Witch-hunt against Azad Ali: Letters to the Mail on Sunday and others

Dear Sir or Madam

I am writing to complain about the article published in the Mail on Sunday (18/01/09) about Azad Ali, one of the bloggers on Between the Lines. The article selectively quotes from his blog to paint a picture which is misleading and falsely portrays him as an extremist.

The specific and central allegation in the article entitled: Muslim civil servant suspended over ‘killing British troops is justified’ blog, claims that Azad Ali ’suggested that killing British troops in Iraq is justified’; this is completely untrue and libelous.

The article claims:

“He said there was ‘much truth’ in an interview with an Islamic militant who said: ‘If I saw an American or British man wearing a soldier’s uniform inside Iraq I would kill him because that is my obligation.

‘If I found the same soldier over the border in Jordan I wouldn’t touch him. In Iraq he is a fighter and an occupier, here he is not. This is my religion and I respect this as the main instruction in my religion for jihad.’”

The above is a deliberate misquote. Azad Ali’s blog actually continues:

‘He is also quoted as saying, “That is the last thing my father would have wanted but he knew the dangers of it. He always warned people to stay away from the extremists, he even put it in his will. What is happening today with Al-Qaeda is not his way.”

‘Abdullah Azzam (r) is attributed with the saying, “Muslims cannot be defeated by others. We Muslims are not defeated by our enemies, but instead, we are defeated by our own selves”

‘I sense there is much truth in this from my discussions with many Muslims at the grassroots over the last few years. I have noticed that Jihad, and what Muslims have to say about it, is becoming an issue in itself, and this is true of many other – once unshakable and clear – foundations or pillars of our religion. Much of these are now becoming confused, and redefined in extremes of the left or the right.’

It is very clear from the full passage that he said there was ‘much truth’ in the statement of Abdullah Azzam who said, “Muslims cannot be defeated by others…but instead we are defeated by our own selves”. This was based on Azad Ali’s discussions with ordinary Muslims, who were confusing and redefining Jihad (and other fundamental tenets of Islam) in extremes of left or right.

To claim he was justifying the killing of British troops in this post is completely without foundation. Had that actually been the case, we would never have allowed its publication. I urge you withdraw this article from your website immediately and issue a full and prominent apology and correction in print.

In quoting the son of Abdullah Azzam, he is making it clear that even proponents of Jihad make the distinction between combatants and civilians, and in doing so reinforcing his opinion that there can never be a justification for 7/7.

The quote continues to say that his father Abdullah Azzam, a former mentor of Usama bin Laden, ‘always warned people to stay away from the extremists, he even put it in his will. What is happening today with Al-Qaeda is not his way.’

I am very clear and confident that Azad Ali has not broken any law through his blog, nor has he promoted any violence or extremism. Opinions expressed in his blog are firmly within the arena of legitimate debate.

I look forward to your reply, and, should that be unsatisfactory, reserve the right to take this matter to the Press Complaints Commission. I would also make the reasonable assumption that Azad Ali is looking at legal remedies.

Yours sincerely

NB: The above text is from the actual complaint letter sent to the Mail on Sunday. Variations of the above letter have also been sent to the Telegraph and Evening Standard for their similar allegations in today’s papers (19/01/09).

41 comments to Witch-hunt against Azad Ali: Letters to the Mail on Sunday and others

  • Farukh

    The articles on the Mail and others are clear cases of deceptive attempt to create hystiria, character assasination and lies lies and more lies. Even a five year old able to read and wright can see what Azad Ali really said and what the paper falsely attributes to him.

    I hope he takes them to court. I’m fully behind him!

  • Dr. Hastings

    The press have got this one very very wrong.

    I must say I was very alarmed having read the sensational & glamorous headline/s but having read the article on The Mail on Sunday and Mr Ali’s blog, I must say I cannot see the connection between the headline and the blog in question.

    It is clear that Ali is quoting from an external source as part of a compelling argument against the idea of global jihadist.

