A TV station founded by an Islamic preacher banned from the UK is under investigation after a guest claimed fathers should 'push' their daughters into marriage.
Islamic scholar Haitham al-Haddad, once described as 'one of the most dangerous men in Britain', made the statements on Peace TV's Marriage and Divorce show in November.
During a broadcast, he claimed fathers should 'push' and 'convince' their daughters to get married and said it was 'alarming' for women to want to go on to higher education before marrying.
His comments are now being investigated by media regulator Ofcom, the Times reported.
Dr Haddad also said women who were unmarried in their 30s would 'not receive good proposals'.
He said he knew older women who wished their parents had pushed them to wed when they were younger.
The investigation comes after it was revealed in October that Amazon sends cash to Dr Haddad's Muslim Research and Development Foundation (MRDF) charity.
Under its charitable scheme Amazon Smile, the tech giant donates a percentage of customers' money to the MRDF – described as 'the main Salafist organisation in the UK'.
The Salafi movement promotes a hardline interpretation of Islam and is linked with jihadism. [Daily Mail] Read more
