.... Most disturbingly of all, Aulaqi has been actively promoted by some of the United Kingdom's most prominent Islamist organisations. Bunglawala's description of Aulaqi's relationship with these organisations is an understatement of the seriousness of the problem. There are two points that are central to Bunglawala's discussion of Aulaqi's connections in the UK.
The first is that when Islamic organisations began inviting Aulaqi to this country in the late 1990s, Aulaqi showed "no hint of his later extremism". The second, that Aulaqi only became radicalised due to the US war against Iraq in 2003, and is therefore somehow the product of western foreign policy. However, under greater scrutiny, neither of these claims stand up, even from the data available in the public domain on Aulaqi. [Guardian Cif] Read more
The Awlaki Colony – Infested by Denialists Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens’ remarkable report (pdf) uncovering Anwar al-Awlaki’s links to Islamist organisations and individuals, exposed an extensive array of linkages, meetings, lectures and articles all designed to distribute and disseminate Awlaki’s ideology here in the UK has led to a flurry of denials and disclaimers from various Islamist organisations. Amongst the named and shamed are the Islamic Forum Europe (IFE), East London Mosque (ELM), Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), Cage Prisoners (CP) and the Cordoba Foundation (TCF). [The Spittoon] Read more
