That’s the claim made in the Daily Telegraph by Alan Johnson, Senior Research Fellow at the pro-Israel advocacy organisation BICOM, who is upset about Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s highly-publicised visit to Gaza.
Over at Atlas Shrugs, Pamela Geller reports: “MEMRI does an excellent report on the sweeping global movement to Islamicize the world and compel all peoples to live under Islamic law – the sharia (the imperialistic goal of Islam).” And she reproduces … Continue reading
I’m generally an admirer of former Guardian Middle East editor Brian Whitaker – he recently wrote an effective demolition of the government’s stupid decision to bar Ibrahim Moussawi from entering the UK, and anyone who is prepared to have a … Continue reading
“Declaring takfir on the jihadist leaders is the rhetorical equivalent of fighting terror with terror. The practice of takfir is the hallmark of the most radical, totalitarian fringe of Islamism: the assumption of the right to unilaterally declare a Muslim … Continue reading
“On September 4th, I posted on how an Islamic adviser to the Foreign and Colonial Office in a confidential memo had virtually quoted verbatim Ken Livingstone’s specious attempt to defend Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi by attacking the MEMRI translations of his … Continue reading
Pro-Israel blogger takes exception to Mockbul Ali’s memo on Qaradawi, rallies to the support of poor innocent MEMRI and applauds Nick Cohen’s ignorant diatribe in the Observer. Adloyada weblog, 4 September 2005
Harry’s Place resumes its attack on Yusuf al-Qaradawi as an anti-semite, with the use of material provided by … yes, I know, this does all have a wearying familiarity … the Middle East Media Research Institute. Harry’s Place, 10 June … Continue reading
Thomas Friedman in the New York Times (18 May 2005) denounces Muslims for their failure to take a stand against anti-Shia atrocities in Iraq: “… these mass murders – this desecration and dismemberment of real Muslims by other Muslims – … Continue reading
Ken Livingstone has hit back at Tory critics over his support for a Muslim cleric. The London mayor believes Yusuf al-Qaradawi has been deliberately misquoted over his views on the tsunami disaster. Conservatives went on the offensive this morning over … Continue reading
“On October 24, 2004, the liberal Arab websites www.elaph.com and www.metransparent.com published a manifesto written by Arab liberals, in which they petition the UN to establish an international tribunal which would prosecute terrorists, as well as people and institutions, primarily … Continue reading