Azad Ali
Azad Ali is a British Muslim activist and a spokesman for the
Islamic Forum of Europe
Ali was community affairs co-ordinator for the Islamic Forum of Europe, an offshoot of the Islamist group Jamaat-e-Islami. According to fascism and anti-fascism specialist Nigel Copsey of Teesside University, this brought Unite Against Fascism into disrepute as a group unconcerned with Islamic extremism.[2]
Muslim Safety Forum
Ali was founding-chairman of the Muslim Safety Forum from 2006.[3] While in that post, he became a "key member" of the Metropolitan Police's 'Communities Together Strategic Group', chaired by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Rose Fitzpatrick, which met fortnightly to "oversee and review community reassurance and engagement measures" involving the Muslim community. Ali was also a member of the Kratos Review Group, to examine the Met's response to suicide bombings.[4]
Ali left the post of chairman in 2008, then resigned entirely from MSF in 2009 after publicity over his comments. In July 2010, he was reinstated as MSF's chairman.[3]
Controversial views
According to
In 2009, Ali was suspended as a
When a documentary on the Islamic Forum of Europe was made by the
References
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- ^ "UK civil servant says 26/11 not terror attack". The Indian Express.
- ^ Ramzan, Iram (29 October 2017). "MPs ditch meeting with Muslim group Mend over Islamist claims". The Times. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Extremist leads Muslim lobby group". The Times. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Gardham, Duncan (12 July 2009). "Muslim who justified killing British troops back at Treasury". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Luft, Oliver (2010-01-28). "'Kill British' blog man fails in MoS libel bid". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ^ Gilligan, Andrew (4 March 2010). "IFE: not harmless democrats". The Guardian.
- ^ Gilligan, Andrew (29 February 2012). "Ken Livingstone's anti-fascist group appoints fascist as vice-chair". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.