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Miqdaad Versi's Centre for Media Monitoring is a project of the Muslim Council of Britain.
It poses as the respectable, moderate face of the MCB.
But a quick glance at their panel for an upcoming event shows its true colours.
Let's look at two of them.
It poses as the respectable, moderate face of the MCB.
But a quick glance at their panel for an upcoming event shows its true colours.
Let's look at two of them.
First up, Amandla Thomas-Johnson.
You'll remember him as the kid who told his gran that she would go to hell if she didn't join him in converting. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/jul/15/islam-conversion-christianity
You'll remember him as the kid who told his gran that she would go to hell if she didn't join him in converting. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/jul/15/islam-conversion-christianity
When at the Muslim Brotherhood's Federation of Islamic Student Societies, Amandla protested the exclusion by the UK and Ireland of the suicide bombing legitimising cleric Yusuf Al Qaradawi.
He called the hate preacher the "voice of moderation"!
http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/fosis-disappointed-at-irish-governments-refusal-to-let-in-yusuf-qaradawi/
He called the hate preacher the "voice of moderation"!
http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/fosis-disappointed-at-irish-governments-refusal-to-let-in-yusuf-qaradawi/
Amandla then joined CAGE.
Here he is telling the Guardian that Jihadi John became a monster in part because of "the security services and British foreign policy". https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/26/cage-campaigners-put-under-spotlight-mohammed-emwazi-jihadi-john
Here he is telling the Guardian that Jihadi John became a monster in part because of "the security services and British foreign policy". https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/26/cage-campaigners-put-under-spotlight-mohammed-emwazi-jihadi-john
Following the Manchester bombing, what was Amandla's explanation?
Yes! You guessed it! The UK's foreign policy!
Yes! You guessed it! The UK's foreign policy!
Perhaps Amandla's greatest moment at CAGE was when the group argued that the arrest of Samiun Rahman had been "stage-managed for the benefit of the media"
Amandla claimed that his case "perfectly exemplifies the abuses of the War on Terror". https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/torture-bribe-demanded-after-stage-managed-arrest-briton-alleged-isis-recruiter-bangladesh-9880662.html
Amandla claimed that his case "perfectly exemplifies the abuses of the War on Terror". https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/torture-bribe-demanded-after-stage-managed-arrest-briton-alleged-isis-recruiter-bangladesh-9880662.html
Rahman is believed to be the highest British member of Al Qaeda.
Nice work Amandla! https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/london-jihadist-returnee-is-suspected-al-qaeda-chief-ddqpb2x9c
Nice work Amandla! https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/london-jihadist-returnee-is-suspected-al-qaeda-chief-ddqpb2x9c
Assed Baig is a journalist at Qatar's Al Jazeera.
He first hit the news when it was reported that he had used a range of derogatory "racially charged" slurs on Twitter.
Notably, he denied that these terms were racist. https://order-order.com/2016/04/08/channel-4-news-reporters-racially-charged-tweets/
He first hit the news when it was reported that he had used a range of derogatory "racially charged" slurs on Twitter.
Notably, he denied that these terms were racist. https://order-order.com/2016/04/08/channel-4-news-reporters-racially-charged-tweets/
Assed left Channel 4 in the wake of a scandal resulting from a film about Muslim women who “fight back by rejecting stereotypes”
Unfortunately, one woman featured in the film is a Hamas and Hezbollah fan who supported car and knife attacks on Jews https://order-order.com/2017/08/29/channel-4s-assed-baig-out-after-promoting-terror-supporting-islamist/
Unfortunately, one woman featured in the film is a Hamas and Hezbollah fan who supported car and knife attacks on Jews https://order-order.com/2017/08/29/channel-4s-assed-baig-out-after-promoting-terror-supporting-islamist/
The Centre for Media Monitoring promotes this evening's event as a "unique opportunity to meet" these speakers.
And that's really what the MCB is all about.
They showcase these people, because they admire them, and see them as role models.
And that's really what the MCB is all about.
They showcase these people, because they admire them, and see them as role models.
