Asim claimed that Muslims have “borne the brunt of discrimination” and went on to say that “Muslims and mosques continued to be attacked during 2016 across the UK and Europe. Islamophobia gained particular validation and legitimacy this past year.”
Asim reeks of Islamic supremacy with his all-too-familiar wailing about so-called Islamophobia with nary a mention of the grave problems being inflicted upon Europe and in fact the world by Muslims.
Asim is one of two “leading imams” who have been asked by the Conservative government to advise a panel tasked with investigating whether Sharia is being used to persecute women in Britain. As such, he will be offering theological and religious opinion on matters pertaining to the practice of Sharia.
Last month a Muslim woman was forced to return to her abusive, rapist husband after passing through Britain’s sharia court.
Gita Sahgal, a human rights activist, indicated that “many Muslim women are being denied their legal rights by Sharia courts which are bypassing the UK’s justice system and telling women British civil divorce does not count in the eyes of Islam.”
The U.K. Express states that “there are thought to be around 100 Sharia Law courts operating throughout the UK, dispensing Islamic justice outside the remit of our own legal system.”
“Imam Advising Govt on Sharia Lauds Radical Islam Apologists Hope Not Hate”, by Donna Rachel Edmunds, Breitbart News, January 3, 2017:
An imam involved with the British government’s review of Sharia courts in Britain has praised the divisive left-wing organisation Hope not Hate for what he termed their “incredible work” opposing “hatred”.
In an article for The Yorkshire Post, Qari Asim MBE, chief imam at Makkah Masjid mosque in Leeds, praised the group while denouncing the “populism” which led to both the Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s election as the next president of the U.S.
“2016 will be remembered as a year when the values that underpin our society – freedom, tolerance, and respect for fundamental rights – were crushed by the rise of populism in the West,” Asim wrote.
He continued: “The anti-migrant, anti-ethnic and anti-Muslim rhetoric and politics of hatred used during the EU referendum and US presidential campaign gave legitimacy and a new-found voice to racist and bigoted narratives across the world.”
Asim then claimed Muslims, in particular, have borne the brunt of discrimination, writing: “Muslims and mosques continued to be attacked during 2016 across the UK and Europe. Islamophobia gained particular validation and legitimacy this past year.
“Muslims have become the prime target of the prejudice and hatred whipped up by far right populist leaders and lazy journalists.”
He went on to single out both Hope not Hate and another EU backed group ‘British Future’ – which in December 2015 called Donald Trump a “hate preacher” and demanded he be banned from the UK – as examples of organisations working against the perceived bigotry of the populist movement:
“I am inspired to see countless examples of extraordinary dedication and courage for the vulnerable, of selfless service to others by faith institutions and charities and protection of others’ freedoms. The incredible work of Hope Not Hate and the think-thank British Future around hatred, immigration and integration in post-referendum Britain is extremely valuable.”
However, Hope not Hate has been slammed by moderate Muslims, who accuse the left-wing organisation of being a mouthpiece for radical Islam. In December, Muslim reformist and former U.S. naval officer Dr. Zuhdi Jasser told Breitbart that the group employed “Orwellian” tactics to silence moderate Muslims.
“We [moderate Muslims] get slammed from the radicals who say we’re not Muslims and we’re apostates even though we love our faith.
“And, we get slammed from the left, who is doing the bidding of the Saudis and the Iranian government and others who really don’t want us reformists to have a voice. So, they’re smothering our voices. But the bottom line answer is: They’re the bigots,” Jasser said.
In December 2015, Hope Not Hate labelled Jasser an “anti-Muslim extremist” alongside the hijab-wearing, practising Muslim Raquel Saraswati, who campaigns against regressive forms of Sharia law, in a report on what it termed the “counter jihad movement”.
“Their Orwellian approach is actually doing takfir”, Jasser added, referring to the Islamic practice of declaring a Muslim to be an apostate.