    Having worked with Ali on various platforms pertaining to security, policing, anti terror and de-radicalization of Muslims, I have found him to be a wholly committed and dare I say a moderate representative of the Muslim community.

    Mr Ali should take this further. An apology should be given by the Mail for spreading hatred and lies.

  • Mala

    A very informative post and I think it clarifies the matter a great deal. In any case, the Sunday Mail is constantly looking for ways to exploit and manipulate – if you believe them, you’ll believe anything!

  • ibn uthman

    Take the dogs to court!

  • Abu Ali

    This is nothing but a terrible attempt to silent Azad Ali with, who a good role model of the community.

    All the best Azad Ali, what ever happens.

    If in the worst case you do loose your job. Always remember:
    That your earning (or rizq) has been written thousand of years before the world was created.
    I am sure you know only good will come of this case.

    Keep up the great work in the community.
    Best Wishes.

  • Sana

    The Daily Mail is known for making profits through creating baseless lies against good role models of the community and in this case Azad ali, who has worked for a number of years within the Muslim community.

    People obviously could not bare the fact that a well respected Muslim who happens to be a civil servant is listened to and respected by the police and the government which has only resulted in good for both sides. It is not surprise that the article has only selected comments from a blog to incite further fury from people who have already made up their minds on what they think Muslims really are!

    This is clearly a witch hunt but people out there should be clever enough to see that. The article has taken some of Azad Alis comments from a personal blog and has quoted it out of context in order to insult and misrepresent a very reputable figure from the community.

  • Umm Umar

    what lies! How can one trust the media after such slander! It is a testing time not only for the brother but the whole community. Brothers like Azad are an inspiration to our teenagers and because of them they are on the who they are, contributing to the betterment of our community which is benefitting not only the Muslims but the non-Muslims as well. they are turning into wholesome young people that the country can be proud of.

    we are lacking role models and the few we have the media and the so called ‘moderates’ are trying to tarnish their reputation by taking things out of context and spreading lies and hatred! I could not beilieve some of the comments that have been written on the daily mail site, if that is not spreading hatred and going against the work towards building ‘community cohesion’ then i don’t know what can be any worse.

    i have faith in the general british public that can judge between lies and truth and i am sure all those who have worked with Azad both Muslim and non-Muslim will be behind him all the way until the truth has been established and a public apology given by the daily mail for their ‘dirty’ lies.

  • Arthur

    There is a Mail Watch website listing their lies:
    http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/

  • Ben Allonby

    Newspaper/media meant to be a respectable profession for promoting balance views. But not any more.

  • NHS Surgeon

    I think brother Azad should take legal actions daily mail,as Br. Inayt Bunglawala did agaist daily express few months ago.

  • Mohammed Abbasi

    My brother – WE STAND UNITED!

  • George Aston

    I have had the pleasure of meeting Azad at a conference at the GLA last year, and can only say that he leaves a very positive and inspirational wake.

    I was initially very saddened to hear this news story but took the effort to read up on the blog itself, and my goodness what a mincemeat of words the journalists have gone to town with. I would encourage all else including Azad’s employers to take the time and look into the matter with objectivity and fairness.

    My view of the Daily Mail: deplorable reporting!

  • Joe Tomson

    What do you expect from a nazi/zionist press, lies upon lies this is their foundation which they are built on. Mr Azad has all the right to express his view without the need of these devils to manipulate his words.

    Mr Azad take them to court and send them to hell thats were the devils belong.

    keep up the good work, if it was not for people like Mr Azad we would of seen many 7/7 in the UK.

