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Takfiris stooges to incite division, Islamophobia: Analyst
2014-07-01
[Iran Press TV] Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed...
 terrorist groups operating in the Middle East are enemy stooges to sow discord among Mohammedans and incite Islamophobia
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
 across the globe, a political analyst tells Press TV.

"These groups have been created, supported and financed by outsiders of our religion for two reasons. One to divide the community and Mohammedan community and secondly is for creating such a bad image of Mohammedans as a whole…," said Massoud Shadjareh, head of the Islamic Human Rights Commission from Tehran, in a Monday interview.

"I am in no doubt that this was created to serve the purpose of Israelis and those who actually want to create havoc in the area," he noted.

The analyst argued that the Takfiri snuffies are in fact listening to the "call for Jihad of the White House" and said, "That is why you do not see any of them going to fight in Paleostine or Myanmar or Kashmire or Central Africa."

"If that sort of effort was put into any of these other areas, especially Myanmar and Central Africa, then thousands of Mohammedans would not have been slaughtered the way that they are being," Shadjareh added.

Over the recent years, several Mohammedan countries, including Iraq, Syria, Leb, Pakistain, Afghanistan and Nigeria have become the scenes of atrocious crimes against humanity by Takfiri terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original...
 (ISIL), al-Nusra Front, Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
, Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade, etc.
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Britain
Veiled Muslima Ordered Off Jury
2012-03-21
A Mohammedan woman was barred from serving on a jury yesterday because she refused to remove her veil.

In an extraordinary ruling, a judge said she could not sit on an attempted murder trial because her full face covering, known as the niqab, concealed her expressions.

The woman was about to take the oath in the case at Blackfriars Crown Court in London when the judge interrupted to ask if she was prepared to remove the garment which covered her whole face, apart from a narrow slit through which her eyes could be seen. Judge Aidan Marron QC, said it was 'desirable' that her face was 'exposed' during the trial and asked her to remove the veil.

When she refused she was told to stand down and a white male member of the jury pool was sworn in in her place.

In the presence of the rest of the jury, Judge Marron said: 'I wonder whether I can address the lady who is veiled. Would you prefer not to remove your veil in this particular case?'

The woman, who was wearing western clothing including a fitted grey jacket, replied: 'Yes.'

Judge Marron added: 'I entirely understand that, but in this particular case it is desirable that your face is exposed, so I'm going to invite you to stand down. I hope you understand.'
 
The ruling, which is thought to be one of the first of its kind in Britannia, has sparked outrage.

Yesterday Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, said: 'This is totally unacceptable. I really can't understand why facial expressions could have any impact on the judge, the judgment or anyone else in a trial. It has no relevance. I'm speechless that you can exclude someone on the basis of the way that they dress. It's very worrying that a judge is being prejudiced against women wearing a veil.'

Official guidelines state that veils can be worn in court although senior judges should decide on a case-by-case basis.

In 2007, the Judicial Studies Board's equal treatment advisory committee said Mohammedan women should be permitted to wear the garment as long as it did not interfere with the administration of justice. The guidelines said: 'Each situation should be considered individually in order to find the best solution in each case.'

It also says forcing a woman to choose between participating in a court case and removing the veil could have a 'significant impact on that woman's sense of dignity', and could serve to 'exclude and marginalise' her.

The rules say a judge may wish to consider excusing jurors in niqabs if a challenge is made by one of the parties, provided there is a genuine basis for the objection. The guidance followed a case at an immigration court in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006 where the judge, George Glossop, ordered an adjournment because he was having difficulty hearing legal executive Shabnam Mughal.

In 2007, a Mohammedan female juror who was accused of listening to a hidden stereo under her headscarf was cleared of contempt of court when the Attorney General's office ruled there was insufficient evidence. Ruhela Khanom, 20, faced a possible unlimited jail term for allegedly listening to her MP3 player while a defendant was giving evidence.
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Britain
Far-right groups threaten to disrupt al-Quds Day march in London
2010-09-03
IRNA -- The Jewish Defence League (JDL) and far-right groups are again planning to disrupt this Saturday's annual Quds Day march in London, the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has warned.

