One again the claim of Islam being a “religion of peace” falls flat on its face, as a UK mosque, dedicated to the promotion of peace, diversity and interfaith dialogue finds no problem in hosting a speaker that supports the Jihad against the West.
Anwar al-Awlaki happens to be one of the spiritual mentors of three jihadis who struck on 9/11. Robert Spencer notes: “no one seems perturbed enough about this “misunderstanding” and “hijacking” of Islam to cancel the conference or appearances by speakers like Anwar al-Awlaki and others …”
“Muslim groups ‘linked to September 11 hijackers spark fury over conference’,” by Gordon Rayner for the Telegraph, December 27:
The End of Time event at the East London Mosque, which is being publicised on internet sites including Facebook, will feature a videotaped lecture from Anwar al-Awlaki, who is banned from entering the United States after allegedly acting as a spiritual adviser to three of the September 11 terrorists.
Mr Awlaki, who lives in Yemen, has been described as “an al-Qaeda supporter” by the US Department of Homeland Security, which has accused him in recent months of using video lectures to “encourage terrorist attacks”.
He is due to deliver a video lecture at the mosque in Whitechapel on New Year’s Day. Speeches will have titles such as The sound of the trumpet – the real terror starts.
Other speakers will include Suhaib Hasan, who advocates implementing sharia in Britain, and Khalid Yasin, who has described the beliefs of Christians and Jews as “filth”.