  • Sully

    They can try and try, but the truth will always prevail! I was saddened to hear this news and am baffled as to how people can come to such conclusions! This ‘witch hunt’ to me is absolutely ridiculous. Daily mail are known for their famous lies, they have written an article based on statements supposedly made by Azad Ali, yet if those ignorant headed people actually bothered to read his blog at all, they would clearly see that they were all taken out of context!!! I for one do not trust the media anyway… what astonishes me further is that Azad Ali only spoke out against the government’s lack of actions against the bloody massacre in Palestine, yet he is branded an extremist for doing so?! Like Helloooo…isn’t that exactly what the British public have been screaming for the world to hear –day in, day out; demonstrating against these war crimes and it all has gone unheard! Yet when an active, respected member of the community makes such comments and its taken totally out of context and Surprise! Surprise! Azad Ali is now an extremist!?!

    I am behind Azad 100%! He has done so much for his community and without even realising has made huge impacts on peoples lives. I for one have nothing but praise for him! I say we sue these papers and take appropriate legal actions straightaway!

  • Wahida

    What a shambles!

    If ever I saw a caes of misquoting, taking things out of context and a case of 2 add 2 makes 5 this is defianlty the case, but then I look at the perpetrator (the Mail on Sunday) and am I surprised? Not one bit.

    Any person with some sort of sense and brain can see what Azad Ali’s blog is saying and it is far from suggesting kill all british troops or in anyway impying he is an extremist.

    Having known Azad Ali for a few years now, in my eyes and in the eyes of many he is nothing but a pillar to the community. His work with the police and the community can only be commended, if nothing else. Far from promoting extremism he does the complete opposite.

    I say sue the papers, take appropriate legal actions and demand an apology!

    We with you all the way.

  • nemo

    Mail and others may wish to silence the truth and make false accusations against anyone even who dares to speak out against injustice! But if we do not stand for something, we will fall for anything! We will always stand out firmly for justice and truth just as Azad Ali has been for the past 20 years.

  • Danieluk

    I believe there should be a mass petition, or even protest, to state a few things:

    1. Azad Ali is not an extremist – that criticism of our government is not extremism – and he represents the majority of British Muslims, he was fully entitled to express his views without them being distorted by the media…

    2. Ed Hussain and the Quillam Foundation DO NOT reprent ‘moderate’ Islam and DO NOT represent the majority of British Muslims.

    3. The Daily Mail and others should be exposed for their anti-Muslim agenda and hate-stirring and media inaccuracy

    4. And finally CHALLENGE Ed Hussain and the Quillam Foundation to come with greater numbers (petition and protest) to prove we are wrong and they represent the majority (not that it needs proving to anyone – but just imagine their faces on telly when they come up with a flimsy A5 sheet of names that show support to their brand of ‘lack of Islam’!)

  • Abu Dawud

    The daily mail and those who write articles like this should be exposed, they are the ones who are abusing their position and think they are untouchables, daily mail is Zionist right wing hate mongering paper and i doubt ordinary British public really give an ounce of thought in what they say. By the way, take a look at JEWISH CHRONICLE; last week they put an ad out from the ZIONIST Organization, requesting people to join the Israeli Army and make donations…..what on earth is this, how can this be allowed, how can this be legal???? i must be losing my mind.

  • shafi

    Its part of the ‘war on terror’ – the whole industry has been founded on some of the most islamophobic and racist assumptions/lies about islam and muslims in order to serve despicable financial and political goals, resulting in the illegal occupation of muslim lands and genocide of muslims throughout the middle east and afghanistan. Most of the media such as the daily mail and others are simply blindly peddling the same sick lies about Islam and muslims who do not conform to their agenda. Much of the media is now a mouthpiece of our own western terrorist states. ‘Islam is backward, degenerate and a threat to all that is civilised whilst most Muslims are violence loving fanatics willing to blow up anything that moves.’

    Any dissent from this propaganda / agenda will be punished by invasion, terror, imprisonment and character assasination, and withdrawal of grants, for the truth must be suppressed.

    Azad Ali is simply the latest ‘target’. But as the dismal failures and the lies of the ‘war on terror’ become imcreasingly clear to the public so will the deep seated islamophobia and racism that runs through the right wing british press.

