Al-Muhajiroun

[[File:A public demonstration demanding Sharia in Britain.jpg|thumb|230px|left|A 2009 public demonstration demanding Sharia in Britain]]
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'''Al-Muhajiroun''' (literally "The Emigrants") was a [[British]]-based [[Islamist]] organisation, membership in which has been {{wpl|Terrorism_Act_2000#Proscribed_groups|banned.}}

==History==
The group was founded on March 3, 1983 by Omar Bakri Mohammed following his exclusion from the Islamist party [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]]. Despite becoming active predominantly in Britain, al-Muhajiroun was actually established in [[Mecca]] and launched in Jeddah. Mohammed was later expelled from [[Saudi Arabia]] after protesting its government (on the grounds that the regime was "man-made") and came to Britain in 1986.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20081024202445/http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?search=1&articleid=23622</ref>

==The spread of their asshattery==

*Al-Ghurabaa, believed to be an offshoot of al-Muhajiroun, was banned in 2006 under new legislation outlawing the glorification of [[terrorism]].<ref name=ghurabaa>http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/jul/17/uksecurity.terrorism</ref>

*The Saved Sect, another believed al-Muhajiroun offshoot, was banned at the same time as al-Ghurabaa.<ref name=ghurabaa/><capture> Parts of its website can still be read on Archive.org, including an, erm, ''enlightening'' hypothetical conversation between a secularist and a Muwahhid.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20060704221414/http://www.thesavedsect.com/articles/Dawah/DebateSecularistMuwahhid.htm</ref></capture>

*Two more of the groups that the government decided were al-Muhajiroun under different names. Beyond that... eh, who cares?<ref name=homeoffice/>

*Islam4UK was a web-based organisation describing itself as "a platform" for al-Muhajiroun,<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/6931212/What-is-Islam4UK.html What is Islam4UK? ''The Telegraph''.</ref> founded by Bakri Mohammed and at one point led by [[Anjem Choudary]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/8459410.stm</ref>

==Their bullshit is banned by the UK Government==
As mentioned above, the British government banned Al-Ghurabaa and the Saved Sect in 2006. In 2010 it decided that al-Muhajiroun, Islam4UK, Call to Submission, Islamic Path and [[London]] School of [[Sharia]] should be treated as the same organisation that had operated under those two names and similarly banned.<ref name=homeoffice>http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/counter-terrorism/proscribed-terror-groups/proscribed-groups?view=Binary</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jan/12/islam4uk-banned-alan-johnson-islamist Islam4UK To Be Banned, Says Alan Johnson Alan Travis. ''The Guardian''. January 12, 2010.</ref> 

{{quotebox|Over the last year, evidence has emerged that al-Muhajiroun and Islam4UK are simply alternative names for terrorist organisations which have already been banned in the UK under the names al-Ghurabaa and the Saved Sect since 2006", said then-home secretary Alan Johnson. "Prior to its proscription in 2006, those two organisations called for readers of its websites to 'kill those who insult [[Mohammed|the prophet]]', praised the terrorist actions of [[Osama bin Laden]], and advised that it was forbidden to visit Palestine 'unless you engage in the main duty of that place, ie [[jihad]]'. These are not views that are merely provocative – they are designed to encourage violence and legitimise violent acts in the name of religion.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/19/islam4uk-ban-home-secretary-afghanistan</ref>}}

Following the ban another group, [[Muslims Against Crusades]], sprang up only to be similarly banned.

==Their connections to terrorism==

Four men who planned to detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange in 2010 were reportedly connected to Al-Muhajiroun; one, Mohammed Chowdhury, had previously been photographed holding an Islam4UK placard.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121101214309/http://blog.thecst.org.uk/?p=3397</ref> Another of the men, {{wpl|Usman Khan (terrorist)|Usman Khan}}, went on to carry out a successful attack in which two people were killed: he was a personal associate of the group's leader Anjem Choudary.<ref>[https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/anjem-choudary-facing-life-in-jail-after-being-found-guilty-of-directing-terrorism-13183583 Anjem Choudary facing life in jail after being found guilty of directing terrorism]</ref> One of the killers responsible for the [[2013 Woolwich attack]] also had a background in the group,<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22636624</ref> as did London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40167432 London attacker Khuram Butt showed his extremist colours]</ref> Omar Sharif, who was found dead after his suicide vest failed to explode, reportedly attended its meetings.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3039671.stm Body identified as 'suicide bomber']</ref> Zacarias Moussaoui, currently serving life without parole for involvement in the [[9/11]] attacks, also has links to Al-Muhajiroun, as does "shoe bomber" Richard Reid.<ref>[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-s-time-for-mi5-to-abandon-the-disastrous-clerical-honeypot-strategy/ It's time for MI5 to abandon the disastrous 'clerical honeypot' strategy]</ref> One member was jailed for attending a terrorist camp.<ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/muslim-convert-richard-dart-admits-terror-charges-ccr3s39j33l Muslim convert Richard Dart admits terror charges]</ref>

Considering [[Anjem Choudary|the group's leader]] is a convicted [[ISIS]] sympathizer,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37284199 Radical preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for five years]</ref> none of the above should come as a surprise.

==See also==

* [[ENGAGE]]
* [[Muslims Against Crusades]]

==External links==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060130102127/http://www.thesavedsect.com/ Saved Sect website (via Archive.org)]

==References==
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