CHALLENGING THE ZIONIST PREVENT AGENDA ISLAMOPHOBIA PROJECT MOVES TO CHICAGO ANNUAL NEWSLETTER Ramadan 1437 / June 2016 Fight for Justice ism the possible destination. It selves of their antiquated beliefs, they be allowed to infect political IN THE NAME assumes that terrorism would not they must now also subscribe to discourse. In April 2015, the exist without a helpful environment the prevailing social and political removal of Britain's first elected OF ALLAH, THE Challenging such as that allegedly provided by norms, whatever that means.The mayor Lutfur Rahman from his MERCIFUL, THE Muslim communities holding government calls this new assimi- position in the London borough of conservative views. lation policy 'muscular liberalism'. Tower Hamlets was also designed COMPASSIONATE the Zionist IHRC has also viewed current We prefer to call if soft fascism. to show Muslims that their views anti-terrorism policy as The Trojan Horse affair in which were unwelcome in the political Islamophobic since it rests on the the Dept of Education, led by arena. The aims of the Islamic PREVENT assumption that by dint of their Zionist stalwart and Islamophobe Not even children are immune. Human Rights Commission faith all Muslims are potential Michael Gove, concocted a In May 2015 children at the I terrorists who must be steered off national security panic by fabricat- predominantly Muslim Buxton To champion the rights agenda that course by the state. ing an extremist plot to take over a School in Leytonstone, East and duties revealed for We also believe that far from handful of inner city Birmingham London, were issued with ques- human beings. being driven by a desire to fight schools, signalled that even in tionnaires soliciting their views on I whose reach has become so terrorism, anti-terrorism policy is areas where Muslims are in a a range of issues and hypothetical To promote a new social Draconian, pervasive that it now touches the leading edge of a government majority, their religious values cases designed to tease out any and international order, every aspect of public life. strategy to control and shape Islam should play no part in the educa- "extremist" tendencies.They asked based on truth, justice, discriminatory In the last year PREVENT has and Muslims in Britain. It is part of tion of their children. Nor should a series of highly loaded questions righteousness and and destructive been expanded so that now it is a social engineering exercise that generosity, rather than a duty of public officials including has at its heart surveilling Muslims self-interest. only Muslims who doctors and teachers to spy on from cradle to grave and legislating I thinkIT'S NOT the government's individuals on behalf of the state. what they can and can't believe or To demand virtue and PREVENT strategy is a throw- Although presented as a colour- say. oppose wrongdoing in the back to the Stalinist Soviet blind policy aimed at countering exercise of power (from Union. extremism, PREVENT has far We prefer to call whatever base that power In April, at the end of a three- more sinister and pernicious derives - e.g. political, day visit to the UK, the UN aims vis a vis Britain's Muslim if soft fascism minority.It is predicated on the judicial, media, economic, Special Rapporteur on Freedom Zionist/neo-con trope that Islam Universities now screen speak- military, personal, etc.). of Assembly blasted the policy for its Orwellian impact on free is the primary cause of terrorism. ers for 'radicalism', mosques are I speech and its effect on Britain's In the words of PM David expected to control what their To gather information Muslim minority. Cameron: imams say on pain of being closed about, and to publicise, “I heard reports of teachers "It is an extreme doctrine…… down, Muslim charities face atrocities, oppression, being reported for innocuous And like any extreme doctrine, it unprecedented scrutiny for links to discrimination, and other comments in class, for example,” is subversive. At its furthest end it 'radical' groups abroad, and indi- abuses of divinely-granted said Maina Kiai.“The spectre of seeks to destroy nation-states to viduals have to self-censor what rights. Big Brother is so large, in fact, invent its own barbaric realm. they download lest their reading I that I was informed that some And it often backs violence to material is deemed to constitute To campaign for families are afraid of discussing achieve this aim… But you don't 'terrorist matter'. redress, and to support the the negative effects of terrorism have to support violence to PREVENT has created a cate- victims of such crimes. in their own homes, fearing their subscribe to certain intolerant gory of thoughtcrime for Muslims I children would talk about it at ideas which create a climate in by which certain ideas and prac- To campaign to bring school and have their intentions which extremists can flourish. tices such as wearing religiously the perpetrators and their misconstrued. By dividing, stig- Ideas which are hostile to basic inspired attire or opposing