Last year's march to express solidarity with the Palestinians and other oppressed people around the world was marked in the British capital by confrontations with counter-demonstrators including the English Defence League (EDL) and pro-Zionist groups.

"The growing alliance between apologists for Israel and far-right extremists like the EDL, now regularly witnessed at pro-Palestinian events, is of growing concern to all supporters of Palestinians in this country," said IHRC chair Massoud Shadjareh.
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Britain
Muslims in jailed teacher protest
2007-12-02
British Muslims protested outside the Sudanese Embassy over the treatment of jailed teacher Gillian Gibbons. The small but noisy group demanded the immediate release of Mrs Gibbons, who is currently serving a 15-day prison sentence in Sudan after her class of seven-year-olds named a teddy bear Mohammed.

Chanting "free, free Gillian" and "let her go, let her go", demonstrators attempted to hand over a "goodwill teddy" to the embassy, but a staff member refused to accept the gift. Some 20 British Muslims, including MP for Tooting Sadiq Khan and chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission Massoud Shadjareh, gathered outside the Sudanese embassy in Piccadilly. Leaders of the protest said they wanted to show that British Muslims supported Mrs Gibbons. Some arrived with their own teddy bears.

The protest followed angry scenes in Khartoum on Friday in which knife-wielding fundamentalists called for the execution of Mrs Gibbons. At the London demonstration, Catherine Heseltine, a 28-year teacher and member of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee, condemned the action of hard-line Islamists. She said: "They are dragging the name of Islam through the mud. The overwhelming feeling in the Muslim community in the UK is that it is really sad the way Gillian Gibbons has been treated. I haven't met a single British Muslim who has taken the naming of the teddy to be an insult."

Mr Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, said: "I find it offensive that Islam is being used in this way by the Sudanese government and the media. "It is totally unacceptable by the Sudanese government and the press are trying to make this into another cartoon or a Salmon Rushdie issue."
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Britain
UK schools allowed to ban veils
2007-03-21
Britain on Tuesday gave school headteachers the right to ban the Muslim veil or other religious clothing from classrooms, but the move was immediately branded “shocking” by a Muslim leader. A spokesman for the Department for Education and Skills stressed that the new guidelines did not mean that the government was imposing a blanket ban on religious clothing at schools.

The guidelines require schools to consult with the local community, including students’ parents, before deciding on a uniform policy, and note that, where possible, they should be tolerant of religious dress. However, certain items of clothing, such as the full-face veil, or niqab, may be banned if headteachers believe that they hamper safety, security or learning, so long as a consultation is carried out. “Schools must act reasonably in accommodating religious requirements, providing they do not pose a threat to security, safety and learning, or compromise the well-being of the whole school community,” said the guidelines.

“Where individual requirements have an impact in any of these areas, schools are within their rights to take appropriate action,” the said, adding that they must consult parents and the local community. Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, voiced dismay at the new rules.
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Olde Tyme Religion
Muslims angry at 'bad guy' images
2007-01-26
Popular films ranging from Hollywood blockbusters to children’s cartoons are depicting “crude and exaggerated” stereotypes of Muslims and perpetuating Islamophobia, The Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday, quoting a study.

A report by the Islamic Human Rights Commission argues that films as diverse as The Siege, a portrayal of a terrorist attack on New York starring Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis, the Disney film Aladdin and the British comedy East is East have helped demonise Muslims as violent, dangerous and threatening, and reinforce prejudices, the newspaper report says.

While The Siege is attacked for inter-cutting Islamic ritual and terrorist violence, potentially linking the two in the minds of audiences, Aladdin faces criticism for depicting Arabs as “ruthless caricatures” with “exaggerated and ridiculous accents”.

The study, titled ‘The British media and Muslim representation: the ideology of demonisation’, argues that Hollywood has a crucial role in influencing how the public views Muslims. A survey conducted as part of the research revealed that Muslims in Britain felt negative images of their faith on the big and small screen had consequences in their daily lives. Those interviewed “found a direct correlation between media portrayal and their social experiences of exclusion, hatred, discrimination and violence”.

