“Aamer Anwar said the threats came from individuals who have taken issue with his call for Muslims of all backgrounds and denominations to stand up together against Islamic extremism.” This is why we don’t see more genuine Muslim reformers.
“Islamic extremist [sic] issue death threats against Scotland’s top human rights lawyer,” by Karin Goodwin, Herald Scotland, April 2, 2016:
SCOTLAND’s leading human rights lawyer has received death threats from Islamic extremists over his calls for unity within the country’s Muslim community.
Though unable to give details due to an ongoing police investigation, Aamer Anwar said the threats came from individuals who have taken issue with his call for Muslims of all backgrounds and denominations to stand up together against Islamic extremism.
Anwar said he did not wish to go into ‘the specifics’ of the threats against him, but said he “presumed” they came from Islamic extremists.
Anwar’s call for unity followed terror attacks around the world including in Brussels and Lahore, as well as the killing of Asad Shah, a Scottish member of the minority Ahmadi sect within Islam.
Divisions which have opened up in recent months between would-be reformers of the Glasgow Central Mosque (GCM), including Anwar, and its more conservative leaders, were put aside on Thursday when they shared a public platform with leaders of the Ahmadi community in a public show of unity.
The event, largely brokered by Anwar with support from Police Scotland and other community leaders, took place against the backdrop of allegations that GCM leaders had links with Islamic extremists – which they have vehemently denied….

Ashley says
Though unable to give details due to an ongoing police investigation, Aamer Anwar said the threats came from individuals who have taken issue with his call for Muslims of all backgrounds and denominations to stand up together against Islamic extremism.
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Anwar sounds like a decent chap. Sadly, he may be murdered for his atrocious crime of “decency.”
Angry Aussie says
Yes, like the poor Muslim shopkeeper from Glasgow who wished Christians a Happy Easter. No wonder a lot who leave Islam fake it around friends and family so they don’t mysteriously end up sliced and diced.
Onie Olman says
This is what all countries with Muslim citizens or in Muslim countries must do to eliminate Islamic extremism so they do not get the hatred discrimination from their adoptive countries and also to save their own country
Charli Main says
Extremist Muslims are normative Muslims practicing Islam as prescribed in the Koran.
Failure to support extremist Muslims is a failure to support the tenets of the Koran and makes this “Muslim ” an apostate and automatically under a death sentence.
katherine says
The fault lies entirely with British and European laws being non-existent to neutralize Sharia edicts. Instead we have idiotic politicians who believe that murderous Sharia laws should be accepted in Europe as part of the multi-culti game.
Until and unless Sharia Laws and Sharia Courts are made illegal, there will forever be good justification to murder ALL moderate Muslims because in their books, integrating peacefully with non-Muslim society is akin to criminal blasphemy deserving nothing less than the death sentence.
Rob Porter says
katherine, well said and you are right. Sharia courts should be banned in Western countries. These “idiotic” Western politicians never seem to take into consideration or take offense at Islam’s intolerance and supremacist character. They should be emphatically insisting that only the laws of their country apply in their country – and enforcing this.
Here once again we see what a mess multiculturalism has created through its mushy ‘accommodation’ mentality in the name of ‘tolerance’. The reality we also see emphasized in this story is that unfortunately for genuine moderates like Aamer Anwar, it is difficult not to regard all Muslim as suspect until they have had to courage to come out as this man has done. Not so easy when your life is going to be threatened, itself an indictment of Islam, but don’t tell this to “idiotlc politicians”.
DFD says
katherine says: “…Instead we have idiotic politicians who…”
Good post. But may I provide a small, but nevertheless important, addition? Namely: “…idiotic *and corrupt* politicians…”
Jerry says
I’d say, most muslims don’t want unity against extremism, they want everyone else to be enslaved as they are. It must rankle a lot of muslims, our freedoms do. Anyone that doesn’t have to be committed to the same bilious nonsense as them must be a big source of irritation. Their religion is not based on spiritual wisdom and reason, so converts can only be made through violence and intimidation. So when someone like this lawyer comes along and calls for unity against extremism it contradicts islam’s basic underpinnings of strength through violence. On some level muslims realize their only means of advancing and controlling western society is through violence, so they nurture their only hope. Their culture and religion are too lacking to be a peaceful means for influence and change. Nobody smart in this world wants their cave man belief system to play any significant part in our western society, me included. We in the west have already learned well-enough the bad effects theocratic delusion can have on humanity. The ugly ghost of religious mania has resurfaced in our midst. I think we know what to do…
Ban sharia! No more mosques! No more muslim immigration!
