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The Channel 4 documentary provides footage from an undercover Dispatches reporter in various mosques in Britain during 2006, capturing certain ] and speakers as they allegedly: | ||
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| ... proclaim the supremacy of Islam, preach hatred for non-Muslims and for Muslims who do not follow their extreme beliefs - and predict a coming jihad. "An army of Muslims will arise," announces one preacher. Another preacher said British Muslims must "dismantle" British democracy - they must "live like a state within a state" until they are "strong enough to take over."<br><br>... disseminate beliefs about women such as: "Allah has created the woman deficient, her intellect is incomplete", and girls: "By the age of 10 if she doesn't wear hijab, we hit her," and there's an extreme hostility towards homosexuals.<br><br>... condemning the idea of integration into British society, condemning British democracy as un-Islamic and praising the Taliban for killing British soldiers.<br> | |||
| * incite for the murder of ] "Whom ever changes his religion from Al Islam to anything else kill him".<ref> -YNet News'</ref> | |||
| * advocate violent ] against the non-muslims and predicting that an army of Muslims will arise against the non-muslims in ].<ref>- The Guardian UK </ref> | |||
| |Channel 4 website - "Undercover Mosque" summary<ref></ref>}} | |||
| * sanction marriage with pre-pubescent girls, "The prophet ] practically outlined the rules regarding marriage prior to ]. With his practice, he clarified what is permissible, and that is why we shouldn't have any issues about an older man marrying a younger woman." <ref> </ref> | |||
| {{quotation|... suggests that Muslim children should be hit if they don't pray: 'When he is seven, tell him to go and pray, and start hitting them when they are 10.' Another preacher is heard saying that if a girl 'doesn't wear hijab, we hit her'. Another preacher says: 'The time is fast approaching where the tables are going to turn and the Muslims are going to be in the position of being uppermost in strength and, when that happens, people won't get killed - unjustly.' | |||
| * condemn Muslim integration into British society.<ref>- The Guardian UK </ref> | |||
| ⚫ | |Jamie Doward|The Observer<ref></ref>}} | ||
| * calls for the overthrow of the British government and democracy.<ref>- Daily Interlake.</ref> "They will fight in the cause of Allah. I encourage all of you to be from among them, to begin to cultivate ourselves for the time that is fast approaching - where the tables are going to turn and the Muslims are going to be in the position of being uppermost in strength."<ref>- Mirror UK </ref> | |||
| * explain that Muslims in Britain are in a situation in which they have to live like a state-within-a-state - until they take over. But until this happens, they have to preach, until they become such a force that the people just submit to. <ref>- New York Sun</ref> | |||
| * advocate the beating and degradation of women, "Allah has created the woman deficient, her intellect is incomplete, ...by the age of 10 if she doesn't wear a ], we hit her." | |||
| * threaten muslims if they do not pray "if you don't come for prayer, we will arrest you. But if you still don't, then we have to bring the punishment on you - you will be killed"<ref>- The Guardian UK :</ref> | |||
| * call for the murder of ]s who “should be killed by throwing them off a cliff". <ref> - channel4 UK </ref> | |||
| ==Mosques and Islamic Centers investigated== | ==Mosques and Islamic Centers investigated== | ||
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| *Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith , | *Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith , | ||
| *UK Islamic Mission | *UK Islamic Mission | ||
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| ] groups as well as members of the British ] and ] parties have requested an official investigation into the alleged dissemination hate speech at mosques. | ] groups as well as members of the British ] and ] parties have requested an official investigation into the alleged dissemination hate speech at mosques. | ||
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| ] groups such as the ] (IHRC) have condemned the documentary as "another example of anti-Muslim hostility," stating that it represents the "problems of inherent Islamophobia and racism within the mainstream media."<ref> - PRESS RELEASE: Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches: Undercover Mosque’</ref> The ] criticized it as "heavily hyped," while its Secretary-General, ], described it as employing the "dishonest tactic of selectively quoting from some recorded speeches for the purpose of misrepresentation."<ref name="MCB"></ref> The ] (London), the UK Islamic Mission, and the Markazi Jamiat Ahle-hadith organizations, all of whom feature in the documentary, have issued |
] groups such as the ] (IHRC) have condemned the documentary as "another example of anti-Muslim hostility," stating that it represents the "problems of inherent Islamophobia and racism within the mainstream media."<ref> - PRESS RELEASE: Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches: Undercover Mosque’</ref> The ] criticized it as "heavily hyped," while its Secretary-General, ], described it as employing the "dishonest tactic of selectively quoting from some recorded speeches for the purpose of misrepresentation."<ref name="MCB"></ref> The ] (London), the UK Islamic Mission, and the Markazi Jamiat Ahle-hadith organizations, all of whom feature in the documentary, have issued seperate responses.<ref name="MCB"/> So too has ] of ], alleging that his words were taken out of context.<ref></ref> In a press release, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London denied the charges made by the documentary, labelling them as "false allegations."<ref> - PRESS RELEASE: Dispatches – ‘Undercover Mosque’</ref> The Saltley Gate Peace group, which describes itself as an inter-faith action group based at the Saltley Methodist Church in Birmingham, was reported on Wikinews as having made a press release prior to the airing of the Channel 4 documentary, vindicating Green Lane mosque of any wrong-doing. | ||
| The Saltley Gate Peace group, which describes itself as an inter-faith action group based at the Saltley Methodist Church in Birmingham, was reported on Wikinews as having made a press release prior to the airing of the Channel 4 documentary. Wikinews records that press release as having included, amongst others, the following statements | |||
| * That Imam Abu Usaamah, one of the preachers featured in the documentary, is acknowledged by the a significant portion of his congregation and the wider interfaith community "to be a peaceful man and is known to promote peace to his congregation", and that he has denounced terrorism. | |||
| * That the Green Lane Mosque is not known to promote extremism and the founders and committee of the mosque have always distanced themselves from such extremism | |||
| * That the UK branch of Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith are based at the Green Lane mosque and Islamic. The statement explains that Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith is known loosely as 'Salafism', and that this school of thought does not promote extremism. However, it concedes that there may be a minority that feel otherwise. Nonetheless it states that those following the the Salafi methodology strive to follow the earliest traditions so that their Islam is peaceful and pure. | |||
| ==Similar programme on BBC== | ==Similar programme on BBC== | ||
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Undercover Mosque is a documentary from British Television Channel 4 programme Dispatches which aired on 15 January 2007 in the UK. The film caused a furore in Britain and the world press due to the content of the released footage.
