UK Becoming a Hub for Radical Islam Amid Government Inaction, Analyst Warns

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The United Kingdom is at risk of becoming a "global powerbase" for radical Islam due to the failure of Sir Keir Starmer’s government to take decisive action, according to counter-extremism analyst Amjad Taha. While countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been rolling back ultra-conservatism, the UK finds itself in an "extraordinary position" where militant Islam is spreading within its borders.

'I think you have more extremists in the UK than you have in the Middle East.'

Political analyst Amjad Taha says the word Islamaphobia is used to stop criticism of muslims.

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Taha claims that there are "more extremists in the UK than the Middle East" and that radical Islamists are exploiting freedom of speech to spread their ideology. He also warns that sectarian voting patterns and independent candidates running on pro-Gaza platforms could contribute to the UK becoming a hub for radical ideologies.

 

Taha, who has 1.6 million followers on X and Instagram, has voiced concerns about harmful teachings in schools and local communities. He points to instances where children in London, Birmingham, and Manchester are reportedly being taught about global jihad against Jews and Christians, with Holocaust denial included in some curriculums. "The things that some of the Islamists say in various mosques, and we have been seeing it online—the terminology they use, the analysis they make, the statements they actually make—they wouldn't be able to say it all the way in Afghanistan or Iraq," he said.

 

His comments come as Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner launches a new council on Islamophobia, which aims to define the term officially. Some critics argue that this could lead to the introduction of a "blasphemy law" in the UK. The Home Office has responded to concerns by stating that the government is increasing training for officials to "spot terrorist ideologies, explicitly Islamist extremism." The new Islamophobia council, set to be chaired by former Attorney General Dominic Grieve, will make recommendations that could criminalize certain criticisms of Islam, raising concerns about potential restrictions on free speech.

 

Historian and founder of the Oxford Institute for British Islam, Dr. Taj Hargey, criticized the move, stating, "It is astounding that an unpopular Labour Party is seeking to sacrifice free expression just to placate Islamic fundamentalists." Taha echoes these concerns, suggesting that radical elements in the UK are growing unchecked while Middle Eastern countries are curbing ultra-conservatism.

 

According to Taha, the Muslim Brotherhood exerts significant influence over press narratives in the UK’s Muslim communities. "The Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamists are radical Islamists, and they use freedom of speech in a manner where they will be anti-Semite in the name of freedom of speech. I absolutely stand against that, as I think anti-Semitism is not an opinion but a crime, and a crime against humanity," he stated.

 

He further warned that extremists in the UK openly supported Hamas following the October 7 attacks against Israel. "What I saw and what we witnessed is the fact that some Islamists from all the way over here, we saw their voices—it was for Hamas," he said. He described Hamas as "the armed forces of the Muslim Brotherhood," pointing out that while the organization is banned in the UAE, it remains legal in the UK. He called for an immediate ban, arguing that "they use freedom of speech to censor your right to speak against them."

 

Taha also raised concerns about Islamic Relief, a UK-registered charity that has been banned in Saudi Arabia and the UAE due to alleged ties to terrorist groups. "The fact that Islamic Relief, for instance, is registered as a charity here but all the way in Saudi Arabia, in the UAE, and other countries, it is banned because of the investigation that showed that this charity is sending money all the way to some terrorist groups in the Middle East—it tells you a lot," he said.

 

He warned that "once-alien" ideologies are now deeply embedded in British society. "On London’s streets, the flags of terrorist groups are flown to protest against the war in Gaza, the Met Police happily explain on social media that 'jihad' on a flag means struggle, not war, and thousands of people are prepared to stand alongside Hamas terrorists and those sympathetic to ISIS and Al-Qaeda," he said. Meanwhile, Gulf nations are moving in the opposite direction, banning religious police, promoting arts and live music, and encouraging English-language education to create more global opportunities for their youth.

 

Taha, who led the first independent youth delegation to Israel after the 2020 Abraham Accords, sees the rise in independent Muslim candidates in UK elections as a strategy to exert increasing influence. "We are seeing the realization of a radical Islamic strategy to exert increasing influence in the UK, emboldened by the lack of forceful pushback from the authorities," he said. "Keir Starmer sounds confident when he talks of this great democracy that values free speech and respect for international human rights. But the plan by extremists is to eradicate democracy while pretending to participate in it."

 

He criticizes the UK government for failing to take strong action, allowing Islamist groups to operate freely under the guise of community organizations, advocacy groups, and charities. The Home Office has rejected these criticisms, stating that "Islamist extremism has no place in our society, and the government is committed to tackling the threat it poses to communities and individuals." A spokesperson emphasized that the government is working across departments to combat extremism, including radical Islamist ideologies.

