself faced criticism for caling for greater liberty for women in Islamic societies.

13. Al Qaradawi's religious authority and fatwas- based on a long and established career in Islamic scholarship -strikes a chord throughout the Muslim world. He has participated in a number of Intemational conferences tackling contemporary issues, such as. Islam and democracy, and Improving relatlons between the West and lslamic countries.

NEWS AND PARLIAMEMTARY IMPLICATIONS

14. Whether Al Qaradawi is excluded or not, there will be difficult handling issues. If Qaradarwi is excluded, there will be significant irkterest from the Muslim media - both overseas and domestic - most likely spearheaded by Al Jazeera, as Qaradawi is one of their biggest names and attractions. We would also need to defend a policy decision now to refuse Qaradawi's entry to the UK, despite permitting him to visit in the past. This could also fuel media reports of conspiracy theories - especially in the UK Muslim media - about the involvement of Jewish lobby groups and their influence on British Government policy.

15. If Qaradawi is not excluded and decides to come to the UK, there will be renewed press interest The position can be defended given the clear CPS view that there was no case against Qaradawi. Unless, of course Qaradawi makes any inflammatofy statements while in the UK.

16. In either scenario, there is likely to be interest from Parliamentarians, particularly Muslim MPs and Peers, most of who regard Qaradawi as a mainstream Muslim scholar.

Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at January 27, 2008 5:38 PM

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