Sharia Watch UK
Sharia Watch UK claims that it works ‘to document the advancement of sharia law in Britain’. It is led by former UKIP candidate Anne Marie Waters.
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History
The organisation was launched in the House of Lords in April 2014, hosted by Baroness Cox, a peer who has previously invited anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders to show his film Fitna.
Attendees reportedly included journalists from The Times, Daily Telegraph and the International Civil Liberties Alliance.[1]
Activities
Sharia Watch released a report called 'Learning Jihad' in November 2014 which claimed that schools, universities and even scout groups were being 'infiltrated' by 'Islamic extremists'. The report which incorporated evidence from Student Rights, a project of the Henry Jackson Society, was picked up and covered by the Sunday Telegraph and Daily Mail.
Other articles appearing on the Sharia Watch site include one written bySam Solomon, a key player in the UK’s anti-Muslim scene, and a guest post by Alan Craig of the right-wing Christian People’s Alliance, who campaigned against the building of a new mosque in East London.[1]
Views
Much of Sharia Watch's output attacks Islam in its entirety. Its articles have suggested that halal meat is funding terrorism a piece entitled ‘Shariah and child abuse – is there a connection?‘, which stated that sharia law ‘stems from the justification of acts of physical and sexual violence of one man some 1,400 years ago.’[1]
Resources
- Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters, Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015</ref>
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters, Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015
