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| In January 1993 Bunglawala wrote a letter to ], a satirical magazine, in which he called the blind Sheikh ] "courageous". After Abdel-Rahman's arrest on charges of masterminding the bombing of the ] in ] in July that year, Mr Bunglawala guessed that it was only because of his "''calling on Muslims to fulfill their duty to Allah and to fight against oppression and oppressors everywhere''". Five months before the ], Bunglawala also circulated writings of Osama bin Laden, whom he called a "freedom fighter", to hundreds of Muslims in ].<ref name="palmer"/><ref>, by Martin Bright, ], ], 2005</ref> He strongly objects to the use of the phrase "Islamic terrorism," and demands that Osama bin Laden be described not as an "Islamic" or "Islamist" terrorist but as an "international" one.<ref>, Book Review by Daniel Johnson, ], 2006</ref> | In January 1993 Bunglawala wrote a letter to ], a satirical magazine, in which he called the blind Sheikh ] "courageous". After Abdel-Rahman's arrest on charges of masterminding the bombing of the ] in ] in July that year, Mr Bunglawala guessed that it was only because of his "''calling on Muslims to fulfill their duty to Allah and to fight against oppression and oppressors everywhere''". Five months before the ], Bunglawala also circulated writings of Osama bin Laden, whom he called a "freedom fighter", to hundreds of Muslims in ].<ref name="palmer"/><ref>, by Martin Bright, ], ], 2005</ref> He strongly objects to the use of the phrase "Islamic terrorism," and demands that Osama bin Laden be described not as an "Islamic" or "Islamist" terrorist but as an "international" one.<ref>, Book Review by Daniel Johnson, ], 2006</ref> | ||
| There is evidence to suggest that he sent a death threat to the owner of ], ] The IP address of the death threat email was based in Sweden but the physical location of the emailer was in London Bungalwala had admitted on the Guardian website that his work posts appeared to come from Sweden even though he was in London. | |||
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Inayat Bunglawala is the media secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain.
He has written articles for The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Daily Express, The Observer and The Sun focusing on Islam and current affairs. He is an activist for Islamic concerns and and joined the Young Muslims UK in 1987.
He was selected as one of seven "conveners" for a Home Office task force with responsibilities for tackling extremism among young Muslims, although this appointment was criticised because of his allegedly antisemitic views. He rejects these accusations as "traditional Zionist tactic" aimed to "silence critics of Israel," as he is an outspoken defender of what he feels is Israeli oppression of the Palestinians.
He opposed a government proposal to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist organization, under Terrorism Act 2006. Bunglawala sees the late Ahmed Yassin, the co-founder and leader of Hamas, as a renowned Islamic scholar and has not supported the expulsion of the Muslim Association of Britain from the Muslim Council, although senior MAB member Azzam Tamimi supports suicide bombings in Israel.
In January 1993 Bunglawala wrote a letter to Private Eye, a satirical magazine, in which he called the blind Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman "courageous". After Abdel-Rahman's arrest on charges of masterminding the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York in July that year, Mr Bunglawala guessed that it was only because of his "calling on Muslims to fulfill their duty to Allah and to fight against oppression and oppressors everywhere". Five months before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Bunglawala also circulated writings of Osama bin Laden, whom he called a "freedom fighter", to hundreds of Muslims in Britain. He strongly objects to the use of the phrase "Islamic terrorism," and demands that Osama bin Laden be described not as an "Islamic" or "Islamist" terrorist but as an "international" one.
References
- "Comment is free profile". The Guardian.
- ^ Alasdair Palmer (2005-08-21). "Top job fighting extremism for Muslim who praised bomber". The Telegraph,.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - New sources inflame an old hatred, The Age, January 3, 2004
- Full text: The prime minister's statement on anti-terror measures, The Guardian, 5 August 2005
- Banned Groups Unpopular, Move Ineffective: UK Activist, by Ahmad Maher, IOL Staff, Islamonline.net, July 18, 2006
- John Ware on Muslim Council of Britain, transcript of an interview with Mr Ware on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, BBC News, July 14, 2005
- Muslim leaders accuse BBC of witch hunt, by Martin Bright, The Observer, August 21, 2005
- Terror & Denial, Book Review by Daniel Johnson, Commentary Magazine, 2006
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