21 September 2011

Extremism and the East London Mosque

.... Muhammed Abdul Bari is presently the chairman of the East London Mosque and a former chairman of an organisation called the Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE), which is based in the mosque's London Muslim Centre.

The IFE promotes extremism and aims to spread its influence through entryism. The IFE is closely connected to the political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI). JI is the South Asian equivalent of the Muslim Brotherhood. The mosque's clear links to JI are outlined in this government report (pdf). [The Huffington Post] Read more