Radical
Islamist Group Claims to Influence UK Election
by IPT News • Apr 7, 2015 at 2:09
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Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND), a United Kingdom-based radical
Islamist front organization, is openly bragging about its close
relationship with both the Tory and Labour political parties, the UK's Telegraph
reports. The group's chief executive, Sufyan Islamil,
characterizes MEND as "kingmaker" in the May election, claiming
to influence up to 30 seats.
In a speech at Bolton's Zakariyya Central Mosque, Ismail compared
British Jews fighting for the Israeli military with British Muslims
fighting for Syrian rebels, including the Islamic State.
"…British Muslims going to Syria fighting against Assad…will
definitely face interrogation. Now do you think that if we landed those 20
seats or 30 seats he [Prime Minister Cameron] would have the audacity to
say that (foreign fighters should be prosecuted] to the Muslim community?
Not a chance!"
MEND has also been designated as an "official partner" by the
Electoral Commission for the election, allowing the group to promise its
radical and anti-democratic agenda.
Ismail also claimed that the group is in the process of negotiating with
the leadership of the major parties.
"Right now, we are negotiating with the Labour leadership, we are
negotiating with the Tory leadership and insh'allah [God willing] will
start with the Lib Dem leadership as well, where we have a list of
manifesto pledges…the Muslim vote is worth ten ordinary votes because… we
are heavily concentrated in a few areas," Ismail said.
He added that "anybody who can give any one party 10, 20, 30 seats,
like we can, they have to listen to you."
A prominent Muslim figure repeatedly offered a Tory candidate significant
contributions if the candidate subscribed to the group's "Muslim Manifesto." At least 10 Labour and
Conservative members of Parliament (MPs) attended an event commemorating
the manifesto's launch.
The group's manifesto advocates for the infiltration of Islamists in the
British government and calls for the criminal prohibition of
"insulting" Islam.
Ismail accuses British society of anti-Muslim racism and alleges that
Islamophobic attacks surpass all other hate crimes. However, anti-Muslim
hate crimes have increased less than most other hate crimes, including
anti-Semitic and homophobic crimes, including on per capita basis.
Azad Ali, MEND's director of engagement, has called for the death of British soldiers and praised
the late American-born al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki. Ali also stated that, "Democracy, if it means that, you
know, at the expense of not implementing the sharia, of course no one
agrees with that."
MEND also promotes radical Islamist figures including extremist preacher
Haitham al-Haddad, who calls for the implementation of sharia law and
refers to democracy as "filthy."
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