One To Watch

[Jeevan]

http://www.channel4.com/news/dispatches/article.jsp?id=1066

British TV Channel4, Broadcast - Monday 15th January 2007, 8.00PM

A Dispatches reporter attends mosques run by organisations whose public faces are presented as moderate and finds preachers condemning integration into British society, condemning democracy and praising the Taliban for killing British soldiers.

Prime Minister Tony Blair recently described tolerance as 'what makes Britain Britain' but in this extensive undercover investigation, Dispatches reveals how a message of hatred and segregation is being spread throughout the UK, inspired by Saudi Arabia - a country our government calls its principal ally in the Middle East.

Dispatches has investigated a number of mosques run by high profile national organisations that claim to be dedicated to moderation and dialogue with other faiths. But an undercover reporter joined worshippers to find a message of religious bigotry and extremism being preached.

He captures chilling sermons in which Saudi-trained preachers proclaim the supremacy of Islam, preach hatred for non-Muslims and for Muslims who do not follow their extreme beliefs - and predict a coming jihad. "An army of Muslims will arise," announces one preacher. Another preacher said British Muslims must "dismantle" British democracy - they must "live like a state within a state" until they are "strong enough to take over."

The investigation reveals Saudi Arabian universities are recruiting young Western Muslims to train them in their extreme theology, then sending them back to the West to spread the word. And the Dispatches reporter discovers that British Muslims can ask for fatwas, religious rulings, direct from the top religious leader in Saudi Arabia, the Grand Mufti.

Saudi-trained preachers are also promoted in DVDs and books on sale at religious centres and sermons broadcast on websites. These publications and webcasts disseminate beliefs about women such as: "Allah has created the woman deficient, her intellect is incomplete", and girls: "By the age of 10 if she doesn't wear hijab, we hit her," and there's an extreme hostility towards homosexuals.

The investigation reveals that the influence of Saudi Arabian Islam, Wahabism, extends beyond the walls of some mosques to influential organisations that advise the British government on inter-community relations and prevention of terrorism.

The Dispatches reporter attends talks at mosques run by key organisations whose public faces are presented as moderate and mainstream - and finds preachers condemning the idea of integration into British society, condemning British democracy as un-Islamic and praising the Taliban for killing British soldiers.

Undercover Mosque features interviews with moderate British Muslim figures who are speaking out against the influence of Saudi Arabia's extreme brand of Islam, which is seeking to overturn Islamic traditions of diversity and peaceful co-existence: "We are losing our children to extremists," says Haras Rafiq of the Sufi Muslim Council. Dr Al Alawi of the Islamic Heritage Foundation also warns: "If this continues, you will have extremist mosques in every corner of the UK. You will not have moderate Muslims walking on our streets anymore."

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[kh@ls@]

WJKK WJKF

Thanks 4 the info i'll try to catch it looks interesting :TH:

[Akhoza]

sick people :sady:

[Pakandi baba]

I'll be watching with Kirpan in hand.

[Guest waheguruji]

Stop Islam bashing and i support 9/11 in a way Usama Bin Laden blaimed the Saudi Kings as being traitors of Islam who are million aires and do nothing to prevent stampedes on the Hajj he says the Saudi Kings have sided with US And by going against the Taliban will include us as well because they dont know the difference

[Balait_da_Sher]

This documentry is probably going to scrapped like the previous channel 4 documentry about muslim men grooming white girls for s*x .

[sikh supreme]

Should be interesting and insightful viewing.

[king singh]

What time is it on?

[Guest militant singh]

Yes this is must watch to all of u who say let the immigrants in -most of these immigrants(Who support the destruction of Britain).Hpe this will oepn your eyes and youll c da truth 2 all da kats who support iraqi terrorists and suicide bombers just watch dis programme and c what they relaly fink of u da kafir non beliver they wnt u in hell these womanisng innocent killing perverted power hungry medieveil thugs need to be wiped off da map -is on at 8pm channel 4 in da UK

[japmans]

yeah, damn all the immigrants!!!

(that was a post laced with sarcasm.... suffice it to say anyone not livin in punjab is in their current country because of immigration hahaha)