By lauding Hope Not Hate, Asim aligns himself with the organisation’s controversial views on Islam, calling into question his suitability to advise the government on Sharia law.
Asim is one of two “leading imams” who have been asked by the Conservative government to advise a panel tasked with investigating whether Sharia is being used to persecute women in Britain. As such, he will be offering theological and religious opinion on matters pertaining to the practice of Sharia.
But the inquiry has already been slammed by critics, who say it is asking the wrong questions. Baroness Cox, a cross-bench peer who has worked extensively to give a voice to women in Britain who have been victimised by Sharia courts in the UK, called out Prime Minister Theresa May in particular on her insistence that discrimination against women is due to “misuse” of Sharia teaching rather than the teaching itself…

Paul N Silas says
I am afraid of some savage yelling Allah Akbar blowing up a shopping mall or shooting up an airport where I live. I am afraid that one will shoot the Pastor of our Christian Church on Sunday, or attack me in my vehicle because I have a Christian bumper sticker.
If that makes me a white, male, American guilty of Islamophobia, who gives a rip?
Frank says
I have no islamophobia, I only suffer from islamonausea
Havoc says
We do not fear Islam/Muslims – we detest them.
Don Anderson says
Ain’t that the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for Islam anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
G says
The response to “Qari Asin MBE” should be, ‘You aint seen nothing yet’.
jayell says
Yes, I noticed the ‘MBE’ as well. Ridiculous! That puts him in the same league as the Spice Girls. But then the whole UK Honours system is ridiculous even where it’s not just plain corrupt. It’s a wonder that his ‘religion’ allows him the luxury of such perverse Westernn trappings.
linnte says
Simply asking a Muslim to be involved in whether Sharia is discriminating against women, is Islamic. Good bye UK.
Annak says
Yes, incredible. Shows the respect they have for adherents of a stone age cult. Can they get more stupid?
Soon just proclaiming the Name of Jesus will be ‘Islamophobia’
mortimer says
Yes, agree with Linnte. This is a simple question that cuts to the chase. We should ask all Muslims, “DOES SHARIA LAW DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WOMEN AND MAKE ALL WOMEN SECOND CLASS?”
Example: “Men are managers of the affairs of women because Allah has made the one superior to the other.” – K.4.34
jayell says
Asking whether Sharia is misogynistic is like asking if the Pope is Catholic. We can all see that. So why do we need to pay money to this superannuated, antdiluvian imported old windbag just to state the bl**ding obvious? (Please pardon the Basil.Fawlty French).
Dave says
This pope, not so sure
Adrian Johnson says
Lots of good Catholics are wondering the same. Be patient, we’ll know soon if Pope Francis refuses to answer the 4 Good Cardinals who have questioned him respectfully in the “Dubia”. If he does, they can officially pronounce him officially a heretic– then he can be deposed and another Pope elected.
Bill says
The British elite are betraying their own people.
TR says
Prince Charles should do an internship with another Monarchy to see how to defend the citizens against a hostile radical Islamic insurgency. First get off your knees Charles and stand up. Second take that stupid Lawrence of Arabia rag off your head. It is they that should be trying to simulate into your culture.
Deal harshly with these radicals and deport them half-way to the Middle East by air over the Mediterranean.
mortimer says
Prince Charles is instructed by the MORONIC British government elites what to say. He is instructed to read their text. All he can do is go along or refuse to go along. HE MAY NOT CONTRADICT GOVERNMENT POLICY, even if he knows better.
Charles is the ONLY WESTERN LEADER to convene a conference IN THE DEFENSE OF CHRISTIANS PERSECUTED BY ISLAM.
Think about that a moment.
Dave says
They only understand one thing
“DEATH”
Marty says
The UK has no cultural or historic ties with islam.
Save when we bought slaves from mohammedan wholesalers.
A trade we banned, but continues in muslim lands.
These people are the descendants of generally reasonable folk
who came to the UK to work in industries now defunct.
