The first part talks about how the converts from islam to christian are ostracized, robbed, threatened, vandalized and you name it. A yearandahalf after the critically acclaimed film undercover mosque was first screened, dispatches goes undercover again to see whether extremist beliefs continue to be promoted in certain key. However for various reasons i was in a position where didnt control the remote control which meant i watched the episode of dispatches of monday 22 nd june the programme was based around the story of communities divided between rich and poor and how. Channel 4 s longrunning, awardwinning investigative current affairs documentary series. Hardcore islam has no place in this part of the world is runs against the sort of informed and progressive society that we aspire to. Islam in my view is healthy and no amount of shrill race baiting changes that. The first part talks about how the converts from islam to christian are ostracized, robbed, threatened, vandalized and you. Aug 22, 2008 channel 4 s undercover mosque returns the undercover mosque programme is to return to tv following its libel victory over west midlands police by sending a woman into a mainstream mosque to.
Nadine looks shocked and the sinister undertone is ramped up. In a march 2018 tv programme entitled who speaks for british muslims. New evidence shows that certain muslim groups in the uk, while claiming to be moderate and tolerant, are actually working to overthrow the british government and establish sharia law. Leaders of the mosques have expressed concern at the preachers activities, saying they were unaware such views were being disseminated. Last night, i watched in horror as channel 4 channelled the spirit of joseph goebbels in their dispatches programme entitled the truth about traveller crime. It showed that the regent park mosque teaches hatred and says. Full data from the icm unlimited survey channel 4 programme what muslims really think can be found by clicking on the link below. The head teacher of an islamic school in birmingham says he is. A senior tory has dismissed a documentary exposing islamophobia in the party as a hatchet job by a lefty hang out.
Featuring footage of the attacks and interviews with senior police officers and hostages, including the testimony from kasab the sole surviving gunman, dispatches reveals what happened, hour by hour, from the perspective of the security forces, the terrorists, their masterminds and the victims. Aug 23, 2008 channel 4 announces return of undercover mosque. I wonder how many of you watched last nights channel 4 programme dispatches. Islam documentary cancelled amid threats of physical. Lutfur was council leader at the time of the programme, a position from. Members see islam as threat to british life, poll suggests. Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on 30 october 1987. Jun 24, 2015 i not normally a regular watcher of channel 4s dispatches programme as i often have better things to do with my time. Cii radio, bringing islam to the world and the world to you. On the third anniversary of the 77 london bombings, political commentator and journalist peter oborne investigates whether these attacks and the fear of terrorism. C4s dispatches programme on the truth about traveller crime. Channel 4 has no class, this is about the fourth or fifth show that seems intent on stirring up hatred against muslims. Full sample of muslims national representative control sample summary top line.
Mar 09, 2010 andrew gilligan reports on the influence of islamic forum europe for channel 4s dispatches, 1 march 2010 march 9, 2010 by richard james below are the youtube videos to andrew gilligans report on the influence of the islamist group islamic forum europe, britains islamic republic, dispatches, channel 4, 1 march 2010. Channel 4 has uploaded a taster of monday evenings documentary on extremism in luton see video at the foot of this article, in which dispatches spent a year investigating and filming the activities, personalities and views of the towns militant islamists, such as sayful islam, and their opponents in the edl led by stephen lennon tommy robinson. Channel 4s dispatches went undercover in mend, which describes itself as a notforprofit company that helps to empower and encourage british muslims within local communities to be more actively involved in british media and politics. The fact is the most south asian muslims have come to know islam by way of urdu, the childrens alienation from the language that. Britains islamic republic youre not going to believe this. Hardcore islam has no place in this part of the world is runs against the sort of informed and progressive society that we. Cate brown investigates allegations of sexism and harassment in davos at the annual summit of world leaders and businessmen. The head teacher of an islamic school in birmingham says he is drafting a complaint to ofcom over a channel 4 dispatches programme. Dispatches it shouldnt happen to a muslim channel 4. The program referred to jews being monkeys and christians being pigs. Lessons in hate and violence on islamic schools in britain confirms the urgency of addressing the question of faith schools.