The documentary presents film footage gathered from 12 months of secret investigation into mosques throughout Britain.
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The Channel 4 documentary provides footage from an undercover Dispatches reporter in various mosques in Britain during 2006, capturing certain Imams and speakers as they allegedly:
... proclaim the supremacy of Islam, preach hatred for non-Muslims and for Muslims who do not follow their extreme beliefs - and predict a coming jihad. "An army of Muslims will arise," announces one preacher. Another preacher said British Muslims must "dismantle" British democracy - they must "live like a state within a state" until they are "strong enough to take over."
— Channel 4 website - "Undercover Mosque" summary
... disseminate beliefs about women such as: "Allah has created the woman deficient, her intellect is incomplete", and girls: "By the age of 10 if she doesn't wear hijab, we hit her," and there's an extreme hostility towards homosexuals.
... condemning the idea of integration into British society, condemning British democracy as un-Islamic and praising the Taliban for killing British soldiers.
... suggests that Muslim children should be hit if they don't pray: 'When he is seven, tell him to go and pray, and start hitting them when they are 10.' Another preacher is heard saying that if a girl 'doesn't wear hijab, we hit her'. Another preacher says: 'The time is fast approaching where the tables are going to turn and the Muslims are going to be in the position of being uppermost in strength and, when that happens, people won't get killed - unjustly.'
— Jamie Doward, The Observer
Mosques and Islamic Centers investigated
- Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith ,
- UK Islamic Mission
- London Central Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre in Regent's Park
- Green Lane mosque : Birmingham's main mosque
- Ahl-e-Hadith mosque, in Derby
- UKIM's Sparkbrook Islamic Centre, in Birmingham
Response
Jewish groups as well as members of the British Conservative and Labour parties have requested an official investigation into the alleged dissemination hate speech at mosques.
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Muslim groups such as the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) have condemned the documentary as "another example of anti-Muslim hostility," stating that it represents the "problems of inherent Islamophobia and racism within the mainstream media." The Muslim Council of Britain criticized it as "heavily hyped," while its Secretary-General, Muhammad Abdul Bari, described it as employing the "dishonest tactic of selectively quoting from some recorded speeches for the purpose of misrepresentation." The Islamic Cultural Center (London), the UK Islamic Mission, and the Markazi Jamiat Ahle-hadith organizations, all of whom feature in the documentary, have issued seperate responses. So too has Abu Usamah of Green Lane mosque, alleging that his words were taken out of context. In a press release, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London denied the charges made by the documentary, labelling them as "false allegations." The Saltley Gate Peace group, which describes itself as an inter-faith action group based at the Saltley Methodist Church in Birmingham, was reported on Wikinews as having made a press release prior to the airing of the Channel 4 documentary, vindicating Green Lane mosque of any wrong-doing.
Similar programme on BBC
The BBC's Panorama program, aired on 21 August 2005, had previously revealed similar hate speech at various mosques in the UK.
Sheikh Abdur-Rahman Al-Sudais, a leading Imam from the great mosque in Mecca, is quoted in that program to have said:
"The worst ... of the enemies of Islam are those... whom he... made monkeys and pigs, the aggressive Jews and oppressive Zionists and those that follow them: the callers of the trinity and the cross worshippers... those influenced by the rottenness of their ideas, and the poison of their cultures the followers of secularism... How can we talk sweetly when the Hindus and the idol worshippers indulge in their overwhelming hatred against our brothers... in Muslim Kashmir..."
The Muslim Council of Britain denounced the program as "deeply unfair".
See also
- Sheikh Feiz Mohammad - The head of the Global Islamic Youth Centre in Sydney, Australia.
- Controversies related to Islam and Muslims
References
- Channel 4 - Undercover Mosque
- Revealed: preachers' messages of hate
- Islamic Human Rights Commission - PRESS RELEASE: Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches: Undercover Mosque’
- ^ MCB - Channel Four 'documentary' programme - 15th January
- Dispatches Undercover Mosque Reply by Abu Usamah
- Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia London - PRESS RELEASE: Dispatches – ‘Undercover Mosque’
Video
External links
- Channel 4 Undercover Mosque Website
- UK TV uncovers 'Islamic supremacism'
- Documentary goes undercover in British mosques, finds 'ideology of bigotry'
- Britain's new preachers of hate
- TV 'preachers of hate' escape police action
- The New York Sun: British Muslims Get Their Soapbox Television
- Channel 4 blasted for demonising Muslims - The Muslim Weekly
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