As well as deep unease with big screen portrayals, the research also found a perception of “unashamed bias” in the media against Muslims, with 62 percent believing the media to be Islamophobic and 16 percent describing it as racist. Only 4 percent considered its representation “fair”.

The authors call for more power for cinema censors to be able to curtail or even decline certification of “objectionable material”, as well as more effective media watchdogs and increased responsibility in coverage of issues involving Muslims on the part of newspapers and television. The report, part of a series produced by the commission - a research and campaigning body - with the backing of the Joseph Rowntree charitable trust, is significant in that it seeks to provide a direct voice for the Muslim community in Britain.

Massoud Shadjareh, spokesman for the commission, said: “Rather than guess what the Muslim community’s needs and aspirations are, it actually comes from the community itself rather than organisations that represent it.”
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Britain
Red-faced MP dumps Islam-bashing charity
2006-11-05
Those Evil evangelicals!!!!
A welsh mp has been forced to withdraw his public backing for a charity after learning its leading light has described Islam as 'wicked and evil'. Mark Williams, Lib Dem MP for Ceredigion, last week signed up to an Early Day Motion - a Parliamentary petition - praising Operation Christmas Child, a group that sends presents to deprived children abroad.

But he has asked for his name to be removed after learning from Wales on Sunday that the charity, set up in Wrexham 16 years ago, was an evangelical group which sends vast amounts of religious literature with the toys. The group is led by controversial US fundamentalist Franklin Graham - son of evangelist preacher Billy.
Quelle horror!
Franklin Graham, a close friend of US President George Bush, ...
which is a damning thing in itself. Cut all ties with that org, by Gum!
... has described Islam as 'wicked, evil and not of the same God'. He has also written about India, saying: 'Hundreds of millions of people locked by the darkness of Hinduism... bound by Satan's power.'
Not very oecumenical, here, but then again Christians do suffer quite a bit of persecution by hardline hinduists, even though India is a real democracy.
A spokesman for MP Mr Williams said this week: 'He will be withdrawing his name. He wasn't aware of the allegations and the practices of the group.'
Christians?! Ewwwwww. Icky!
The Islamic Human Rights Commission ...
Nice oxymoron.
... has campaigned against the group.
As expected.
Massoud Shadjareh, the commission's chairman, said: 'Operation Christmas Child has got very many evangelical connections. We really don't have any problem with other religious groups doing good work. In fact, we should be encouraging it. But they have to be transparent about their motives.'
Just like muslim charities.
The Widows Ammunition Fund is nothing but transparent.
Operation Christmas Child spokesman Alistair McClean insisted: 'This is about helping children in need. The organisation is a Christian organisation, it makes that plain and that's where people get their motivation from.

'Mr Graham did make those comments, but the context and the circumstances have to be looked at. He said that in the immediate aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Centre on 9/11. He was quoted as saying that, but he also said he decried the evil done in the name of Islam.'
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Muslims' anger as London Olympics clash with Ramadan
2006-10-15
You just knew it would happen, right?
The 2012 London Olympics have been plunged into controversy by the discovery that the Games will clash with Ramadan, the most holy month in the Islamic calendar.

The clash will put Muslim athletes at a disadvantage as they will be expected to fast from sunrise to sunset for the entire duration of the Games.

In 2012, Ramadan will take place from July 21 to August 20, while the Olympics run from July 27 to August 12.

An anticipated 3,000 Muslim competitors are expected to be affected.

About a quarter of the 11,099 athletes who took part in the 2004 Athens Olympics came from countries with predominantly Muslim populations.

Because the Muslim calendar is based on a lunar cycle, the ninth month of Ramadan - which runs from the appearance of one new crescent moon to the next - gets earlier by around 11 days each year.

The clash will be a huge embarrassment for Lord Coe, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, and London Mayor Ken Livingstone, who have been keen to ensure the Games involve all Britain's ethnic communities.

Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission, said: "They would not have organised this at Christmas. It is equally stupid to organise it at Ramadan.

"It shows a complete lack of awareness and sensitivity.

"This is going to disadvantage the athletes and alienate the Asian communities by saying they don't matter.

"It's not only going to affect the participants it's going to affect all the people who want to watch the Games.