If the don’t like the UK, they should realise that the UK does not like them.
We have excellent plane services to Filthistan & they won’t be missed.
Annak says
Apart from the barbary pirates who stole whole communities from UK’s shorelines right up until 1920 to be sold in the Ottoman slave markets. Where whole families were separated , most men castrated,and many women/girls used in sex slavery.They also captured slaves from the Netherlands and Scandinavia, and other coastal parts of Europe.
This was never or rarely taught in our schools of course.
Adrian Johnson says
Nor is it taught in our schools that the Crusades were defensive wars to resist the agressive military invasions of Muslims attacking Christendom ( into Europe) who forced conversion by the sword, plus all the atrocities you list above.
Annak says
Precisely. The Crusaders are portrayed as the baddies going after ‘innocent muslims’. Unbelievable. Such vicious lies and slander.
Yet the Knights code of chivalry back then was also exemplary and worth everyone reading. The total opposite to the Jihadi’s. ( thise were the days !)
But this is never mentioned either:
http://www.lordsandladies.org/knights-code-of-chivalry.htm
jewdog says
It’s no wonder Islam has had such success in so many countries. It simply charges ahead with its agenda and never apologizes for itself. I’m reminded of an acquaintance of mine, a sales manager, who claimed that it wasn’t the depth of your knowledge that counted, but the height of your convictions. Too bad the rest of us infidels so often lack that self-confidence.
Adrian Johnson says
That’s because we have lost our Christian Faith as individuals and as a culture.
gravenimage says
Jewdog is Jewish, Adrian.
Bob Smyth says
Asking an imam for advice about whether Sharia ‘discriminates’ AGAINST women, is about the same as asking ‘Himmler’ for advice about the Jews.
John Doe says
Hitler, Himmler,… seems to be the default to go back to.
Without any knowledge about the reasons of this time and even has nothing to do
with the time now. Study history, get a degree and come back later. Much later!
gravenimage says
How is what Bob said incorrect?
Ginger says
All these attacks on mosques: two Polish men jailed in one instance, one Brit jailed in another. Had there been attacks on mosques as claimed, they would have been dutifully reported by the MSM, accompanied by anguished lectures by columnists on the rise of racism since Brexit.
The 35-year-old Brit jailed for leaving some bacon sandwiches outside mosque and a St George’s flag with ‘no mosques’ written on it has been found dead in prison, halfway through his 12-month sentence..
Shmooviyet says
Yes; of the reports of burkas being torn off, women being screamed at and called “terrorist”, etc., how many are proven to be invented?
The only ones truly harming muslims are other muslims.
Imo, they should thank their lucky stars there have NOT been violent responses by filthy kuffar, seeing how the “best of people” have responded to the ridiculous overblown generosity of Western govts and “welcomers”. People in their right minds don’t dig the thought of, or set out to cause, misery to other living things. But how much is to be tolerated?
Much of the planet is now fearful of islam, because of ISLAMIC behaviour– just how they wanted it.
Dave says
The clock is ticking…
Makenomistake says
Historical justice or a providential one !! ?? It is the British that made the islamic revival possible in India after routing it in the 18th. century ,to establish its monarchy. The result was the greatest exodus on Earth ,after the British left India ! India still bleeds ,while Pakistan has become a failed state under the clutch of islamists. What a pity!!!
Now the great power is under the islamic claw ,and is unable to save its own people from islamic supremacy. Thanks to the political elites!!! What great traitors the British have got as their political ‘leaders’ !!!
!!!!!!!
What a rightful dispensation of justice !!!!
Cleo rules.
Time rules.
But ,then ,we the Indians , have full sympathy for the British common people and their culture !
After all Indians saw the world ,historically, through the British glass.
