By Blog Editor, on January 23rd, 2009
Daily Telegraph: Although the language is much more sophisticated, regrettably the Telegraph reply is more or less the same as the Mail on Sunday.
I’ll spare you the full letter, the following excerpts sum up the reply: Mr Rhidian Wynn Davies, Consulting Editor, wrote: “Taken in context it is clear Mr Ali’s endorsement of the beliefs of Abdullah Azzam also extends also to the doctrine of jihad…”
He continues later, “Nothing that Mr Ali wrote differs from, qualifies or otherwise questions this doctrine. The inference that he agrees with, endorses and adopts it unconditionally is inescapable”. And concludes, “We are satisfied that our quotes from the blog were reproduced accurately and in proper context.”
From his letter it is clear Mr Wynn Davies is a master of the English language, and I can certainly learn a lot from him. However, through his articulacy he also manages not to answer my central complaint. Continue reading Latest on the case of Azad Ali – Telegraph & Mail
By Amin, on January 23rd, 2009
While Muslims were rightly outraged at yet another ‘extremist’ witch-hunt against prominent members of the Muslim community, it seems another story has slipped through the Muslim net.
Ed Husain & Co, in the guise of the Quillam Foundation, are being given £1 Million in government funds for their work to counter extremism! Is it a coincidence that this story broke while Muslim attention is focused on the latest extremist outed by the media? Yes, the story would’ve come out eventually – but this was certainly a good time for Ed & Co to bury this ‘bad’ news. Continue reading Good time to bury bad news
By Blog Editor, on January 22nd, 2009
The Mail on Sunday has not only replied to my letter of complaint, but also (quietly) removed the articles from its website. However, John Wellington’s (Managing Editor) reply does not address the central issue of the complaint – the misquote and resulting false allegation.
I have written to him once again urging him to issue a full apology in print. The text of his reply and my new letter are included below Continue reading Mail on Sunday replies on Azad Ali
By Blog Editor, on January 20th, 2009
The Evening Standard has now confirmed that they have received our complaint and have asked their Managing Editor (managingeditor@standard.co.uk) to investigate.
Given the experience of many people who have told us that the Mail Online website does not publish their critical comments, it seems the Mail on Sunday (the original sinners) could not be bothered to even acknowledge our complaint (emailed to news@mailonsunday.co.uk). Continue reading Update on complaint to newspapers – Azad Ali’s blog
By Abdullah Hasan, on January 20th, 2009
The Prophet Muhammad is reported to have said that one of the signs of the advent of the Last Hour is that there will be ‘increase in falsehood and no concern to check reports’.This, according to the scholars, is one of the minor signs of the Last Hour. Coincidentally, the Scholars mention that all of the minor signs have come to pass and only the major ones are yet to materialise.
As the illegal bombardment in Gaza comes to a stealthy ‘cessation’, the so called proponents of morals and ethics here in the West continue to censure those who call for justice and fairness and who support the abandoned people of Palestine. It seems that anybody who shows support for those struggling to free themselves from oppression and injustices is ripe for slander by the media and false accusations Continue reading Defending the truth is likened to endorsing extremism
By Blog Editor, on January 20th, 2009
We have received acknowledgment of our complaint on the false allegations about Azad Ali. Although the article has NOT been removed from their website completely – the Telegraph has suspended ‘public access’ to the article, while it investigates. This effectively means people visiting their website will not see it on the homepage, but it is still possible to use the search function to locate it.
Credit where it’s due, the Telegraph at least had the courtesy to issue an immediate acknowledgement of the complaint. Please see below for the text of the letter which has been emailed to us. We have yet to receive acknowledgment of the complaint from the Evening Standard and the Mail on Sunday. Continue reading Response by the Daily Telegraph
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