[LeatherTrumpet]

Imam at Didsbury mosque where Manchester bomber and his family worshipped was recorded 'calling for armed jihad' in sermon six months before deadly attack

• Mustafa Graf described jihad as a 'source of pride' while praising the 'mujahadin'
• He was giving a sermon at the Didsbury mosque when he addressed attendees
• Manchester arena bomber Salman Abedi attended the mosque with his family
• Later he went on to detonate a bomb in Manchester Arena killing 22 people

An imam at the mosque where Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi and his family prayed was delivered a sermon calling for jihad.

Mustafa Graf encouraged followers to 'take action' at the Didsbury Mosque in Manchester on December 16, 2016.

That was just six months before Salman Abedi detonated a suicide bomb killing 22 at an Ariana Grande concert in the city.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/703159...-arena-attack/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...med-jihad.html

[bitontheslide]

That mosque was (is?) well known for preaching extremist views. No idea why people are denying it. They used to send out all sorts of leaflets as propaganda.

[Cherie]

He's giving them the narrative of them against us', Islamic scholar Shaykh Rehan told BBC News.
'The jihad he's referring to here is actually being on the battlefield, there's no if's and no buts in this'.
'He is psychologically and practically brainwashing young people into either travelling or to do something to take action.


Has this Iman been arrested? or are we tippy toeing around him like the guy who was waving the Islamic flag around for C4 and went on to cut peoples throats in Borough Market

[Oliver_W]

Tbh all mosques should have a spy/plant in them, and any hint of extremism being preached should be leaped on and dealt with immediately.

[y.winter]

Promoting Islamic terror inside mosques?


But we shouldn't criticize it, because a religion is involved and it makes it racism, isn't it?

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Tbh all mosques should have a spy/plant in them, and any hint of extremism being preached should be leaped on and dealt with immediately.

and all planning applications for any more halted and knocked back until this stops and we are confident they are not all at this.

[jaxie]

Any religious place caught preaching voilence and hate should be immediately closed down. No ifs or buts.

[smudgie]

He should be arrested and banged up for incitement.
Throw away the key.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Makes you wonder what other mosques are doing this?

[Maru]

So much for hate speech laws. This is why I don't really agree with it in principle... can never be applied equally and it doesn't accomplish it's intended goal anyway.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Makes you wonder what other mosques are doing this?

Too MANY of them - and for decades.