homo- accomplices to justice. matising and alienating liberal values such as democ- sexuality are referrable to the PREVENT police. In the political I segments of the population, racy, freedom and sexual equal- To cooperate with other Prevent could end up promoting ity." sphere, criticism of Zionism, groups and individuals extremism, rather than counter- This is the conveyor belt espousal of the fundamental right to armed resistance against occu- where such cooperation ing it,”he said. theory of terrorism where Islam pation or speaking out against is likely to further the Draconian, divisive, discrimi- is the first step of a journey along government policy can all fall achievement of these aims. natory and destructive.These which extremist ideology is a are the hallmarks of a policy staging post and acts of terror- within the far reaching net cast by PREVENT. The Islamic Human Rights More than that, PREVENT now Commission is an NGO in Islamic Human Rights Commission includes a positive expectation to Special Consultative Status PO Box 598, Wembley HA9 7XH, UK uphold what are described as Tel:020 8904 4222 • Email: [email protected] with the Economic and Social British liberal values. So it is not IHRC is a company limited by guarantee. enough for Muslims to divest them- Council of the United Nations Company No: 04716690 2 The Islamic Human Rights Commission www.ihrc.org.uk 3 Fight for Justice Please support us which seem to be based on a PREVENT has been a key instru- is unshakeable and our responsi- perception of extremism and radi- ment in fabricating this hate envi- bility to challenge these corrupt calisation held by right-wing neo- ronment. MESSAGE FROM systems – rather than individuals – cons. IHRC has been working hard to should be our mission. challenge PREVENT.We were We in the Islamic Human Rights Muslim one of the first organisations to Commission have been involved in This anti-Muslim arrange a conference to discuss THE CHAIRMAN this work for over 19 years and we community discourse is also the dangers of PREVENT and is a time of great We also see the continuation of need your support to continue this further targeted create a platform for other organi- blessings,RAMADAN a time for recharging our injustice in Palestine, Kashmir and effort.We all spend huge amounts increasingly sations to network and share spiritual batteries and a time for Myanmar and Zionist-style war of our concern and resources in This relentless juggernaut of encouraging hate ideas.We have raised our reflection.We should use this crimes targeting civilians inYemen nurturing a better future for our chil- anti-Muslim policies has swept concerns with various institutions, month to reflect upon our commit- by Saudi Arabia and indeed the dren and if we are going to have a aside all opposition. This persist- crimes against nationally and internationally ment to Allah and our spiritual continuation of barbaric acts by bright future for our children – and “ their children – we need to make ent ignoring of legitimate including the UN.We have created progressas Muslims.But we should Daesh in Iraq and Syria.It is all concerns forced IHRC to discon- Muslims and disseminated a ‘know your also reflect upon the situation the keeping our minds and hearts sure we can rise to the challenge of tinue its long-standing policy of powers of the Terrorism Act 2000 rights’leaflet that explains peoples Ummah finds itself today. occupied with the pain and suffer- confronting this environment of engaging in government anti- have been of non-whites. Unfortunately this year we’ve ing of the victims. hate to helpcreate a better and just terrorism consultations at the This anti-Muslim discourse is seen a continuation of the demoni- society for all.Together we can do beginning of 2015.We felt that our not only socially divisive but is also sation and legitimisation of the this.Please help us to make it a engagement was allowing the increasingly encouraging hate environment of hate against reality by supporting us. government to claim that it was crimes against Muslims such as Muslims and Islam in Britain as well considering the views of civil soci- physical and verbal attacks and as the rest of the Western world. Massoud Shadjareh ety organisations when in fact the discrimination. Our latest hate At the same time we are seeing We must stop hiding Chair, Islamic Human Rights final policies were always a fore- crime report on the UK, published an ever-increasing indifference Commission gone conclusion. in November, showed that towards the loss of life of Muslims our heads and rise up We have noticed a pattern of between 2010 and 2014 the around the world,almost to the with confidence and state behaviour develop in which number of people who reported extent that it is as if they are not focus on combating every time there is a terrorist act seeing Islamophobia directed at part of the human race.One feels if committed by a Muslim the someone else spiked from 50% to these atrocities and abuses were the injustices that we moment is cynically exploited by 82%.