186:. In the program, Abu Usamah was quoted, among other things, to have said that "Christians and Jews are enemies to Muslims", to have taught that "jihad is coming against the unbelievers", and to have referred to non-Muslims by use of the term "kuffar" which translates to "unbelievers" or people who reject Islam.
245:
In 2012, Usamah was accused of sexually harassing Muslim women but a mosque spokesman said: “We have not been contacted by anybody regarding allegations of harassment, sexual or otherwise, against Abu Usamah who remains an employee of the mosque. However we have been made aware of the website and
201:
regarding what it considered to be a "completely distorted" view of the intended message by Abu Usamah and the other preachers. However, upon investigation of the matter Ofcom ruled in favour of
Channel 4. The West Midlands Police also later apologised for their initial accusation, and offered
214:, Usamah "advocates holy war in an Islamic state; preaches hatred against non-Muslims; that apostasy and homosexuality are punishable by death; and that women are inferior to men", following an undercover recording of him preaching to his congregation which featured in a
238:'s Islamic Society on 1 February 2008 and 6 September 2009. He was invited to speak at the same venue on 30 November 2009, but the event was cancelled due to pressure from gay rights and anti-extremism campaign groups. In February 2013, he was invited to speak at the
227:, and defended his right to freedom of expression, saying: "If I were to call homosexuals perverted, dirty, filthy dogs who should be murdered, that's my freedom of speech, isn't it?" Usamah also stated that "He (
294:
518:
463:
560:
96:
565:
389:
522:
266:
154:
93:
30:
570:
211:
235:
437:
323:
555:
550:
219:
358:
239:
575:
194:
468:
490:
403:
375:
223:
episode on radical Islam at
British universities. During the documentary, Usamah also praised
179:
175:
139:
421:"Radical Islam on UK Campuses: A Comprehensive List of Extremist Speakers at UK Universities"
271:
228:
224:
420:
246:
note that it appears unable to back up these serious allegations with any proper proof.”
544:
328:
231:) is better than a million George Bushs, he's better than a thousand Tony Blairs."
158:
143:
73:
215:
183:
242:, but the event was cancelled by the university after threats of violence.
295:"Outlawed Islamic group recruits near Swedish suicide bomber's Luton home"
495:
161:, an Islamic school popular with converts and international students.
189:
The story caused backlash that resulted in 364 viewer complaints to
198:
190:
150:
135:
107:
464:"Revealed: the true extent of Islamic radical influence at UCL"
178:, he was among a group of preachers whom were the focus of the
462:
David
Barrett; Patrick Sawer; Sean Rayment (3 January 2010).
519:"Reading University cancels events after violent threats"
267:"Birmingham mosque cleric accused of sexual harassment"
34:
182:
program which was first aired on 15 January 2007 by
121:
113:
102:
89:
81:
68:
58:
521:. Student Rights. 27 February 2013. Archived from
318:
316:
234:Usamah was invited to speak at events held by
261:
259:
193:. In addition to this, on 10 August 2017 the
97:Category:Islamic University of Madinah alumni
8:
415:
413:
18:
353:
351:
349:
347:
55:
426:. Centre for Social Cohesion. April 2010.
24:This is an accepted version of this page
255:
202:£100,000 in compensation to Channel 4.
20:
376:"Channel 4 distorted mosque programme"
149:An American national, he converted to
7:
561:Islamic University of Madinah alumni
359:"Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin, Issue 97"
404:"Police apologise over mosque show"
153:and studied at the Salafi-oriented
491:"'Anti-gay' cleric talk cancelled"
438:"Radical cleric praises bin Laden"
197:also raised a formal complaint to
49:
324:"Britain's new preachers of hate"
566:American expatriates in England
390:"Dispatches reported to Ofcom"
174:During Abu Usamah's tenure at
1:
210:According to a report by the
94:Islamic University of Medina
392:. Channel 4. 8 August 2007.
592:
378:. BBC News. 8 August 2007.
364:. Ofcom. 19 November 2007.
212:Centre for Social Cohesion
236:University College London
406:. BBC News. 15 May 2008.