And Indians are characteristically grateful to any one it owed anything, however small.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
linnte, tell me how sharia law is discriminatory against women?is it on procedure and evidence or on substantive law?may be unknown to you the common law of england originated from sharia concepts.things like principles of fair trial, presumption of innocence,burden of proof,standard of proof, possession as evidence of ownership etc all originated from sharia law.see an article writen by professor john makdisi published in the law journal of the university of north carolina for detail.you can access the article on the net by typing “islamic law origin of the common law”. may be judges operating the system are not properly learned on sharia or are not trained islamic lawyers.mere being islamic scholar does not qualify one to apply sharia law.there is need for special training as it is the case for operators of islamic financial institutions.
eur says
Also Nazis used to claim that all important scientific inventions were made by aryan germans/nordics.
The Muslims invaded Persia, Byzantium, Egypt, Hispania, India .. through the Islamic empire transmitted much wisdom, made of vector of knowledge. Those civilizations were already advanced in laws, mathematics, architecture, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, metallurgy … do you mean that all those pre-Islamic cultures meant nothing? That some Arab caravans were the inventors of everything? And also in record time.
It’s really incredible, incredible. Ignorance is daring but if you also join in being proud …
When it suits you, you say that Islam is like any other religion (when a small group of Muslims settles in the West) … and then you mix religion with civilization, with politics, with laws. The Islamic empire spread rapidly across many territories, these peoples and cultures endowed the so-called Islamic civilization with everything it presumes.
You do not even know about the culture and history of the pre-Islamic Arab peoples, they only tell you that the girls were murdered and Islam ended that. Only with that, you conform, you call pagans to your ancestors, you do not care about their myths, religions, legends … you belong to an empty culture that has decided to forget its roots.
What can one expect of a culture that does not know how to have fun, that prohibits everything and controls even the way to cleanse the ass. Fascists.
frank day says
AMEN.
Angemon says
Hi there, Ebionite. You wrote:
“may be unknown to you the common law of england originated from sharia concepts.things like principles of fair trial, presumption of innocence,burden of proof,standard of proof, possession as evidence of ownership etc all originated from sharia law.”
Not the first time you make this claim, and still no evidence to back it.
“see an article writen by professor john makdisi published in the law journal of the university of north carolina for detail.you can access the article on the net by typing “islamic law origin of the common law”.”
How about *you* give us the abridged version instead? Unless, of course, you want to come across as an ignoramus who has no idea of what that document states and is simply repeating something he heard from someone somewhere. And by “heard” I also want to mean “read”, since you’re apparently a tad more educated that your imaginary prophet.
Angemon says
P.S.:
http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.pt/2008/06/is-sharia-basis-for-english-common-law.html
gravenimage says
Meretricious Taqiyya artist ibrahim itace muhammed wrote:
linnte, tell me how sharia law is discriminatory against women?is (sic) it on procedure and evidence or on substantive law?
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Under Shari’ah, the testimony of a woman is only worth half that of a man, females are only able to inherit half of what a male can, summary divorce is allowed for males only, mothers cannot maintain custody of her children unless the father and his family do not want them, wives can be legally raped and beaten by their husbands.
In Afghanistan and Pakistan, over 75% of the women in prison are in for “Zina”–including such matters as resisting forced marriage or trying to flee an abusive marriage.
Only a Muslim thug would fail to recognize these horrors as discriminatory.
More:
may (sic) be unknown to you the common law of england (sic) originated from sharia (sic) concepts.things (sic) like principles of fair trial, presumption of innocence,burden (sic) of proof,standard (sic) of proof, possession as evidence of ownership etc all originated from sharia law.
………………………….
Of course, barbaric Sharia’ah law has *none* of these principles.
More:
see (sic) (san (sic) article writen (sic) by professor john (sic) makdisi (sic) published in the law journal of the university (sic) of north (sic) carolina (sic) for detail.you can access the article on the net by typing “islamic (sic) law origin of the common law”. ………………………….
Of course, I and others here have refuted this claptrap before. The article posted above by Angemon at Gates of Vienna is a good place to start.