"They won't want to travel during Ramadan and they won't want to watch sport. It's a spiritual time."

Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, an imam on the Muslim Council of Great Britain, said: "I'm sure the athletes will seek advice from their scholars.

"They are obviously going to be at a disadvantage because other competitors will be drinking and keeping up their energy levels.

"But they are athletes and I am sure they will train their bodies to cope with this.

"A Muslim might feel it would have been nice to avoid this month but life doesn't stop for Muslims during Ramadan even though they are fasting.

"The best thing for a Muslim is to continue his or her life as normal. This is the real test."

The British Olympic Association is now planning a meeting with the organisers of London 2012 to discuss how the timing will affect UK Muslim athletes.

And Muslim countries such as Turkey are calling for the date to be changed.

Togay Bayalti, president of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey, said: "This will be difficult for Muslim athletes.

"They don't have to observe Ramadan if they are doing sport and travelling but they will have to decide whether it is important to them.

"It would be nice for the friendship of the Games if they had chosen a different date."

The International Olympics Committee insisted the Games take place some time between July 15 to August 31, giving more than a week either side of Ramadan.

IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said: "We give a window to the five bid cities. The host city selects the dates within that window.

"The Games bring together virtually every religion and creed. How to deal with religious clashes is up to the athletes."

Joanna Manning Cooper, spokeswoman for London 2012, said: "We did know about it when we submitted our bid and we have always believed we could find ways to accommodate it.

"We had lots of things to consider when we submitted our dates, including the fact that transport will be less crowded in the summer holiday.

"We also need 70,000 volunteers and this is the best time to find them.

"We are working with the Muslim Council of Great Britain to find ways to accommodate Ramadan during the London Games."
Suggestion: Tell them to fuck off - or deport the lot. Fucking Dhimmi wankers.
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Britain
Muslims' anger as London Olympics clash with Ramadan
2006-10-14
The 2012 London Olympics have been plunged into controversy by the discovery that the Games will clash with Ramadan, the most holy month in the Islamic calendar.
Nobody bothered to look at the calendar before now, did they?
The clash will put Muslim athletes at a disadvantage as they will be expected to fast from sunrise to sunset for the entire duration of the Games. Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission, said: "They would not have organised this at Christmas. It is equally stupid to organise it at Ramadan.

"It shows a complete lack of awareness and sensitivity.

"This is going to disadvantage the athletes and alienate the Asian communities by saying they don't matter.

"It's not only going to affect the participants it's going to affect all the people who want to watch the Games.

"They won't want to travel during Ramadan and they won't want to watch sport. It's a spiritual time."

Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, an imam on the Muslim Council of Great Britain, said: "I'm sure the athletes will seek advice from their scholars.

"They are obviously going to be at a disadvantage because other competitors will be drinking and keeping up their energy levels.

"But they are athletes and I am sure they will train their bodies to cope with this.

"A Muslim might feel it would have been nice to avoid this month but life doesn't stop for Muslims during Ramadan even though they are fasting.

"The best thing for a Muslim is to continue his or her life as normal. This is the real test."

The British Olympic Association is now planning a meeting with the organisers of London 2012 to discuss how the timing will affect UK Muslim athletes. And Muslim countries such as Turkey are calling for the date to be changed. Togay Bayalti, president of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey, said: "This will be difficult for Muslim athletes.

"They don't have to observe Ramadan if they are doing sport and travelling but they will have to decide whether it is important to them.

"It would be nice for the friendship of the Games if they had chosen a different date."
Muslims and the Olympics. Munich.
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Britain
Britons threaten Muslim beheadings in footage
2006-09-04
It's starting.
FAR-RIGHT extremists have adopted the tactics of Islamic jihadis by posting videos on the internet in which they threaten to behead British Muslims. The films show balaclava-clad white British men brandishing guns, knives and clubs, calling on all Muslims to leave Britain or be killed. One appears to be a soldier who has served in the Gulf.

In one film, a man tells Muslims to "go home" or risk being burned alive. He threatens, "I'll cut your head off", and claims to have "comrades" across Britain who have "had enough".