America for Americans!
David Scoltock says
America for Americans?
So all the white folks will leave and let the natives have their country back?
Dizzy Ringo says
But arn’t the native Americans immigrants across the Bering land bridge? Wasn’t there a real native population there before the Bering land Bridge immigation?
John Spielman says
No he’s saying that we must ASSIMILATE into US society and obey its laws not try to overthrow them and install fascist sharia law
Jerry says
Yeah, that’s the one.
Demsci says
No, this is about CURRENT Americans.
If we found justice in what you suggested, it would be like saying; whatever ancestors did, long ago, descendants are guilty of that still. An absurd position.
But if we were to adopt where would that leave the Muslims? In Constantinopel, the whole of Turkey, and countless other territories?
Angemon says
Ahmadi are the ginger stepson of the islamic world. They’re not considered to be true muslims in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
Michael Copeland says
“… in a public show of unity”.
The operative word is “show”.
gravenimage says
Yes–Ahmadi are not considered real Muslims, in large part because they do not believe in violent Jihad (although it should be noted that even they believe in brutal Shari’ah law).
But for this comparatively more civilized stance, they have been oppressed and murdered throughout the Muslim world.
Here’s a horrifying video of Ahmadi being beaten to death in Indonesia as police stand by and do nothing:
Keys says
Thanks, gravenimage for the video. It shows Islam’s tenacles ensnaring all races. It is so strange to me to see violent Asian muslims acting just like their Middle Eastern counterparts. The common denominator is the religion of violence and death, Islam. They even yell Allah Akbar.
As some poster recently said: they are programmed with the same software from youth.
sahani says
Its time to find out all 99% muslim in this world are converts. Real muslims are arabs and arab make sure these converts in each nation destroy own race ,own nation and own communities. these converts are never allowed to settle in arab land . no convert can marry arab girl. how these foolish converts don’t get these simple facts and shed islam and find out own roots and live life of ancestors.
can a govt has guts to stop conversion.
Baucent says
I would have loved to see some video of that “moment of unity”, as the bereaved family members are comforted by Glasgow mosque religious hardliners who probably inspired his killing.
Jay Boo says
What else to expect. Islam’s founder concocted Islam using bits from Hinduism, Christianity and Judaism while trying to sound profound but was mocked in Mecca and chased out of town. In spitefulness Muhammad turned himself into a murderous clown.
gravenimage says
Scotland: Muslims threaten to kill Muslim who opposes jihad terror
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Another reason there are not more ‘moderate’ Muslims…
Wiser Monkeys says
For years, the SNP government in Scotland have adopted an Islam-friendly, pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel stance. First port of call for the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and her ministers, after a terrorist atrocity in Europe or the UK is usually the Glasgow Central Mosque to “show solidarity” with all those moderate Muslims. And of course, to immediately stamp down on the expected “islamophobic” backlash which strangely never manages to reach the level of existing anti-Jewish crime.
The SNP keep grubbing for Muslim votes as they are a significant part of their support now (having managed to pull them away from Labour). That’s why you will rarely hear an SNP politician criticizing Islam in any way, even after the appalling events of the last couple of weeks in Scotland. Also, levels of ignorance and naivety about Islam in Scotland are high. Witness this extract from a letter which shows how the SNP’s Islamist cronies managed to run rings round the naive (or wilfully blind?) Scottish civil service:
http://wisermonkeys.uk/images/sif-scotgov-letter.jpg
More details can be read here:
http://wisermonkeys.uk/snp.html#yousaf
sahani says
arab war game, use locals converts to destroy their own nations by making them think they are different after converting to islam . foolish leaders don’t get it. ban islam is the only way to save your nations.
all muslim all over the world are destroying the places they live in
DFD says
sahani says: “…all muslim all over the world are destroying the places they live in.”
places they live in…and then become “refugees!”
mortimer says
-Sharia law/Reliance of the Traveller/P64.2/5- “The thing I fear most for my Community is the eloquent hypocrite.”-Mohammed
-Muhammad Abdul Wahab said in his famous treatise The Ten Contradictions: “whosoever does not regard a kafir as a kafir or a polytheist as a kafir or did not try to correct them is himself a kafir.”
