Al-Muhajiroun/Islam4UK

Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by fashwatch in The Guilty Parties

Al-Muhajiroun is an Islamic Fundamentalist group founded in 1983 by Omar Bakri, the group disbanded in 2004 but reemerged earlier this year during a hapless  relaunch in which the group was kicked off the premises following scuffles between supporters and opponents. The groups main outlet in the UK is through Islam4UK a fundamentalist, right wing group run by Anjem Choudary. The group came to prominence in 2009 when they toured the country promoting Sharia Law and in one instance publicly converting a bewildered looking 11 year old boy to Islam. Supporters also attended the Luton demonstration against British troops returning from Iraq.

The barmy bunch hope to establish Sharia Law in Britain and the dominance of Islam across the world. Choudary himself once said on the BBC on the subject of killing non-Muslims that;

At the end of the day, when we say “innocent people” we mean “Muslims”. As far as non-Muslims are concerned, they have not accepted Islam. As far as we are concerned, that is a crime against God

This sort of language has given him plenty of air time but little support amongst the general population or Muslims in particular. His group is thought to have around 40 members, some of whom are most likely in the pay of Scotland Yard, Choudary himself included. While the vast majority of Muslims shun his group and see them as utterly irrelevant lunatics the likes of the BNP and EDL have taken particular interest in the group, mainly in an attempt to vindicate their notion that their is a global conspiracy to implement Sharia Law and undermine British culture.