  • Adam Akram

    The Daily Mail – the paper with shoddy journalism, not surprised that they are now targeting moderate Muslims (like respectable Mr. Azad Ali) as they seem to be running out of negative stories on Muslims in UK. I am totally surprised that the “Independent Press Complaint Body” continues to allow The Daily Mail to get away with their ‘Shoddy journalism’.

  • ibn uthman

    It goes without saying that we should boycott the Daily Mail- even though I haven’t bought one in about 8 years.

  • Abil

    The Daily Mail is gutter journalism, everyone knows that. I fully endorse all the positive comments about Azad Ali made by people.

    What has become clear is that Between The Lines blog, is having a real impact on the Zionists. That is why so many of them monitor the blog.

    The first time this happened was a few months ago. They (harry’s place) picked up on a blog written by br Br. Azad titled HP-a sauce worth avoiding! (http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com/?p=102), And more recently, the same blog criticised a piece by Tohel Ahmed titled Green Bird’s in Gaza’s Sky (http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com/?p=109).

    This shows one thing, the blog is having an impact. So i say to Azad Ali and all those associated with the blog keep up the battle and the rest of us will support you by posting comments and actively participating.

  • Waleed

    This article in the mail is a disgrace to human intelligence! Having read Azad Ali’s full blog I can’t believe how a national newspaper can publish such a false and misquoted article that completely undermines any journalistic integrity.

    At a time when influential individuals who have grass root support (such as Azad Ali) are working effectively for a positive, multi-cultural and multi-faith society based on understanding and tolerance, the Mail has nothing but lies to spread…

    Keep up the good work Azad; don’t let these bogus allegations against you deter you at the least. You are a role model to us!

  • Harakaa

    It’s sickening that the proponents of freedom, liberty and democracy cannot tolerate ‘dissenting’ voices.

    Minorities, Muslims and generally those who are not ‘toeing the line’ – the zionist dominated capitalist hawkish line – shouldn’t really be privileged with these freedoms, should they? We wouldn’t know what to do with them would we? Or worst still we’d misuse them! It’s one standard for them and another for us, quite clearly!

    They, in the name of these freedoms can insult us, oppress us, invade our lands, attack our religion, systems and cultures, massacre our children and whatever else they see necessary and we will be dictated to as to what response is appropriate and what’s not! And be pulled up and made an example of ! Not so!

    People with a sense of justice, human beings whose pure natures are still somewhat intact, from all walks of life can see the hypocrisy, double standards, oppression and injustice for what it is! And it is this that will be the cause of their downfall!

  • Angel

    Azad, I think you do a fantastic job in doing what you do. Dont let these creeps get you down. You should give them a run for their money by taking legal action – I (and I am sure all the people that know you) will be right behind you.

    Harry’s Place: A cesspit of foul mouth illiterate blinkered plonkers
    Mail on Sunday: Journalists with no backbone or reporting integrity, I wouldn’t wipe my No.2 with that paper!
    Pickled Politics: A venting ground for venomous thoughts of the spineless anonymous who wouldn’t speak as it really is!

  • Shorif

    Take ‘em to court!

  • David lewis Watts

    Tuesday 20TH January 09

    Dear Mr Walters and Mr Lewis from ‘The Daily Mail’

    Thank you for your work to become journalists, whom I believe you, will admit is very hard and tough when it comes to maintaining truth and nothing but the truth, objectivity and most of all justice, these are three words that have left those in authority including yourselves and have become the cry of the oppressed all over the world.

    I know that to maintain this beginning to end by us and you is subject many challenges including the need to maintain and further in ones job and career and perhaps to sell more Newspapers, especially in a world that is full of greed and injustice by any means necessary.

    I am always overwhelmed that a noble profession such as Journalism and as journalists who spend a good part of their life to learn the noble art of writing/speaking then become victims of lies, subjectivity and injustice.

