Britain-A Convenient
Hideout for the Islamic Funda
Dhruvajyoti Barua
Britain-A Convenient Hideout for the Islamic Fundamentalists
It seems Pakistan is rapidly earning credits for being
internationally recognized as the motherland of the vilest of
Islamic terrorism. This time its Britain where officials have
caught a 'pious' Paki Mullah sleeping with soldiers of Allah for
the 'cause' of Kashmir.
Shafiq-ur-Rehman, 28, a Pakistani Muslim cleric has been charged
with collection of funds and recruitment of British Muslims for
the Islamic terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyaba currently active in
the Kashmir region. Lawyers for the British government have said
that the activities of militant groups, such as the
Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, pose a threat to national security. The British
Government gave an official comment on that saying it could
"rationally and lawfully regard terrorist activities carried
out by Lashkar-e-Tayyaba as activities of a type which constitute
a threat to national security."
This case is a clear indication of Britain's changing attitude
towards the Kashmiri Muslim groups, who openly raise funds and
preach the cause of jehad in mosques across the country. Until
now, the Government has said that as long as British laws were not
infringed upon, it was not in a position to take any action
against the activities of the various Kashmiri groups. It is also
likely to cause anger among the many Pakistani immigrants in
Britain, who form the backbone of support for Kashmiri terrorism
in this country.
Mr. Shafiq-ur-Rehman, the maulvi of a mosque in Oldham, near
Manchester, was found raising funds for the Lashkar and recruiting
young British Muslims for training in Pakistan. The Britsh Home
Office has said that even though he had not breached any British
law, he should be expelled from the country for supporting
terrorism in Kashmir by collecting funds and recruiting people for
the cause.
Ms. Ellen Sharpeston, Counsel for the British Government, appealed
that such activities where the ulterior motive is to help
terrorist groups can pose a threat to Britain's national security.
She referred to the training that the British Muslims receive in
Pakistan and other Islamic countries for 'Jehad' and said that
those who were sent for training came back "highly motivated
to their cause, committed to beliefs that could be described as
extreme". She also added that they were also trained in the
use of weapons, and "could at some stage turn on other
groups, or against UK's interests generally." She also said
that it was in Britain's national interest to cooperate against
international terrorism.
A senior official of the British secret service, M16, dealing with
the sub-continent, gave evidence on the first day of the hearing
that terrorism was a global phenomenon, and terrorism in one part
of the world could affect another. "It is our judgment that
we see terrorism as a collective responsibility and terrorism in
other parts of the world can affect other countries." The
official added that, "We don't accept that a threat to
national security has to be directed at a U.K. person. It is
broader than that."
Mr. Rehman's counsel, Mr. Sibghat Kadri, dismissed the charges as
"Islamaphobia", and said his client had done nothing
illegal. Mr. Rehman's statements however contradict his counsel's
opinion. Shafiq Rehman has accepted that he was a member of the
Markaz Dawa-al-Irshad (MDI), an organization that is closely
linked to the terrorist organization Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, but has
denied collecting money to support militancy or recruiting for the
Lashkar. He admitted to sending seven people from Britain to
Pakistan for training, but said this was primarily "religious
training."
A special three-man tribunal headed by a High Court Judge, Sir
Humphrey Potts is in charge of hearing this case. The verdict is
supposed to be declared in few weeks.
In India too, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba's gangsters are getting busted.
Ten operatives of the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba including a Pakistani have
been sent to jail by the district court in Jammu over the past two
days. They were rounded up in various parts of the country, taken
to New Delhi for interrogation, and brought here under tight
security. It has been reported that this is the biggest crackdown
on the terrorist organization on Lashkar-e-Tayyaba which has set
up several "modules" in India to spread terrorism.
The last group, which was busted by Indian officials, is believed
to be set up by an Indian Muslim criminal Islamuddin. The police
learnt about him from the disclosures made by Ilyas, a Pakistani
held in Jammu about 10 days ago. A series of raids conducted by
the police in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
under the co-ordination of Intelligence Bureau led to eight more
arrests.
Another Pakistani criminal named Aamir was also found as an active
member of this group. Aamir was operating from Bhiwandi near
Mumbai. Aamir managed to have a false birth certificate and a
driving license in Maharashtra by claiming to be a resident of
Mominpura.
The main operative of this group was Islamuddin, who is a
'respected teacher' in a Madrassa (Islamic school) located at
Punhana, Gurgaon. Pakistani officials hired him when he went to
Pakistan to raise funds for his school, which is a den for
preaching fundamentalist Islamic ideals. He confessed having
received Rs 50,000 against the assurance of providing a safe
hideout to the Muslim terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Tayyaba
organization.
Another Madrassa raided by the police during this operation is the
Ahle Hadis sect's centre in Okhla, New Delhi. Abdul Adal, a
resident of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, was arrested. Adal is
believed to be a key Lashkar functionary in the Capital. His
confessions led to at least two arrests in Andhra Pradesh.
This entire group was also active in Western Uttar Pradesh. At
least two operatives have been caught there. Mohammed Mustafa of
Kerana in Muzaffarnagar was an arms harbourer. A larger haul was
from the house of Raisuddin, a quack in Doghat village.
Over last few years, the roadmap and the grand plan of the Islamic
terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Tayyaba have changed
remarkably. In stead of engaging in localized terrorism in places
like Jammu and Kashmir, they have decided to spread the disease of
Islamic terrorism all over India slowly and gradually. The
Madrasas (Islamic schools) have become centers of preaching the
fundamentalist Islamic ideals where even Muslim kids are
brainwashed to kill non-Muslims for the cause of Islam. The
supporters of Jehad have started employing various methods and
means for achieving their goal. The mosques have become convenient
hideout places for the vilest of Muslim terrorists. Islamic
terrorists are on their way to form an international network where
pious Muslims and hardcore criminals from all over the world so
that they can support and take part for the 'just' cause of
killing innocent 'kafirs' (non-believers in Islam) in India and
elsewhere.
The list of these helpers of the 'soldiers of Allah' is long
enough to keep the Islamic machine of terrorism alive for many
years to come. Unfortunately many of India's own Muslim citizens
are proud members of this list and would not think twice before
stabbing their motherland for the cause of 'Jehad' and for
achieving young virgins and pearl-like boys in paradise as
promised by Prophet Mohammed.
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