 

Meanwhile, Mr. Grieve, the former Attorney General, has been recommended to chair a committee defining anti-Muslim prejudice. In 2018, he wrote the foreword to a report on Islamophobia by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims, which defined Islamophobia as "rooted in racism" and targeting "expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness." Some critics argue that this definition is overly broad and could suppress legitimate criticism of Islam. Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has called it a "Trojan horse for a blasphemy law" and "deeply flawed."

 

The new council will consist of 16 members, potentially including Leeds Imam Qari Asim, who was previously dropped as a government adviser after supporting a ban on The Lady of Heaven, a historical drama about the daughter of the Prophet Mohammed. It remains uncertain whether the government will adopt the all-party group’s definition of Islamophobia.

 

At the same time, the government is forming a separate council to address anti-Semitism. Some within the Jewish community argue that existing institutions already monitor the issue effectively. Additionally, the Home Office has announced plans to track more non-crime hate incidents related to both Islamophobia and anti-Semitism.

 

A spokesperson for Angela Rayner's Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government has stated that the government aims to take a "more integrated and cohesive" approach to tackling religious and racial hatred. Foreign Secretary David Lammy has denied that the government is using the all-party group’s definition of Islamophobia and has reassured the public that authorities will pursue offenders "regardless of their race or religion."

 

The government has firmly denied that it is considering any form of blasphemy law. "No blasphemy laws will be introduced by this government. We are firmly committed to tackling all forms of hatred and division, including the unacceptable rise in anti-Muslim hatred," a spokesperson confirmed.

 

Based on a report by Daily Mail  2025-02-18

 

 

[blaze master]

Interesting. 

[quake]

Nice to hear someone telling the truth.

Well done,  Sir. 

[RT555]

Just tear down the walls of The London Zoo ....and rezone it....nothing else you can do with these animals

 

[hotsun]

Do british people agree with their leadership? Or is the country majority muslim now?

[Gsxrnz]

Britain will be ruled by Sharia law by 2050. It will become the Spain of 1050. 

[koolkarl]

Current and past politicians who are responsible for immigration are totally incompetent and ignorant of its implications.  Furthermore, they are never held accountable.  Muslims are gunning for infidels in the long run.  There are so many muslims in England that even the mayor of London is a muslim. Eventually they will form their own political party and take over the country.

[The Old Bull]

Th deportation process needs to be streamlined. At present it is just another trough for lawyers to feed from.

[soalbundy]

The pope should call for a holy crusade to free the UK 

[jippytum]

For years UK  UK authorities  have ignored the threat of muslim immigration. 

With over 1700 mosques 60%of birth registerrd to non Britsh woman and the most popular babies name registered for new births was Muhammad. 

Without doubt preferential treatment is given to Muslim offenders and radical Imans supporting Jihad's docterine of hate against the west. 

The rise of right wing public opinion  against open door Muslim  illegal immigration is now a threat to woke UK Politicians and rightly so. 

[spidermike007]

One can’t understand the global system underpinning extremism without surveying the pivotal role played by the Saudi government as well as private organizations and individuals within the kingdom. In recent decades, the Saudis have spent up to an estimated $100 billion spreading Wahhabism and perpetuating the notion that they are Islam’s caretaker. Their methods to persuade and influence run the gamut and include the funding of mosques, schools, textbooks, imams, imam learning centers and exchanges, cultural institutions around the world. The Saudis don’t simply want their extreme form of religious practice and belief to prevail. Religious forces in the kingdom, backed by the ruling family, want to destroy other, local traditions within Islam. To that end, they are rewriting history, erasing evidence of the past to favor their own narrative—a move that ideologically aligned extremists in many parts of the world have since copied.

 

The relationship between the Saudis and extremism is not merely one of affinity. The Saudi government and Saudi individuals have directly supported terrorist groups in the Middle East and beyond. 

 

I like this idea it makes complete sense if you talking about the security of a Nation you need to be able to keep track of troublemakers and while they're at it they should definitely ban the the niqab and burqa. Both are offensive, and both show a deliberate unwillingness to assimilate. It might work back in your home nation, and it might have worked 700 years ago, but it doesn't work today not in the West. 

 

I believe immigration policy should be reformed to the point where it should be staged, and all Muslim families should show a willingness to assimilate. I also believe that families with Muslim daughters who are teenagers can start by proving that they have participated in a bikini contest, and for teenage boys they must show a burden of proof that they're not affiliated with any of the local madrasas. 

 

Are we serious about keeping our nation's safe from extremists, or not? 

 

 

[JonnyF]

2 hours ago, hotsun said:

Do british people agree with their leadership? Or is the country majority muslim now?