    Please note that words are very powerful and will continue to costs us all if not now then soon (Please don’t put a ‘twist’ to this word’ to sell more and confuse more ) and thus I remind you of that which we all have come to hear. “Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt”. In fact as a human trying to become a more human, I disagree, and say that words will always hurt! This applies to me to Mr Azad Ali and especially to you both and the corporations that you have chosen to work for.

    Hopefully the following words will ‘hurt’ in the sense of asking how true you both have been in becoming a reflection of a noble art that is journalism or victims of a world that is increasingly greedy, unjust and inhumane and this keeps on increasing and we keep on ignoring that this is a cause of many that seem to have a cause.

    It seems that you want us all as Brits to be mesmerised with Mr Ali’s words who is just trying to convey what many of our fathers and grandfathers said in the two world wars both of which in some ways made Britain become occupied, at least by constant bombardment though quiet unlike Iraq, Palestine and other Muslim and non Muslim Lands in the world.

    If our country Britain was to be occupied as I write this I would be the first one to drop my pen and pick up my gun and then again pick up the pen and sign up in the war of liberation to protect our people, our families and our lands. You as a press at that time sadly to say may be deciding how to cover the war in your papers in ways allowing more for your greed hence what to write about, but I don’t think I will have time to do that as the call in front of my eyes is greater and will resort to any means to free and liberate our lands just like our fathers in the two world wars and we would do it again and again.

    As Iraq is been sighted in your work I will say that most of us Brits have disagreed with the decision to go to war and that was evident by the hundred of thousands that went onto the streets of London to say ‘No, not in our name’ but our Prime Minister Mr Blair refused to listen to us. This really questions whether we really live in a democracy where we are allowed to express our concerns and also have them being herd and accounted for but Mr Blair did not.

    As a Christian rooted country it is a shame to say our ex PM who sees himself as a ‘Christian’ and now champion of ‘peace’ failed to listen to the conscience of the British people as well as his own conscience. We have dragged our sons and daughters to a war and a cause that is illegal and one that defies any international authorisation including that of the UN as well as basing our decision on ‘words’ that were speculation, pre-emptive and lacked truth and clarity which I remind you as responsible people are fully recorded, may be you should use your journalist talent to unwrap this to free us as Brits of that ‘guilt’ and bloody stained hands, that would really be journalism and that would really be the ‘The Daily Mail’ in action, hence we can see how words have ended up hurting a people that were more free at a time that we were regarding as oppressive. Perhaps we did that more for our greed then anything else!

    How long can we maintain being greedy it will turn the hungry on us and that could be through any means necessary as we know when it is a matter of life and death you could end up eating even human flesh and that has happened. Are you inviting us to be part of that, it seems that a truly ‘moderate’ voice like that of Mr Azad Ali whose moderation should be commended as it is inclusive of objectivity, truth and justice which is now to be silenced through ‘spinning’ and ‘twisting’ needless to say ‘cutting and pasting’ which I guess is easier then dealing with the truth. This also is inviting us as readers and as a society to reject anyone else like that which will become nothing but an invitation to fuel anger and hate which you will later end up labelling as ‘extremist’ if that becomes the reality then I think Mr Walters and Mr Lewis and ‘The Daily Mail’ are an institution rooting itself in inciting ‘extremist’ outpours though it makes money!

    If we need to put anyone on trial then it needs to be those that are leading us and that includes in the context of at least Iraq Mr Blair and Mr Bush and even us Brits, here I cite the Case of Palestine against which we have allied with people that Europe uprooted and then made them with our tax payers money settle in a Land whose people were uprooted, the very people (Indigenous Jews, Christians and Muslims) who have rightly been guardians of that land turning them in to refugees having to breed five or six generations of refugees whose birth is only worth a bullet hole from the guns of the ‘illegal, terrorist and Zionist state of Israel’ and the civilised world. This action the world of humanity, truth and justice can never forgive us.

    This I say requires us the Brits being able say this as the truth and only truth which will and has always made me proud of being a Brit because I have been taught to be true and just, hence it makes my Britishness more close to the heart of Britain and its faith based tradition and origin.

