Conclusion
266.
In conclusion, in my judgement, in his AAFIA SIDDIQUI SPEECH (2010), the
Claimant espoused extremist Islamic positions. The Claimant accuses the American
Government of “tyranny”, “oppression” and “terror” against the Muslim people.
The speech is redolent of the Manichean 'Us' versus 'Them' worldview (i.e. ‘good’
Muslims versus ‘bad’ kafir). The Claimant brands those who collaborate with the
Americans as religiously violating Allah’s principles and being infidels (kuffar)
themselves. The Claimant (through the supposed mouth of Malcolm X) accuses the
American Government of being:
“The greatest oppressor on earth. The greatest tyrant on earth. The greatest
bootlegger on earth. The greatest kidnapper on earth. The greatest criminal
on earth and the greatest rapist on earth… [and] the greatest terrorist on
earth.” .
Internet
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268.
The Claimant’s speech was filmed for subsequent publication on the internet on the
official JAFC website and it remains available to view at e.g.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXySLrv4XGY.
CAGE PRISONERS SPEECH (2010)
The BBC rely upon a speech given by the Claimant on 21 st August 2010 at the third
annual dinner of CAGE (formerly known as ‘Cage Prisoners’). CAGE supports
people whom it regards as victims of the ‘War on Terror’. CAGE describes its basic
mission as 'striving for due process and rule of law in the war on terror'
(http://www.cageuk.org/). The event was a fund-raising dinner which focussed on
(alleged) ‘extra-judicial killings’. Speakers included Mr Mozzam Begg, a former
inmate of Guantanamo Bay and a CAGE director.
The text of the speech
269.
I set out the text of the salient parts of the speech below. The Claimant began by
saying it was inspiring to be in the present company:
“Brothers and sisters in Islam, firstly it’s inspiring to be
amongst leaders in the community and activists in the
community, especially our brothers and sisters from Cage
Prisoners, but also inspiring to be amongst some of our
brothers who made Hijra in the path of Allah the Exalted,
who made jihad in the path of Allah the Exalted and who
suffered in the path of Allah the Glorified and Exalted, our
brothers from Guantanamo Bay. May Allah the Exalted have
mercy upon them. May Allah the Exalted accept all their good
deeds and all their fasting in especially in the month of
Ramadan and may Allah the Exalted grant them jannah. But
likewise, it is also humbling for myself to be in the company of
these great brothers and great sisters and great activists.”
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