-Kufrul-Istibdaal: one who rejects or tries to reform Allah’s laws to suit the changing zeitgeist or for their own personal needs. -Ibn Kathir
-Kufrul-Nifaaq: Disbelief out of hypocrisy.This applies to someone who pretends to be a believer but conceals his disbelief. Such a person is called a MUNAFIQ or hypocrite. Allaah subhanahu wa ta’ala says: Verily the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of Hell. You will find no one to help them. [Soorah An Nisaa (4), Ayah 145] – Ibn Kathir
-“If someone dies without participating in Jihad and not having the Intention of ever doing Jihaad, he has died on a branch of Hypocrisy (Nifaaq)” – Ibn Taymiyyah
-“Jihad is holy fighting in Allah’s Cause with full force of numbers and weaponry. It is given the utmost importance in Islam and is one of its pillars. By Jihad Islam is established, Allah’s Word is made superior (which means only Allah has the right to be worshiped), and Islam is propagated. By abandoning Jihad Islam is destroyed and Muslims fall into an inferior position; their honor is lost, their lands are stolen, their rule and authority vanish. Jihad is an obligatory duty in Islam on every Muslim. He who tries to escape from this duty, or does not fulfill this duty, dies as a hypocrite.” – Definition of jihad from p580 of Sahih Al-Bukhar, publ. by Maktba Dar-us-Salam
Conclusion: Muslims who do not practice all Islamic teachings…especially jihad…are called ‘hypocrites’…at worst, they are disbelievers (kafirs)…those who voluntarily remove themselves from Islam should be killed according to Sharia law.
That is why there are almost no ‘reformers’ in Islam.
خَليفة says
Time for Scotland to close some mosques…
Jayell says
Why do we keep on hearing about ‘reforming islam’ when we all know that, according to its constitution (the Qu’ran is the word of Allah, etc….), reform is not allowed? If people really want to be more civilised, why don’t they just drop the whole rotten thing? It was never any more than an elaborate fraud in the first place. By definition, you can’t legitimise fraud.
sahani says
islam is war plan of arabs to destroy local by converting them to islam so they fight each other and destroy own nation.
You don’t see in arab land these fights .
Demsci says
“Unity against extremists” is what this man wants. And of course I have grudging admiration for him as “human rights activist”.
But …. this stance seems once more to aim to let Muslims be neutral, in the biggest meta-struggle, that between a truly democratic and a theocratic totalitarian society.
There are tons of evidence that hundreds of millions of Muslims factually choose and support that totalitarian society, over the full democratic system.
There ARE plenty Islamic States. We in the West have the full Democratic system. Under these circumstances it is only natural that eventually a majority of Westerners ask Muslims to choose one or the other side, because “neutrality” makes them by now totally untrustworthy. And opposition to Democracy really makes them potential traitors, fifth column.
And if Muslims ALREADY threathen this “neutral man, and kill that Ahmadi, it seems clear, “why don’t Muslims take the next step,
it would have the advantage that we no longer have to “”paint all Muslims with the same brush”, with it’s accompanying denunciations of “racism”, bigotry and Islamophobia”.
sahani says
Its time to find out all 99% muslim in this world are converts. Real muslims are arabs and arab make sure these converts in each nation destroy own race ,own nation and own communities. these converts are never allowed to settle in arab land . no convert can marry arab girl. how these foolish converts don’t get these simple facts and shed islam and find out own roots and live life of ancestors.
Florida Jim says
Either you blindly follow Mohammad and the Koran or you leave the religion of hate and turn to a religion of love thy neighbor. There are no moderates only hatred or leave.
Mark A says
There’s a lesson here for all of us, not just reform minded Muslims.
These Muslim extremists have repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to kill non-Muslims to impose their Caliphate “paradise.” Now they have provided yet another example of their willingness to kill their own fellow Muslims in order the cause.
There can be no backing down in the face of these extremist threats and actions. We have imported a major problem into our midst; now we have a long hard fight on our hands to deal with that problem.
William C says
Aemer Anwar is a Scotiish Human rights lawyer and left wing activist who has spent his career defending Islamists; he has ridden the tiger and now it has turned against him. Good riddance to bad rubbish.