    I take this opportunity to call our brothers and sisters that are having to serve in an illegal war in Iraq need not to mention Afghanistan to take their Britishness as the basis of the moral high ground to refuse to fight and contribute in an ongoing illegal war that only has an American engine and a British body making the greedy and unjust more untouchable. It is high time that we have a ‘us and them’ with America so that it realises the world is for us to share and care.

    I am pretty sure that Mr Ali will loose his job though that will be a shame to our honoured treasury which has stood always as a component of a government and country that is about truth and justice and not one that is willing to kneel to the ‘words’ of irresponsible and sensational media denying itself the values of truth and justice. However I say to Mr Ali that you as a Brit must have been taught by our tradition that sustenance is not in the hands of Mr Walters and Mr Lewis or the Daily Mail or with Mr Bush and Mr Blair but it is in the hands of the unseen and that comes everyday without failure even to the small sparrows that live in the tree at the back of our gardens.

    I say to those seeking to silence the voices of objectivity and justice by targeting people who are very dedicated to the British society and people cannot do that in our name we did not give them that mandate to go to illegal wars and oppress innocent people and then tell us that if we seek justice with our voice and words that we are going against our governments and its laws making us with the ‘extremists’. I use this word because I know that news papers like ‘The Daily Mail’ and those who write for them enjoy these words, it’s profitable!

    As Brits we do not seek for any so called ‘moderate’ comments and commentators that are seeking to promote a moderation that defies truth, justice and objectivity the very things that makes me proud of my British heritage. So Mr Walters and Mr Lewis and ‘The Daily Mail’, please don’t continue to do this, not in our name if you keep on doing that and there are a few so called ‘moderates’ from all sides including the Muslim community (I think two or three) that have somehow found their string playing a cord in our governments ears to facilitate their own greed of fame and name, I say shame on them and those who promote them how can they claim to speak out for their communities and any communities when they deny themselves the basic decency to maintain being truthful, objective and just rather them fame and name, they will never have a place in my community and in other communities including that of the Muslim Community.

    Finally I thank once again the ‘The Daily Mail’ and Mr Watson and Mr Lewis for at least letting people know of all the contribution that Mr Azad Ali makes in and out of his work and has been making for us Brits for more then two decades this should make the sane question and hold accountable ‘The Daily Mail’ and those who assume to speak in our name be they if not ‘vultures’ then leeches!

    Regards

    David Lewis Watts

  • Fakhrul

    ”Sunday’s” report was a lie and an introduction of yellow jurnalism

  • Muslimah

    Br Azad – you have my Unconditional support. I am not part of your organisation, neither do I live in London – I met you at a conefernce in Wales where you spoke to police and other key people of Wales.

    You directly challenged many things, even Lord Carlile was a little shaken by your comments, and you spoke the truth. I still remember what you said about those that go around and say “Islam is peace – well that’s not quite true, Islam is submission and peace is only achieved if there is justice” – this was years back.

    Wales loves you!

  • S

    Please don’t forget to sue the Evening Standard too!
    What an incredibly pathetic piece of writing.

  • Najma

    Rightwing newspapers namely Sunday Mail, Evening Standard and Daily Telegraph must have made loads of extra money on writing such big fat lies about Mr Azad Ali. I wonder who the newspaper will target next and call extremist! Azad should definitely sue the newspapers.

  • Sarwat

    Just another example from right wing journalists’ demonstrating to the world that they really, can’t read. It never ceases to amaze me at the complete incompetence of the people are who feeding us our daily newspapers, and these people are qualified? In what exactly???

    But I fee assured that br Azad wont be letting this get to him anytime soon, or ever for that matter, and my prayers are with him insha’Allah.
    May Allah strengthen the mujahideen of our ummah!

    And don’t worry brother, the authors were blatantly just jealous that your blog gets more hits that any poor excuse of an article they’ve ever written…!

