Senior Muslim clerics and leaders have been condemning violence since the 80s.
They've also been actively supporting it since the 80s and earlier. I'm sure you've heard of Abu Hamza and Ram Jam Choudary.
‘Muslims don't believe in freedom of speech’ – radical cleric Chaudry
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Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary.(AFP Photo / Leon Neal
Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has come under heavy criticism for controversial remarks regarding Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Paris.
London based Choudary wrote a letter, published by US news outlet USA Today, claiming that Muslims
“did not believe in the concept of freedom of expression,” and that the Sharia (Islamic law) was more important than the legal systems of liberal democracies.
“Contrary to popular misconception, Islam does not mean peace but rather means submission to the commands of Allah alone.
Therefore, Muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, as their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people's desires,” he wrote.
“Although Muslims may not agree about the idea of freedom of expression, even non-Muslims who espouse it say it comes with responsibilities. In an increasingly unstable and insecure world, the potential consequences of insulting the Messenger Muhammad are known to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.”
?Muslims don't believe in freedom of speech? ? radical cleric Chaudry ? RT UK
And here's another Muslim cleric which supports Islamic terrorism. The liberals like you who keep defending Islam on discussion forums and elsewhere don't realise that the Muslims are laughing at you behind your back and hate everything about you and all the liberal, lefty values (such as women's right and gay rights) you espouse.
'What do you expect if you insult Islam?' British hate preacher BACKS the Paris massacres and tells his followers 'Britain is the enemy of Islam'
Mizanur Rahman defended murders of 12 people at Charlie Hebdo offices
Hate cleric said: ‘Insulting Islam…they can’t expect a different result'
Rahman also praised Al Qaeda and said ‘Britain is the enemy of Islam’
Experts have warned the sermon could incite further terror killings
He is currently on bail after he was arrested on suspicion of terror offences last year
By Keiligh Baker for MailOnline
11 January 2015
Daily Mail
A British hate preacher backed the Paris massacres just hours after the bloody events unfolded and told his followers ‘Britain is the enemy of Islam’.
Cleric Mizanur Rahman, of Palmers Green, north London, defended the brutal murder of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo offices, saying ‘insulting Islam…they can’t expect a different result.’
Experts have warned the sermon, which backed the jihadists who killed 17 people over three days in the French capital, could incite further killings.
British hate cleric Mizanur Rahman defended the Charlie Hebdo massacre and said ‘insulting Islam…they can’t expect a different result'
Speaking to an audience in London which was streamed online to thousands of his followers, Rahman praised Al Qaeda and said ‘Britain is the enemy of Islam.’
Sam Westrop, director of counter-extremism group Stand for Peace told the Sunday Mirror: ‘His kind of rhetoric is not an echo of Islamist terror and extremism – it is a driving force behind it.
‘It is truly reprehensible for him to speak like this, especially so soon after Paris.’
His speech on Friday night came to light after reporters from the Sunday Mirror gained access to an online live stream - they then notified the Metropolitan Police.
The newspaper reported that in the video Rahman claimed France was carrying out 'ethnic cleansing', and told his followers what happened in France was 'war.'
Members of the public light candles in tribute to the 17 dead in Paris following three days of terror attacks
He said: 'These cartoons is part of their own war, is part of the psychological warfare...you know what happens when you insult Mohammed.'
Rahman, who also goes by the name of Abu Baraa, is currently on police bail after he and others were arrested last year on suspicion of terror offences.
Rahman was jailed for six years in 2007 after calling for British soldiers to be brought back from Iraq in bodybags.
He manages the Siddeeq Academy in [surprise surprise] Tower Hamlets, an Islamic tuition centre in East London.
In May last year Rahman was investigated by police after a video showed him praising the Boko Haram militants who kidnapped more than 300 Nigerian schoolgirls.
He said at the time: ‘People want to make it out as though history began on the day these girls were taken from - sorry I should say these women - were taken from this high school in Nigeria.