The videos were made after the arrests three weeks ago of suspects connected to the alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jets. Their style mimics the "martyrdom videos" of Islamic radicals. The release of the videos on YouTube, a US-based open-access website, coincides with reports of a rise in the number of attacks on mosques.

Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, said the videoed threats were extremely worrying. "There is no question there has been an increase in attacks on mosques and Muslims," he said at the weekend.

The videos, posted between August 11 and 19, depict three men, each wearing a black terrorist-style mask. Would-be viewers of the clips, lasting two to three minutes, are told in a YouTube warning the videos "may contain content that is inappropriate for some users".

In one video, a man with a London accent says: "I wish to know what we are going to do to fight the so-called religion of peace known as Islam." He lists incidents including the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker, a white teenager, on September 21, 2001. The alleged airline bomb plot is also mentioned, with the masked man claiming it has resulted in "no retaliation" against Muslims. He says: "It may be because you fear prison. Well, wake up. I am calling on England, Ulster, Scotland and Wales to stand and defend the island that we love."

Another video, dated August 19, shows a balaclava-clad man with a Welsh accent telling Muslims to "go home" or be burned. Brandishing a 30cm-long hunting knife with a serrated blade, he says: "We are going to rip the life out of you. I am going to tear your guts out. I'll cut your head off."

In a reference that may indicate a military background, he says the slaughter would remind him of being "back in the Gulf".
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Britain
UK to boot Captain Hook, al-Faqih
2005-08-25
Britain (search) is ready to act within days against "a number" of people to either deport them or bar them from the country under new anti-terrorism measures aimed at extremists, the government said Wednesday.

Foreigners who "seek to create fear, distrust and division" will no longer be welcome, Home Secretary Charles Clarke (search) said after publishing new criteria he will use to decide who will be targeted.

The measures, adopted in response to last month's transit bombings, are expected to be directed primarily against radical Islamic clerics and extremists who come to Britain and preach hatred.

The identities of those who could face action was not revealed, but among those who might make the list are firebrand Palestinian cleric Abu Qatada (search), who has been called Usama bin Laden's (search) spiritual ambassador in Europe, and Saad al-Faqih (search), a Saudi who has been accused of providing support to bin Laden's Al Qaeda (search) terror network.

The new criteria covers those who foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence; seek to provoke terrorist acts or crimes; or promote hatred between communities.

"By publishing the list today, I make it absolutely clear that these are unacceptable behaviors, and will be the grounds for deporting and excluding such individuals from the U.K.," Clarke said.

"We have a number of names that we are considering at the moment," he said, noting that action would be taken in some cases "very quickly — within a few days."

Senior Brazilian officials, meanwhile, met with the police watchdog group investigating the killing of a Brazilian wrongly identified as a terrorist last month — when London was on high alert.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission's (search) chairman, Nick Hardwick, said after the meeting he believed his investigators had all the information they needed to conduct their inquiry into Jean Charles de Menezes' (search) killing — including some crucial video from the Tube station where the 27-year-old electrician was shot.

Police fired seven times into Menezes' head at close range after tailing him into a subway car July 22, the day after failed bombing attacks on the British capital's transit system. Those attacks came exactly two weeks after the July 7 suicide bombings, which killed 52 commuters.

"A Brazilian citizen was killed, and we believe that someone should be considered guilty," said Manoel Gomes Pereira (search) of Brazil's Foreign Ministry, who came to London as part of the three-member delegation. "This case creates a situation in which the government and the family in Brazil must deserve some answers."

Hardwick appealed for patience to let his team investigate why Menezes was mistaken for a suicide bomber.

"I still don't know the truth of what happened," Hardwick said. "When I know what happened, I'll tell the public."

But he said: "I believe that I have all the information that I need" to complete the investigation.

The IPCC has said it would have a report ready by the end of the year, but its publication might be delayed if any criminal or disciplinary proceedings against the officers involved were under way.

Meanwhile, Clarke said the new criteria to expel or ban people from Britain were necessary to meet a "real and significant threat" of terrorism. He won support from opposition parties, but was slammed by members of Britain's 1.8 million-strong Muslim community and human rights activists.

