Son of a Pakistani bus driver, but happy to weaponise his own โMuslimnessโ when it suits him to show representation despite fuelling dangerous narratives about Muslims. Universally reviled by people of colour and his own white constituency ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Case study #3 - Trevor Phillips:
Hailed by racists as the true voice of anti-racism...what more needs to be said? ๐
Case study #4 - Maajid Nawaz:
Professional dog-whistler of all issues related to Muslims. If the government or media have any racist narratives, heโll be at the ready to provide a robust defence. Also...his smirking during Nick Ferrariโs racist invective at Afua Hirsch ๐คข
Was happy to prove the lack of racism in the UK by making the extremely compelling argument that at least itโs the least racist country ๐
Case study #8 - Khalid Mahmood MP:
Provided cover for Trevor Phillips by claiming he hasnโt made Islamophobic comments. Voted consistently for militarisation & securitisation against Muslims all over the world. Supports neo-con think tanks that regularly publish bile on Muslims
Built a career off the back of attacking Muslims based on personal experiences that weren't exactly true. Has become the darling of reform Islam movement. And oh yeah...is/was married to Niall Ferguson ๐คฎ
Breitbart News London, the Henry Jackson Society and the UK Independence Party...I mean, is there are stronger contender for chamcha?
Donโt worry Australians, I got you covered too.
Case study #13 - Muhammad Tawhidi:
Rent a commentator on all matters related to calling out Islam. Regularly trolls himself by speaking.
As weโve been talking about the militarisation of the police, itโs worth thinking about those who give religious cover to the military industrial complex
Case study #14 - Asim Hafiz
Imam of the British Armed Forces and claims that such a role is in keeping Islamโs ethics ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Important to note the route from militarisation to securitisation:
Case study #15 - Azeem Ibrahim:
Former soldier, presented at Israel's security conference at Herzliya and to Mossad, advised American neocons including architects of the US torture programme
Case study #16 - Rabia Chaudry
Used her platform platform from Serial to go straight into CVE through her company Safe Nation Collaborative (high irony in that last word). Also a member of MLI, involved with faith-washing the Israeli occupation.
Case study #17 - Wajahat Ali:
Not really right to mention Rabia without mentioning Wajahat...a very basic Brad of Muslim political discourse in the US. Heโs basically on the same page with CVE and faith-washing Zionism.
Asra Nomani has since 9/11 been involved in the reform Islam movement, but particularly in calling for the targeted surveillance of Muslim communities by pushing for extra stops at airports in particular.
Back to the UK:
Case study #22 - Shaun Bailey
Basically, seems he's got a problem with POC who are single mothers, come from underprivileged backgrounds, Hindus or Muslims ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Case study #23 - Nikki Haley
For a start for changing her name, the self hate is REAL. But for all her services to Zionism and Hindutva nationalism too
Kemi, like other POC Tories, loves the line that Britain is the least racist country. Doesnโt believe POC deaths due to Covid are linked to systemic issues and says Islamophobia inquiry into Tories is political
Case study #26 - Qari Asim
I know about his involvement in Prevent-adjacent activities, but less about his links to the military industrial complex and his apologia for symbols of the transatlantic slave trade.
If there is one haram zaada that deserves to be on this list, itโs this man. He knew he was lying to the UN Security Council when he presented the US case for the Iraq War, and all the destruction that followed will forever be linked to those lies
Case study #30 - Condoleezza Rice
This is the haram zaadi version of the previous haram zaada. Both in the Bush administration in the years they were torturing Muslims in CIA black sites and invading Muslim countries unlawfully
Case study #31 - Tulsi Gabbard:
Yup, the Hindu nationalist with deeply Islamophobic views comes into the bingo book of collaborators. Check out her Science of Identity weirdness ๐ง
Case study #32 - John Yoo
Legal advisor for the CIAโs torture programme. I donโt know if much more needs to be said about the man who found a legal justification to torture people.
