Encouraging terrorism? A mosque trustee? Why, it’s unprecedented! Shocking! How did Abubaker Deghayes come to misunderstand Islam so spectacularly? And why do all the Muslims who misunderstand Islam all misunderstand it in the same way? “Charity Commission probes Brighton Mosque after trustee’s terrorism conviction,” by Katie Boyden, Evening Standard, October 5, 2022 (thanks to The Religion […]
UK: Mosque leader preached ‘Jihad, Jihad, Jihad! Jihad is compulsory. Jihad by fighting by sword.’
How did Deghayes come to misunderstand the religion that every last Western non-Muslim leader is complacently sure is completely peaceful? Why do all the Muslims who misunderstand Islam all misunderstand it in the same way? “Brighton mosque leader, 53, made stabbing hand gesture and said ‘Jihad is compulsory’ to his congregation of adults and children, […]
UK: Muslim appears in court, accused of encouraging violent jihad during mosque speech
At the mosque, Deghayes allegedly told children that “jihad is compulsory” while making stabbing motions. Deghayes is also apparently the brother of Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes and the father of two jihadis killed in Syria. In 2018, “he was charged with assaulting Einas Abulsayen, who claimed he rammed her face into the carpet and pushed […]
UK: Mosque leader tells children ‘jihad is compulsory’ while making stabbing motions
Perhaps Hamas-linked CAIR will send an operative to Britain to explain to Abu Bakr Deghayes that jihad means dropping off the kids at school on time and hitting the gym. “Terror suspect gave mosque speech telling young children that armed conflict and violence is their ‘religious obligation’, court hears,” by Dan Sales, MailOnline, July 14, […]
UK: Father of two jihadis killed in Syria threatens to have his wife shot if she gave evidence against him
If British authorities actually had any interest in countering jihad, they would ponder the question of who taught Islam to the sons of Abubaker Deghayes. They would also ponder the fact that Deghayes is “a former leader of the al-Quds Mosque in Brighton.” How does that square with the universal claim that jihad is only […]