Anti-Semitic attack: The kosher supermarket in Paris where four men and their hostage-taker died on Friday
‘They didn’t do to these girls what the Nigerian government had been doing to the Muslims all these years.
‘They didn’t rape anybody. They didn’t torture. They didn’t murder any of these girls.’
On another occasion a court heard he told a crowd of around 300 people near the Danish Embassy in central London that British and American troops should return in body bags.
The Old Bailey saw film of Rahman in which he said: 'We want to see them coming home in body bags.
'We want to see their blood running in the streets of Baghdad.'
He added: 'We want to see the Mujahideen shoot down their planes the way we shoot down birds, we want to see their tanks burn in the way we burn their flags.'
Rahman also had placards calling for the annihilation and beheading of those who insulted Islam.
A huge unity march is to take place in Paris in a couple of hours' time.
More than a million marchers - if not more - including around 40 world leaders, such as British Prime Minister David Cameron, British Home Secretary Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - are expected to take part. Several other European leaders will also attend as well as a representative of the United States.
The huge crowd will dwarf that seen in Paris when France won the 1998 World Cup and could even dwarf the huge crowds seen in the city at the end of WWII.
About 2,000 police officers and 1,350 soldiers - including elite marksmen on rooftops - have been deployed to protect those taking part.
The march will commence at around 3pm French time (2pm UK time).
At the Elysee Palace ahead of Sunday's march, French President Francois Hollande met leaders from the Jewish community.
Jewish leaders said the president had told them new security measures would be put in place at all Jewish institutions on Sunday and Monday after the anti-Semitic attack on the kosher supermarket.
"We have decided to live our Judaism and we will continue to live normally, as we can't give in to violence", said Roger Cukierman, President of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions, after the meeting.
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Vast Paris rally to take place
BBC News
11 January 2015
Huge crowds and some 40 world leaders are expected in Paris for a unity march after 17 people were killed during three days of deadly terror attacks.
More than a million marchers are expected to take the streets.
Police are seeking accomplices of the gunmen who attacked satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket.
Ahead of the rally a video emerged appearing to show supermarket gunman Amedy Coulibaly pledging allegiance to militant group Islamic State.
In the video he says was working with the Charlie Hebdo attackers, saying: "We have split our team into two... to increase the impact of our actions."
Said and Cherif Kouachi killed 11 people at the magazine offices in the French capital on Wednesday, with a policeman shot dead nearby.
The video appears to show Amedy Coulibaly explaining his motivation for his attacks
Coulibaly killed four hostages seized at the Hyper Cacher supermarket on Friday. He is also believed to have shot dead a policewoman in Montrouge on Thursday.
Jewish security raised
Sunday's Paris rally is expected to dwarf marches across France on Saturday, when 700,000 people took to the streets.
About 2,000 police officers and 1,350 soldiers - including elite marksmen on rooftops - have been deployed to protect those taking part.
At the Elysee Palace ahead of Sunday's march, French President Francois Hollande met leaders from the Jewish community.
Yohan Cohen, Philippe Braham, Yoav Hattab and Francois-Michel Saada were killed at the supermarket
Jewish leaders said the president had told them new security measures would be put in place at all Jewish institutions on Sunday and Monday.
"We have decided to live our Judaism and we will continue to live normally, as we can't give in to violence", said Roger Cukierman, President of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions, after the meeting.
Coulibaly is also believed to have shot dead a policewoman on Thursday.
He died when police stormed the supermarket. His partner, Hayat Boumeddiene, is still wanted by police - although she is thought to have fled France last week.
Officials believe she may have entered Turkey en route to Syria.
Extra security
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says France will stay on high alert in the coming weeks.
He will host a meeting on Sunday morning of fellow interior ministers from across Europe, including the UK's Theresa May, to discuss the threat posed by militants.
Mr Cazeneuve promised "exceptional measures" for the massive unity march in Paris on Sunday, including positioning snipers on roofs.