"The idea that foreign preachers who don't speak English are radicalizing British youth who speak nothing but English is absurd," said Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission. (search)

Critics also expressed concern about the fate of those deported. Britain won an agreement from Jordan to honor the human rights of anyone deported there. Jordan is seeking the extradition of Qatada, who was convicted in absentia in 1998 and again in 2000 for involvement in a series of explosions and terror plots.

London is seeking similar pledges from other North African and Middle Eastern states, many of which are widely believed to use torture.

Britain needs those pledges because as a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights (search), it cannot expel anyone to a country where the suspect is likely to be tortured.

"Certainly, the human rights of people who are criminals, they have to be looked after," Clarke told ITV television. "But more important in my view are the human rights of the people against whom the criminals commit their acts."

James Welch, legal director of the human rights group, Liberty, said he was concerned by the government's new attitude. "What has always separated us from terrorists is that we do not torture people or send them to be tortured," he said. "That is the standard we need to maintain."

Before the publication of the new criteria, one of Britain's most reviled firebrand preachers, Omar Bakri Mohammed, left his London home for Lebanon last month. The government later declared that Bakri, who had lived in London for 20 years, would be barred from returning.

Others who could find themselves targeted are Abu Hamza Al-Masri, an Egyptian-born preacher awaiting trial on charges of encouraging the murder of Jews and non-Muslims; and Mohammed al-Massari, a Saudi dissident who runs a Web site that posts videos of suicide bombings in Israel and Iraq and anti-Western and pro-al-Qaida propaganda.

Separately, London's Evening Standard (search) reported Wednesday that suspected suicide bomber Hasib Hussain tried to call the other three attackers from his cell phone just before detonating his bomb on a double-decker bus July 7. Citing security sources, the newspaper said that Hussain apparently made the calls after service was suspended on the subway system, forcing him to take bus No. 30.

The other three didn't answer, and seconds later, Hussain allegedly detonated his bomb on the bus, which The Evening Standard said police now speculate had not been an initial target. Scotland Yard (search) refused to comment.
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Britain
Clarke spells out extremist deportation criteria
2005-08-24
Charles Clarke, Home Secretary, has set out the Government's final criteria for excluding and deporting foreign extremists who stir up hatred. The list of unacceptable types of behaviour was finalised following a two-week consultation. It is intended to make clear that those who would attempt to foment terrorism or provoke others to commit terrorist acts are not welcome in the UK.

The list, which the Home Office said was indicative rather than exhaustive, covers the expression of views which:

* Foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs

* Seek to provoke others to terrorist acts

* Foment other serious criminal activity or seek to provoke others to serious criminal acts

* Foster hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK

The actions it covers include:

* Writing, producing, publishing or distributing material

* Public speaking, including preaching

* Running a website

* Using a position of responsibility such as teacher, community or youth leader

Mr Clarke said Britain was facing a "real and significant" threat which the Government and law enforcement agencies had to counter. "That includes tackling those who seek to foster hatred or promote terrorism, sending a strong message that they are not welcome in the UK," he said.

"Individuals who seek to create fear, distrust and division in order to stir up terrorist activity will not be tolerated by the Government or by our communities.

"By publishing the list today, I make it absolutely clear that these are unacceptable behaviours, and will be the grounds for deporting and excluding such individuals from the UK."

The Islamic Human Rights Commission said it was "alarmed" at the Home Office list of unacceptable behaviour. It warned that the new grounds for deportation amounted to the "criminalisation of thought, conscience and belief". It said that the plan was based on the "fallacy" that foreign preachers who could not speak English were responsible for radicalising British youths who spoke only English.

IHRC chairman Massoud Shadjareh said: "The fact that Mr Clarke's final list is almost identical to his initial proposals, despite numerous objections from interested parties, makes a total mockery of the consultation process."

James Welch, Liberty legal director, said: "Today's announcement fails to answer the fundamental question; will the Government's deportation plans result in suspects being sent to countries with a known record of torture?

"What has always separated us from the terrorists is that we do not torture people or send them to be tortured - that is the standard we need to maintain.

"We believe it is better for terrorist suspects to be tried than shuffled around the world. If they have to be deported, then at the very least there must be corroboration and robust involvement from international human rights monitors."
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