Sectarian Anti-Shia Rhetoric Placed On Van Outside the KSIMC Mosque in Birmingham

December 1, 2017 Article

We have been notified of another sectarian incident outside the KSIMC Mosque in Birmingham. This mosque on Clifton Road has been targeted before and this latest round of hate, led to the word ‘Kuffar’ emblazoned outside a van in the bounds of the mosque.

The targeting of this mosque brings to the forefront, the fact that we are picking up a higher incidence of anti-Shia and other sectarian hatred, including anti-Ahmaddiya incidents. This case is also deeply concerning since it may indicate one of two things; these include the possibility of someone who may have come across far right or anti-Muslim material, since the ‘Kuffar’ term is one that is used within these circles. It may also indicate someone who may know that the mosque is Shia and therefore targeted it by the use of the term and this may indicate sectarian hatred.

We are concerned that this mosque has been targeted before and the fact that sectarian hatred is an issue that seems to bubble up at points. We will be keeping an eye on this situation. In the meantime, we urge anyone who has any information on this case to contact West Midlands Police on 101.

(Note: The term ‘Kuffar’ is described as ‘unbeliever’)

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Categories: Anti-Shia, Clifton Road, Hate Crimes, KSIMC mosque, News, Sectarian

We Urge Politicians to Rethink the Invitation to Trump

December 1, 2017 Article

We have not taken a position on the invitation to Trump before, though recent events have brought to the forefront, how much anger there is within communities here in the UK, because of Trump’s recirculation of Britain First tweets.

Whilst there is the real possibility of demonstrations and community tensions, the fact that the President of the United States has circulated far right material, means that it makes a mockery of the country’s counter-extremism strategy which has become one of the bedrocks of Government policy in the fight against extremism and terrorism. If we are hold people to account and standards, then the President of the United States, should also be held to account since in the end, no-one is above the law in this country.

We urge politicians to seriously rethink the invitation to Trump and we understand that the relationship with the United States is much wider than one President at a specific moment in time. Yet, the fact remains that the ‘special relationship’ with the United States will remain and that has lasted for many decades. It will last beyond Trump and irrespective of whether the invitation is withdrawn. At the very least, withdrawing that invitation will mean that we maintain the standards and the framework by which we protect our core values. One of these is that intolerance towards other faiths is not acceptable. By retweeting Britain First, the President has brought into question his adherence to this core value.

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Categories: Britain First, invitation, Opinions, Special Relationship, Trump, UK