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A PROMINENT MUSLIM cleric based at the Al Mustafa Islamic Centre in Blanchardstown, West Dublin, has launched a website aimed at countering radicalisation and extremism among young people within the religion.
Shaykh Dr Muhammad Umar Al-Qadri launched the service at a lecture in Waterford IT on Thursday evening.
Speaking last year, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said that between 25 and 30 Irish people had travelled to the areas where ISIS is now active in recent years. Three Irish citizens have been killed in Middle East conflicts since 2010.
An Garda Síochána “monitors the movements of those suspected of involvement in extremist behaviour, and in line with best practice internationally has engaged with returnees from the conflict areas,” Fitzgerald said, in answer to a parliamentary question.
A statement on the Al Mustafa centre’s website says young people who have travelled to fight alongside ISIS and other groups “were motivated by an ideology that has an understanding of Jihad that is against the teachings of Quran and Hadith”.
Would these youngsters have known about the real concept of Jihad in Islam, they would not have traveled to join the these radical militant cults.
The statement adds:
“Some have returned from Iraq and Syria in the mean time but are still radicalised.
“The reason for their return may not necessarily be having realised the true concept of Jihad. They may have refrained from violence and withdrawn from radical militant cults for other reasons and may still retain the wrong concept of Jihad.
This may lead them to join a radical militant organisation later in life, hence to educate them about the true authentic Islamic concept of Jihad is critical.
The new site — Jihad.info — contains articles with titles like ‘Misconceptions About Jihad and its Purpose’, ‘Freedom of Speech in Islam’ and ‘Advice to Muslim Youth Who Want to Join IS’.
It also includes videos from the cleric — like the one below, urging young people to reject the “facade” of Muslim teaching being put forward by extremist groups.
In the wake of this month’s attacks in Paris and the subsequent publication of depictions of Mohammad, Shaykh Al-Qadri called for Irish Muslims to react with patience and tolerance.
His centre also circulated a list of guidelines for Irish Muslims on how to deal with the publication of such images.
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Martin, Adams, Wallace and Daly. God help us if they ever got near power.
@paddy it’s to late for god now, that’s all we have left to ask questions, so we are fcuked proper fcuked like the rabbit
So Paddy Murray – you would rather keep a Minister , a Garda Commissioner and a Government in power , who have a propensity to proffer a constant flow of porkypies and cover-ups instead ?
I would far prefer to have at any time, 165 honest TD’s leading this Country then one dishonest TD !
Unlike you, Ciarraioch, I am prepared to wait for the evidence and the proof. And I think it’s pretty naive to think there are 165 honest TDs in there. Look at the expenses claims of the so-called socialists for starters….
And since you’re ok with burying “the evidence and the proof”, you’re also ok with the long wait.
I read Shatter’s full response. It suggested to me that Deputy Martin had made a fool of himself by not knowing that he was in the government that had dealt with the accusations over five years.
Yes Jonathan but why then did Shatter and Callinan , since then , sit on their hands while moving the files around their respective desks ?
They must both resign and NOW !
I read it too. The speech is a good tactical reply to MArtin. But it’s not a good tactical reply to the public as it’s low on substance. Still none the wiser after it. Question time later today may shed some light on things.
In the days to come the columnists will focus on the substance – not Martin.
Where are the labour party in this? The Greens were slammed in the last GE for not showing backbone and pulling out if government only at the very end. Its time for Labour to start playing hardball to get back some credibility or they’re going to suffer a very similar fate. Disappointed in how they’re backing up Shatter regardless and very poor performances in the Dail from Joan Burton and Eamon. Once in government its hard to let go eh?
Reported sighting in the wicklow mountains
Does Paddy work for FG ?
Sunday World ‘journalist’.. say no more.
Shatter,saying “sorry” is the hardest word
Go back to Cork Martin
Come back FF, all is, ehhhh…
The opposition really are pulling out all the stops to slay Shatter.
Unfortunately the one thing they lack is an accusation of substance to nail him on.
Slippery he may be, but you can’t bark a minister out of office just because you don’t like the cut of his jib.
Johngahan where have you been the last couple of weeks do you watch tv or read the papers atall
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