More:
may (sic) be (sic) judges operating the system are not properly learned on sharia (sic) or are not trained islamic (sic) lawyers.mere (sic) being islamic (sic) scholar does not qualify one to apply sharia (sic) law.there (sic) is need for special training as it is the case for operators of islamic (sic) financial institutions.
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The usual implication–that Shari’ah law is so immensely complex that it is understandable that “Honor” murderers are regularly released with out charge, and that rape victims are stoned to death–funny that this doesn’t happen in the civilized West, no matter the educational level or experience of lawyers and judges…
linnte says
Thanks Graven! Your answer is much better than mine could ever be. One reason I haven’t been commenting much….My memory is getting worse. So glad there are people who can intelligently answer these Islamic taqqiya artists. I appreciate you to pieces.
gravenimage says
Thank you, Linnte. I always look for your posts, though, and much appreciate your contributions here. 🙂
davej says
In the upside down world of Islam they always play the victims, with nary a mention or apology for the daily drumbeat of Muslim aggressive violence.
In their black-is-white outlook the blame is put on “populists and lazy journalists”. Sorry, there is no such thing as “Islamophobia” but there is a well founded fear of the behavior of Muslims, for which they only have themselves to blame.
Hope not Hate is an Orwellian ruse to crush any moderation of their ideology. Just as deception is their only answer to criticism of Sharia. They know that lying for Allah is their job and they practice it with cunning and mindless devotion.
Dave says
Don’t fear them, kill them!
Monica says
Teach your fellow muslims to behave, then you won´t have any problem with islamophobia.
Johan Elzinga says
Criminals are on the board investigating criminal practices. That will not work.
Theresa May is an idiot, and she will keep stalling the Brexit. Mark my words. She has been doing nothing but supporting the spread of islam and its “benefits”.
Dave says
Do you have any faith left in your corrupt government?
Spike1033 says
Amin speaks about freedom, tolerance and respect for human rights. Does he even know the meaning of the words? Theresa May and her government seem to allow these ‘courts’ to exist. How dare she? She has allowed the setting up of a parallel legal system in the UK. That is treason. I long for a future time when a little arab boy will ask his mother: “Mummy what was Islam?”
Anne Smith says
She is known by many as Sharia May.
She is typical of the gullible lower middle classes who know very little other than their own culture and are always ready to give the benefit of the doubt to anyone, however undeserving.
She also fears greatly to take a controversial stand on any point of principle, preferring to do nothing and keep her job, whatever it is or was. This is why, when she was Home Secretary, UK was flooded with more immigrants than ever before.
eur says
Ban every Islamic court please. We can do it… let’s do it.We have to start defending ourselves, with laws, without complexes. They are fascists, Islam is fascism … we are forced to defend our social model.
Dave says
Your gonna need more than laws to defend yourself! They don’t play by your laws!!!
gravenimage says
If swe con sistently *enforced* our laws, it would be different.
gravenimage says
Eesh–I need to proofread before I post. That should have been:
If we consistently *enforced* our laws, it would be different.
Muhammad's Ghost says
A follower and teacher of a discriminatory ideology is worried about being “discriminated” against.
It would be hilariously ironic, if only it wasn’t being bought into by mainstream culture.
More Ham Ed says
Islamorealism update:
30050 deadly islamic terror attacks since 9/11
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
Islam breaks the 30k terror barrier!
Dave says
Just getting started again, this time they have breached Vienna !
gravenimage says
Yes–I noted this horrific milestone, as well. And remember” these are Jihad terror attacks just since 9/11. Kudos to the Religion of Peace site for keeping tabs on this.
gravenimage says
UK: Imam advising government on Sharia claims “Islamophobia” gaining “legitimacy”
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A pious Imam trying to impose the horror of Shari’ah law in the West is railing against any who dare warn against this barbarism.
