“In 2008, he began his studies in medicine at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) in Khartoum, Sudan.” What? But John Kerry and Marie Harf and so many others tell us that poverty and lack of opportunity cause terrorism. How did this young medical student get interested in jihad?
“It was during his time at UMST that Al-Khabass became president of the university’s Islamic Cultural Association (ICA) and is alleged to have spread a highly-politicised, militant version of Islam.” And no one at the Islamic Cultural Association rebuked him for misunderstanding the Religion of Peace and called him back to the true, peaceful Islam? How odd!
“Online essays by Middlesbrough-born ‘ISIS recruiter’ urge young Muslims to join Jihad,” by James Cain, Gazette Live, April 7, 2016:
A Middlesbrough man alleged to have had a key role in recruiting for ISIS has written online essays to persuade young Muslims to disobey their parents and join Jihad.
Mohammed Fakhri Al-Khabass, of Marton, was said by his Sudanese university to have “played a major role” in persuading two groups of Britons to head to Syria last year.
The 16-strong recruitment remains one of the largest known groups to have joined the deadly terror group from the UK.
Writings purported to be written by Al-Khabass have emerged online in which the former Nunthorpe Academy pupil urges his Muslim “brothers and sisters” to disobey their parents and join ISIS in Jihad.
In an essay titled A Message To The Hessitant One From Hijrah And Jihad, written in October last year, Al-Khabass attacks the notion of parental permission.
He wrote: “It is important that we understand, that by Allah (SWT), no one can prevent us from the obligation of defending the Ummah and raising the word of Allah so that the Sharia is returned to all the Muslim lands.
“Only then will the obligation of Jihad be lifted upon every able individual.
“And so, until that happens, we will not seek permission from anyone, whether its parents, Murtadeen (apostate) rulers or anyone else.
“Permission has already been granted.”
Mr Al-Khabass is a British Palestinian and a former pupil at Captain Cook Primary School in Marton.
In 2008, he began his studies in medicine at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) in Khartoum, Sudan.
It was during his time at UMST that Al-Khabass became president of the university’s Islamic Cultural Association (ICA) and is alleged to have spread a highly-politicised, militant version of Islam.
Last year, sources at the university said that Al-Khabass had persuaded recruits to join ISIS cause rather than pursuing medical careers in the West.
He graduated in 2013 but his location is now unknown.
Because of the difficulties in confirming the status and whereabouts of British nationals in areas of Syria and Iraq where ISIS operate, reports suggesting that Al-Khabass is in the Syrian city of Raqqa could not be confirmed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)….
Mr Al-Khabass’ father, Fakhri Deeb Abdullah Husein al-Khabass formally worked as GP at Erimus practice in Middlesbrough – he has since retired and is no longer registered to practise….
Dr Fakhri Al-Khabass previously told journalists his son had brought shame on the family.
By waging jihad or by getting caught?

Michael Copeland says
That “highly-politicised, militant version of Islam” sounds just like Mohammed’s version.
BC says
‘that poverty and lack of opportunity cause terrorism’
That has been proved false over and over yet our so called leaders cling to it like drowning men/women cling to a piece of wood. What causes terrorist acts is a desire to please allah by killing perceived enemies of allah. nor do they care if a few innocent Muslims get killed at the same time.
Islam has no respect for human life and their ‘god’ is only satisfied by death.
The only way to stop it is to convince them that Allah does not exist and is just an imaginary being
Ted Tyler says
It would be easier to convince a fundamentalist Christian that Jesus was just a delusional Jew, wandering around the Holly Land with his band of merry men, preaching that the end is near and effectively making himself a pain in the ass to both the Jews and the Romans than it would be to convince a Muslim that Allah does not exist. For some reason, Islam is more effective than any other religion in planting the seeds of death and destruction. For too many people these seeds take hold and will not let go. This virus of the mind effects all types of people – rich, poor, dumb, smart, sane, and those who are challenged by reality. Evidently Al-Khabass (rich, smart, sane) has bought into the idea that his mission should be to convert the world to Islam and institute Sharia Law. Our mission is to stop him.
Shane says
We have to start calling those who blame Islamic terrorism on poverty or lack of education liars, because most people know that many of the leaders of Islamic terrorism groups were educated and well-off, and Osama was a rich guy. Devotion to Islam causes Islamic terrorism; it is not violent Muslims who pervert Islam, but peaceful Muslims who pervert Islam.
Angemon says
A “palestinian” causing trouble? Why, that’s unheard of! /sarc. off…
Jim says
He should be beheaded just for the stupid hat.
Marty says
In the UK there is little appetite for dealing with the vilest muslim criminals.
Eg today it is reported that Choudry Ikhalaq Hussain, 38, was imprisoned in his absence on Friday for rape, sexual activity with a child and conspiracy to rape.
But Hussain, who was part of a 10-strong child abuse ring all of whom were of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage, absconded during his trial last November and police believe he is now in hiding abroad.
He was not imprisoned prior to his trial, because he asked leave to attend a family funeral.
Lying to us Kaffurs is at the very heart of mohammedanism, & the police, social workers, teachers
& politicians are terrified of the PC media & local mohammedan politicians/criminals.
Charli Main says
” absconded during his trial last November and police believe he is now in hiding abroad.”
Probably in Muslim Bradford, Luton or Birmingham. You don´t get much more ” abroad” that that , these days. These places are now more Pakistani, than Pakistan.
mortimer says
OSAMA BIN LADEN WAS A MILLIONAIRE…most jihadists are from stable, prosperous homes.
CNS News noted in September 2013:
“According to a Rand Corporation report on counterterrorism, prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2009, “Terrorists are not particularly impoverished, uneducated, or afflicted by mental disease. Demographically, their most important characteristic is normalcy (within their environment). Terrorist leaders actually tend to come from relatively privileged backgrounds.” One of the authors of the RAND report, Darcy Noricks, also found that according to a number of academic studies, “Terrorists turn out to be more rather than less educated than the general population.”
The Times Online reported the following as far back as April 2005:
“Three-quarters of the Al-Qaeda members were from upper middle-class homes and many were married with children; 60% were college educated, often in Europe or the United States.
There are innumerable examples of affluent Muslims becoming jihad terrorists. One was Maher “Mike” Hawash of Portland, Oregon, a well-regarded Intel executive who made $360,000 a year at the crest of a highly successful career. Around the year 2000, Hawash began to become more religious, growing his beard long, rejecting the nickname “Mike,” and attending the supremacist Islamic Center of Portland. Ultimately he served a seven-year prison term for conspiring to aid the Taliban….
Ned says
Is the supremacist Islamic Center of Portland, Oregon.still open for jihad recruitment?
if it wasn’t;t shut down, this is pure insanity!