Case study #33 - Harold Koh
This Jabba the Hutt looking creature was one of the legal advisors to the Obama administration, and in particular gave legal cover for targeted assassinations through drone strikes. Btw, heโs supposed to be a human rights lawyer ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Case study #34 - Munira Mirza
Good example of the kind of cover that can be given to governments when you need a brown face to deny institutional or structural racism. According to Munira, itโs all just terribly exaggerated and her proximity to Boris has little to do with it ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Case study #35 - Taj Hargey
I was going to ask where this guy is these days, but heโs probably in deep isolation after the government ordered everyone to wear a face covering on public transport. Heโs famous for organising a burn the burka day to prove how much he dislikes it
Case study #36 - Kamala Harris
Former prosecutor in California, who refused to call for the prosecutions of police involved in shootings. She also aggressively insisted on keeping men who were found innocent in prison.
Case study #37 - Walid Phares
Spends much of his time defending Trump from accusations of racism. He also notoriously has been on of the advocates of Muslims being a fifth column in American society.
As you listen to the demands being made by the South African legal case against Israel, you really get a sense for how minimal value Israel holds for Palestinian life. These are demands that should never have to be made and it's actually crazy that we are here.
#RSAvISR
South Africa starts by referring to Israel's continued colonisation of Palestine as an "ongoing Nakba" an important framing that situates Israel's violence on a timescale that pre-dates 7 October 2023
Adila Hassim SC presents that the ICJ does not need to come to a conclusion that Israel is conducting a genocide, only that there is a prospect that it is doing so within the language of the genocide convention.
There has been much written and said about the group that is very far from the truth of the organisation and its history.
This history of Hamas written by @AzzamTamimi is perhaps one of the best accounts of the group, and worth summarising.
The targeting of al-Shifa hospital by Israel in some ways is a coming back full circle for Hamas, 36 years after its formation. Itโs the general strike called by Shaykh Ahmed Yassin outside of the hospital, that leads to the formation of Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah
This strike was called by the leaders in response to an Israeli, ploughing his military tractor into Gazans returning from their work in Israel, killing three and injuring others โ what the international media would refer to as a 'traffic incident'.
The similitude with Apartheid extends beyond the different treatment of Palestinians and Arabs living within the state of Israel. If we want to understand how it applies to the land itself, we must see Gaza and the West Bank as modern day Bantustans.
The Bantustans were created by the white South African government in the 60s in order to parcel 13% of the land to the black majority, so they could eventually have land of their own - and of course allowing the white minority to maintain control of the 87% of the land.
On 11-12 March 2023, the @MWLOrg_en will host an event in London: Muslim Leadership for Britain and Beyond.
There are serious concerns about the event and its purpose in promoting the Charter of Makkah - a project that will disempower Muslims.
A leaked email seen by @UK_CAGE shows that invitations have been sent out on behalf of @MWLOrg_en - headed by Dr Mohammad al-Issa.
The purpose of the event is to promote the Charter of Makkah in a British context.
The Charter of Makkah was constituted in 2019 to bring together Muslim scholars and intellectuals from across the world in order to affirm a Saudi led approach to institutionalising the authority of Islam to state sponsored/aligned scholars.
So letโs go through the Shawcross Prevent review together as I read it. From the very outset of the introduction, we are reminded of the exceptional framing of violence in the world. The premise of Shawcrossโ engagement is that somehow 9/11 was anomalous.
Further in setting the scene, no mention of the torture and violence that Adebolajo and his family were subject to, only the fact of the violent outcome. Further referencing of the Trojan hoax without any context of the lies that were told tell us a great deal.
Violence of the far-right are relegated to individual actions, rather than racism being a ubiquitous part of the landscape of contemporary Britain. Narratives being promoted from politicians dog-whistling immigrants and Muslims (even by Prime Ministers), through to the media
I'm actually fine with the idea that sports are political. Yes, it should be absolutely appropriate to ask questions about the human rights record of any country you visit, as raised with Russia hosting, and now with Qatar. Be consistent though #WorldcupQatar2022
One of the first points to acknowledge, is the reason why FIFA gives the World Cup to any country in the first place, and much of it is to do with money. There is an addiction to money over any other concern. There is a hypocrisy at play here that needs to be understood.
London (and the UK at large), as one of the centres for dirty money for countries across the world, is used to this type of hypocrisy. It regularly permits investment from sources that are troubling to its own aggrandised self image. Money > than any other consideration.