Foreign leaders expected to attend the rally include UK Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The march, which will be led by relatives of the victims of last week's attacks, will leave Place de la Republique at 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT).
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets on Saturday, with placards reading: "I am against racism"
Organisers hope it will offer France the chance to unite against the violence that began on Wednesday when two brothers raided the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Cherif and Said Kouachi killed 12 people - including eight journalists and two police officers. Eleven people were also injured.
The two were eventually cornered on Friday and shot dead as police moved against them and Coulibaly at the same time.
BBC News - Charlie Hebdo attacks: Vast Paris rally to take place
Extra Jewish security patrol cars and police were out in force in North-West London yesterday following the kosher store siege in Paris.
The cars look very similar to police vehicles and bear the security group’s name ‘Shomrim’ – Hebrew for ‘guards’ – along the sides and back.
The Orthodox organisation, which works closely with the Metropolitan Police, tweeted: ‘Following events in Paris we will have on extra patrols throughout NW London over Shabbos [ the Jewish sabbath].'
Shomrim volunteers receive police training and uniforms, including knife-proof vests.
Jewish patrol cars out in force in London amid fears of copycat attack in wake of kosher store siege in Paris
Extra Jewish security patrol cars are out in force in North-West London
Move made amid fears of copycat attack in wake of Paris massacres
Tributes paid to victims of terrorist atrocities which left 17 people dead
Security cars look similar to police vehicles and bear the name 'Shomrim'
Volunteers receive police training and uniforms, including knife-proof vests
By Mail on Sunday Reporter and Keiligh Baker for MailOnline
11 January 2015
Daily Mail
Extra Jewish security patrol cars and police were out in force in North-West London yesterday following the kosher store siege in Paris.
The cars look very similar to police vehicles and bear the security group’s name ‘Shomrim’ – Hebrew for ‘guards’ – along the sides and back.
The Orthodox organisation, which works closely with the Metropolitan Police, tweeted: ‘Following events in Paris we will have on extra patrols throughout NW London over Shabbos [ the Jewish sabbath].'
Shomrim volunteers receive police training and uniforms, including knife-proof vests.
Jewish security patrol cars (pictured) and extra police were out in force in North-West London yesterday following the kosher store siege in Paris amid fears of a copycat attack in the capital
'We ask the community to remain calm and vigilant.’
Tributes have continued to be paid to the victims of three days of terrorist atrocities which left 17 people dead.
Shomrim tweeted on Friday: 'Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jewish community in Paris, the victims and families of victims in today's attacks.'
Based in Stamford Hill, the volunteers are trained by the Metropolitan Police and patrol the area regularly looking for anti-Semitic hate crimes, and general disorder in the neighbourhood.
The volunteer group, similar to a Neighbourhood Watch, are trained to safely track and detain suspects until police arrive, and run a 24-hour hotline for those in the area to report attacks.
A Metropolitan police officer patrols an area of North London with a large Jewish population yesterday
A million people, including 30 world leaders, are set to attend a rally in a show of unity in Paris today after hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets of France yesterday in a day of national mourning.
Yesterday, hundreds of flowers were laid at the scene in tribute to the victims of the Paris kosher deli massacre, where four hostages lost their lives on Friday.
Dozens of heavily armed police stood guard and extended the security area outside the Hyper Cacher grocery, as people left bouquets of flowers close to the scene on the outskirts of the French capital.
A young Jewish man who arrived to leave a bunch of flowers to honour the victims described the massacre as an 'attack on democracy'.
The man, who was in his 20s but did not give his name, said: 'Today is a very sad day for all of France.
A police officer speaks to a pair of men in an area of North London which has a large Jewish population
'This is not just an attack on the Jewish community, this is an attack on everyone, on all of France. This is an attack on democracy.'
At the Synagogue de Vincennes, just a brief walk from the grocery store, seven heavily armed policeman nervously kept watch and refused to let anyone approach the place of worship.
An extended security cordon had been placed on the streets around the synagogue and police were keen to quickly move people on amid fear of further attacks in the area.
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