And he characterizes Donald Trump as a “hate preacher” for daring to say that he would act to keep violent Jihadists from entering the United States.
Dave says
Let’s put the globalist FEMA camps to good use, resettle the Muslim population in the US!!
mach37 says
Get outa here, Dave! There is plenty of desert going to waste around the Syria/Iraq border – set up the camps there, as far as possible from the USA.
gravenimage says
Is Dave an Agent Provocateur?
freedom says
In most cases where the word “Islamophobia” is used it is a complete MISNOMER.
Phobia —-by definition implies a fear of something.
Yet — the majority of people around the world —– are not fearful when they hear of the daily savagery of Muslim hatred.
On the contrary most people are appalled and sickened by the attacks from these savages.
A far more apt word to describe the public’s general feeling towards the unrelenting brutality is —- “ISLAMODIUM”,
The word odium indicating a complete revulsion or disgust of something (in this case violent Jihad).
This word more correctly signifies the feeling that most people have regarding these cowardly attacks.
It also has the added corollary of NOT assuming a position of fear and subjugation in the face of these atrocities, a position they expect and are impelled to induce in you.
I consider ISLAMODIUM as a badge of defiance —–your attacks do NOT scare me they disgust me.
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linnte says
Dear Freedom, a phobia is an “irrational or unexplainable” fear. Even if people ARE afraid of Islamic attacks, their fear is not irrational. ? But like you, I am more appalled and nauseated by the ideology and terror attacks than fearful.
Dave says
Your getting warm 🙂
Adrian Johnson says
I have always suffered from Islamonausea, myself.
citycat says
1st meaning of discriminate- recognize a distinction.
Muslims are in a permanent state of war on infidels, which is part of their religious manual, the Qur’an, to convert or kill, eventually, the whole of the infidel populations of Earth.
If there’s such a thing as Islãmophobia, it is in high places, or is it fearfullness of Islãm, or is it greed for dosh, who will say? Wotever it is, it is contributing to the smokescreening of the truth of Islãm’s tyranny over Earth.
It is no excuse that the other religions have been in wars, because we are, it could be seen, coming out of the dark ages.
Islãm is sexually linked to old savagery from the dark ages.
Has Teresa May lost it?
“misuse of Sharia teaching”?
No, it’s the use of them.
She knows nothing or is lying.
Further to that, the word is spreading in Engeland, i hear.
Dave says
Are they slow? Take your country back expell the parasites!
somehistory says
Quite foolish to ask the persecutor if he persecutes. What’s he going to say? “Yes, I persecute the poor women and send them home to be abused.”
Such stupidity. And of course, the persecutor must shift the blame onto those who tell the truth about the evil beast from satan.
Dave says
Are you talking about Obozo?
Anne Smith says
Most British people want Sharia courts to be done away with immediately.
It is the politicians who are dithering about it because they need the Muslim vote.
mark says
Him being so happy to tell obvious lies means he is sure of the governments/ministers ignorance, stupidity (or fear).
mark says
Let’s face it, they either have to be any or all of those criteria to get hin on the shaira court checking team to start with.
Adrian Johnson says
Hillary Clinton’s chief advisor was a Muslim with known ties to terrorist organizations.
mach37 says
Au contraire, Asim. Rather than Muslims bearing the brunt of discrimination, it is Muslims whodevise the greatest of intimidations upon non-Muslims. It is to the UK’s greatest shame that they allow Shariah courts to practice in the UK. Is that even allowed by the laws of the UK?
gravenimage says
It also doesn’t help is the Infidel organization in question is riddled with “political correctness”, as in the situation in the story above.
citycat says
@DAVE
Take my country back?
I THINK THE WHOLE WORLD IS INVOLVED.
citycat says
@ dave
Take my country back?
If only.
I THINK THE WHOLE OF EARTH IS INVOLVED.
Paul Vincent says
Why are we debating sharia law? Our elected parliamentarians pass our laws.