The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Nick Cohen's crude attempt to smear me by association is part of a movement that seeks to identify and hunt down 'Islamists' Oh dear, I appear to have upset Nick Cohen . What's the matter? Well, apparently: [John] Denham is entertaining Inayat Bunglawala of the MCB, who gave a taste of the 'progressive' policies Labour is encouraging when he wrote an article defending Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi,...
Aaronovitch Watch (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Nick Cohen:More seriously, a revival of the left's affair with Islamism can only help the BNP by convincing the white working class that their rulers hypocritically denounce racial conspiracy theories, misogyny and homophobia when they come from the followers of Nick Griffin, but not when they come from the friends of Yusuf al-Qaradawi.... and the council lets them jump the housing queue,...
Harry's Place (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
... of the “progressive” policies Labour is encouraging when he wrote an article defending Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, and a preacher who recommends wife-beating, genital mutilation of girls and the murder of apostates and homosexuals.
EuropeNews (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
It is very unfortunate that Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has been barred from visiting the UK since early 2007 by the British government, following pressure from pro-Israeli lobbies. Sheikh Al-Qaradawi is an Islamic scholar who commands huge respect among millions of Muslims worldwide. As a regular past visitor to the UK, he would consistently urge British Muslims to shun all forms...
