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Exiled cleric preaches at London primary school |
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A London primary school played host to a meeting of Muslims at which an extremist preacher called for Britain to become an Islamic state.
blank_pageOmar Bakri spoke by telephone from Lebanon, where he is in hiding from security forces seeking his arrest. He told the group: ‘The existence of the Islamic state is a necessity for justice to be established, a necessity for the people.' He added: ‘I believe the way forward is Islam. It is time to go back to basics. I believe Islam is the future.' News of the meeting comes days after Ed Husain, Co-Director of Muslim think-tank Quilliam, warned that British mosques were ‘run by men who are physically in Britain, but psychologically in Pakistan'. A Quilliam Foundation survey showed that 97% of imams were from overseas, with 92% educated abroad, largely in Pakistan or Bangladesh. The research follows news last month that the Muslim population in the UK grew by 500,000 in the last four years, now standing at 2.4 million. Pray:against the continued influence and teaching of radical Islam.(2Pet.2:1-2) Source: Prayer Alert |