  • Sister K

    It really is amazing to think that in 2009 we still have ignorant, uneducated, pathetic bigots in our society and even more shocking when it is actually the press but why am i so surprised?
    All Muslims be they intergrated in society-and Azad really couldn’t be more intergrated by working WITH the police-or just quietly getting along in society are all public enemy number one, there really is no pleasing some people!
    The Daily Mail which is obviously a propaganda vehicle and nothing more quite frankly, has shot itself in the foot. It is quite clear that they do not express the views of Britain (or at least those who can use their God-given commonsense) as even non-muslims shall not be fooled by their wickedness as in the examples of the non-muslims’ comments above. Also as a white British muslim this is exactly the sort of dispicable behaviour by British people in a so called ‘Christian’ country (last time i checked Christianity was against lies, deceit and slander and all men were created equal) that actually makes me ashamed to be British.
    Shame on the Daily Mail and anyone just like them!
    However i urge all brothers and sisters in Islam to make dua inshaallah for Brother Azad and I also like to reiterate that Allah tests those he loves which means Brother Azad must be loved very much and that Allah does not burden a soul with more than it can bear. Brother Azad i am sure that this will pass inshaallah and it will end in your favour. Keep ur chin up and hands up making dua! Behind you all the way.

  • Seeker of truth

    Although I dont know Azad Ali personally, I know of the many things that he does and is involved in e.g. all the community work he does and has been doing for numerous years is does voluntarily and mainly because he believes in bringing a positive change. Azad Ali needs to be commended for his efforts instead of this attack. Not being funny but which self respecting person reads the mail, like another person said they get away with their shoddy so called reports.

  • Talha

    I have read the articles and blogs that have come out. Lets just say there is a witch hunt going on and an attempt to defame the character of Azad Ali. My full support is for Azad Bai and I hope that his employer sees through these lies and shows him a fair hearing. To those out there that have supported this witch hunt: GET A LIFE!

  • We are With You, Azad ALi, we are all targets of this malicous stupid witch hunt, we as Muslims and we as British will not tolerate Liers and cheats to excel nor will we allow our freedom to be stepped on!!

    when speaking the truth Like Azad Ali said in his closing remark at an event for Gaza ‘until you feel that pinch you have not done anything for Gaza’ – we can certainly say Azad Ali has had more then a pinch for speaking the truth.

    Lets all carry on speaking the truth until we die!!!

  • Newman Oppenheim

    I am ashamed as a citizen, and more importantly, as a human being, to see the kind of right-wing filth that is posted on harry’s place blog: http://www.hurryupharry.org

    I do however, note that ALL 3 major political parties logos are on the blog – i can’t believe that’s a coincidence.

    Shall we name and shame them for advertising on this XENOPHOBIC blog – i think i have!

    So XENOPHOBIA & FREEDOM OF SPEECH go hand-in-hand it seems by ‘Harry’ and his mates!

    They seem to be hell bound on promoting incitement of hatred on the blog. Pls be prepared to wash your eyes, ears and mouth after visiting the blog.

    Guess what else is on the front page over an Obama picture, it reads:

    ‘Liberty, if it means anything, is the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear’.
    Sound like an Obama quote.

    That’s funny, i thought, ‘between the lines’ was doing just that in a ‘democratic and free’ country.

    So one LAW doesn’t fit ALL, after all.

  • mary

    i believe there is a misquotation i have many muslim friends and i know them personnally, u believe there being subjected to a lot of negative propraganda

  • ACE

    Don’t worry Azad B, were with ya all the way!

    Justice will prevail, Insha’Allah.

    Fiamanillah.

  • Salam.

    This is just another case of attacking anyone who the media see as a thorn in their eyes! This is clear racism and islamaphobia under the guise of “exposing”.

    Azad bhai, we hope you can teach them a lesson through the courts!

  • yahya

    you are spaeking nothing but the true reality in the this strange world which we live in. we support all you say br azad and allah is always on our side. Allah always wants good for a believer……keep the spirit up

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