31:latest accepted revision
240:University of Reading
170:The Undercover Mosque
155:University of Madinah
132:Abu Usamah at-Thahabi
63:Abu Usamah At-Thahabi
195:West Midlands Police
469:The Daily Telegraph
206:Other Controversies
125:Controversial views
21:Page version status
499:. 25 November 2009
301:. 18 December 2010
27:
571:Converts to Islam
525:on 4 January 2014
332:. 11 January 2007
180:Undercover Mosque
176:Green Lane Masjid
140:Green Lane Masjid
129:
128:
583:
535:
534:
532:
530:
515:
509:
508:
506:
504:
487:
481:
480:
478:
476:
459:
453:
452:
450:
448:
442:Evening Standard
434:
428:
427:
425:
417:
408:
407:
400:
394:
393:
386:
380:
379:
372:
366:
365:
363:
355:
342:
341:
339:
337:
320:
311:
310:
308:
306:
291:
285:
284:
282:
280:
275:. 12 August 2012
263:
56:
591:
590:
586:
585:
584:
582:
581:
580:
541:
540:
539:
538:
528:
526:
517:
516:
512:
502:
500:
489:
488:
484:
474:
472:
461:
460:
456:
446:
444:
436:
435:
431:
423:
419:
418:
411:
402:
401:
397:
388:
387:
383:
374:
373:
369:
361:
357:
356:
345:
335:
333:
322:
321:
314:
304:
302:
299:Telegraph.co.uk
293:
292:
288:
278:
276:
272:Birmingham Mail
265:
264:
257:
252:
229:Osama bin Laden
225:Osama bin Laden
208:
172:
167:
90:Alma mater
77:
76:, United States
64:
61:
52:
47:
46:
45:
44:
43:
42:
26:
12:
11:
5:
589:
587:
579:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
556:American imams
553:
543:
542:
537:
536:
510:
482:
454:
429:
409:
395:
381:
367:
343:
312:
286:
254:
253:
251:
248:
207:
204:
171:
168:
166:
163:
127:
126:
123:
122:Known for
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
104:
100:
99:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
72:
70:
66:
65:
62:
59:
50:
48:
28:
22:
19:
17:
16:
15:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
588:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
551:Living people
549:
548:
546:
524:
520:
514:
511:
498:
497:
492:
486:
483:
471:
470:
465:
458:
455:
443:
439:
433:
430:
422:
416:
414:
410:
405:
399:
396:
391:
385:
382:
377:
371:
368:
360:
354:
352:
350:
348:
344:
331:
330:
325:
319:
317:
313:
300:
296:
290:
287:
274:
273:
268:
262:
260:
256:
249:
247:
243:
241:
237:
232:
230:
226:
222:
221:
217:
213:
205:
203:
200:
196:
192:
187:
185:
181:
177:
169:
165:Controversies
164:
162:
160:
156:
152:
147:
145:
141:
137:
133:
124:
120:
116:
112:
109:
105:
103:Occupation(s)
101:
98:
95:
92:
88:
84:
80:
75:
71:
67:
57:
54:
51:American imam
40:
36:
32:
25:
527:. Retrieved
523:the original
513:
501:. Retrieved
494:
485:
473:. Retrieved
467:
457:
445:. Retrieved
441:
432:
398:
384:
370:
334:. Retrieved
329:Daily Mirror
327:
303:. Retrieved
298:
289:
277:. Retrieved
270:
244:
233:
218:
209:
188:
173:
159:Saudi Arabia
148:
131:
130:
106:Instructor,
53:
38:
29:This is the
23:
576:1964 births
503:27 February
475:27 February
336:27 February
305:22 December
279:27 February
146:, England.
82:Nationality
39:6 July 2024
545:Categories
250:References
220:Dispatches
144:Birmingham
74:New Jersey
216:Channel 4
184:Channel 4
496:BBC News
85:American
35:reviewed
447:1 April
529:3 July
134:is an
117:Modern
424:(PDF)
362:(PDF)
199:Ofcom
191:Ofcom
151:Islam
531:2013
505:2013
477:2013
449:2018
338:2013
307:2015
281:2013
136:Imam
108:Imam
69:Born
60:Imam
157:in
142:in
138:at
114:Era
37:on
547::
493:.
466:.
440:.
412:^
346:^
326:.
315:^
297:.
269:.
258:^
33:,
533:.
507:.
479:.
451:.
340:.
309:.
283:.
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.