 

Muslims are very happy with it. They have their own sharia courts, they get preferential treatment in the justice system, blasphemy laws (for Islam only) via the back door, and all their family is pretty much free to join them.

 

Object to any of this, and you are labelled Islamaphobic and possibly jailed. 

 

It's quite a racket they have going on, supported by Labour in exchange for votes. 

 

 

[Hamus Yaigh]

GBNews, DM, followers on X. This should be in the political soapbox forum, not world news.

[Harrisfan]

12 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Muslims are very happy with it. They have their own sharia courts, they get preferential treatment in the justice system, blasphemy laws (for Islam only) via the back door, and all their family is pretty much free to join them.

 

Object to any of this, and you are labelled Islamaphobic and possibly jailed. 

 

It's quite a racket they have going on, supported by Labour in exchange for votes. 

 

 

US have Trump and Vance. UK has weak men in charge. Evil prospers under weak men.

[hotsun]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

US have Trump and Vance. UK has weak men in charge. Evil prospers under weak men.

Trump decided to be nice to starmer for some reason. Hasnt condemned what theyre doing

[JonnyF]

4 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

US have Trump and Vance. UK has weak men in charge. Evil prospers under weak men.

 

Weak, stupid, duplicitous men.

 

But don't forget the women. He also has Cooper and Rayner. Oh, and Diane Abbott. 😄 

[hotandsticky]

8 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Weak, stupid, duplicitous men.

 

But don't forget the women. He also has Cooper and Rayner. Oh, and Diane Abbott. 😄 

 

 

Blimey..........I had forgotten about Diane Abbot - I thought she disappeared with Marxist corbyn.

[klauskunkel]

Anyone who owns a quarry will make a fortune. I foresee lots of stonings in the UK's future...

[homeseeker]

They are arriving by the boat loads every day and what does the UK government do: 

Put them in hotels give them free health care, education and housing etc and money for nothing. 

Yet they hate us and want to destroy us:

see what is happening right now in Germany.

Unbelievable!

 

 

[NorthernRyland]

What is all this nonsense about "radical Islam" they love feeding us. If you have enough Arab Muslims in your country this will eventually happen. You just need to clear them out and be done with it already.

[NorthernRyland]

46 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

Blimey..........I had forgotten about Diane Abbot - I thought she disappeared with Marxist corbyn.

 

This photo always cracks me up. 😂

 

[NorthernRyland]

3 hours ago, koolkarl said:

Current and past politicians who are responsible for immigration are totally incompetent and ignorant of its implications.

Look at what's happening with USAID now in America. These NGOs are just slush funds with some "humanitarian" veneer to sell to the public.

 

The government employees make money by taking from the tax payers and then dump Somalians in to your town. They go home as  smug savers of the world loaded with sacks of cash and you're left wondering why girls keep getting their  genitals carved up with razorblades by their parents.

 

https://www.voanews.com/a/female-genital-mutilation-somali-community-united-states/3557311.html

[hotandsticky]

14 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

This photo always cracks me up. 😂

 

 

 

 

I bet that she has another pair like that at home.......😀

[proton]

14 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

What is all this nonsense about "radical Islam" they love feeding us. If you have enough Arab Muslims in your country this will eventually happen. You just need to clear them out and be done with it already.

 

Islam is and always has been radical, (violent and supremacist) it's not a recent separate extremist movement. The so called prophet only expanded his made up cult by violence and theft and is quoted in Bukhari admitting he was victorious with terror.

[hotsun]

15 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

What is all this nonsense about "radical Islam" they love feeding us. If you have enough Arab Muslims in your country this will eventually happen. You just need to clear them out and be done with it already.

White guilt is preventing it. Its a mad world

 

[NorthernRyland]

27 minutes ago, hotsun said:

White guilt is preventing it. Its a mad world

 

 

There's been a multi decade campaign to deconstruct white racial identity all over the West.

 

 

 

[portisaacozzy]

3 hours ago, soalbundy said:

The pope should call for a holy crusade to free the UK 

Wake up you Knights Templers your time has cum

[Tropicalevo]

Come back Enoch.

You were grievously misunderstood.

[Callmeishmael]

Several years ago I had a student who was half Arab and half Thai.  She was obviously raised in a secular household and was a very nice, normal girl.  She never wore a headscarf and dressed and acted just like her Buddhist classmates.

She was admitted to an English University a few years ago and now always wears a full Niqap and only posts quotes from the Quran on her Facebook page.

 

Sending her the the Islamic Republic of England was the worst choice her parents could have made. 

[NoshowJones]

2 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

What is all this nonsense about "radical Islam" they love feeding us. If you have enough Arab Muslims in your country this will eventually happen. You just need to clear them out and be done with it already.

The best thing the UK could do now is start closing the Mosques.