Mend works with public institutions, including police. It is necessary to avoid mixing with nonmuslims, too like them. A forthcoming channel 4 dispatches programme paints an alarming picture of how preachers in some of britains most moderate mosques are urging followers to reject british laws in favour of those of islam. They criticize islam for saying that christians and jews are kuffar, well dont the jews and christians think the same about muslims, or many atheists think religious people are stupid. Abu usama responds to dispatches undercover mosques. Channel 4 dispatches tonight monday 30th oct at 20. The number of complaints about historian tom hollands channel 4 documentary questioning the origins of islam has now reached 1,200 broadcast last week, islam. An upcoming channel 4 documentary entitled who speaks for british muslims will seek to smear a number of muslim organisations and personalities. Undercover mosque is a documentary programme produced by the independent television company hardcash productions for the channel 4 series dispatches that was first broadcast on 15 january 2007 in the uk.
Sign up today and well keep you updated with the latest at islam channel. This is the point, touched on above, where andrea, who has never claimed this throughout the programme, repeats her belief that islam is a. Proud and prejudiced, channel 4 dispatches the publicity in advance of this documentary revealed that the makers of this programme had set out with the intent of portraying sayful islams islamists and tommy robinsons edl as morally equivalent extremists, who both should be condemned for their intolerance. Channel 4 has defended its dispatches programme undercover mosque and hit back at west midlands police, who today accused the documentary of distortion.
Channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Channel 4 were on the brink of being sued for slander due to the fact they misquoted and took things out of context especially the statements of. The aim of the show was to show mpac challenging the conservative mosques around the uk to open up to women currently over half of the 1600 mosques in britain do not allow women access to worship. C4s dispatches programme on the truth about traveller. Strong language and discussion of sexual violence and drug use that some viewers may find upsettingthis episode is subtitled47 mins. Channel 4 announces return of undercover mosque media the. Jul 11, 2019 a senior tory has dismissed a documentary exposing islamophobia in the party as a hatchet job by a lefty hang out. At the nearby green lane mosque, channel 4 s undercover reporter was directed to a secret website where the popular convert abu assama preaches that jews and christians are the enemy of islam and. The return will air on channel 4 on september 1 at 8pm. Moderate muslim preachers really not so moderate, channel 4. The comments written have annoyed me more, youve watched an hour long documentary and you think youve got islam and muslims figured out.
I have received a number of requests for a full transcript of my channel 4 dispatches film, broadcast in march, about the fundamentalist islamic forum of europe and their ally lutfur rahman, just chosen as the new directly elected mayor of tower hamlets. Muslims are once again in the tv limelight with channel 4s dispatches programme this evening entitled women only jihad. If muslims find any part of our culture too offensive then they should put up shut up or move to a muslim country. Dispatches is a highly acclaimed british documentary series, shown by channel 4, that probes some of the defining issues of our time. Jul 24, 2009 featuring footage of the attacks and interviews with senior police officers and hostages, including the testimony from kasab the sole surviving gunman, dispatches reveals what happened, hour by hour, from the perspective of the security forces, the terrorists, their masterminds and the victims.
Channel 4s dispatches programme undercover mosque was always going to be controversial, with its investigation being billed as revealing disturbing evidence of islamist extremism at a number of britains leading muslim institutions. Sharia law i have a problem that islam is from a civic i havent probably that seeks the subjugation of. I not normally a regular watcher of channel 4s dispatches programme as i often have better things to do with my time. With morland sanders, antony barnett, tazeen ahmad, deborah davies. The presenter asks her if shes aware that andrea sees islam as satanic. A dispatches investigation into the epidemic use of the drug ghb in the gay community, where users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse. People can see with their own eyes what islam does in large. From jail to jihad dispatches investigates the spread of islamic extremism throughout british prisons and asks if todays prisoners will become tomorrows terrorists. Channel 4s undercover mosque returns the undercover mosque programme is to return to tv following its libel victory over west midlands police by. Channel 4 defends dispatches undercover mosque digital spy. This socalled undercover investigation merely panders to ageold antimuslim prejudices by employing the timehonored tradition of cherry picking statements and presenting them in the most inflammatory manner. Earlier this year west midlands police and the crown prosecution service paid out a sixfigure sum to channel 4 and undercover mosque hardcash, the.
The channel 4 dispatches survey results reveal why this picture of the muslim community is false and why we need to rethink many of the assumptions that animate current policies. So shocking were the christian views to be broadcast, that the programme along with segments after each commercial break was prefaced with a warning that this programme contains extreme views which some viewers may find offensive. Chairman brandon lewis says poll of 890 members for channel 4 show is unrepresentative of the party. Abu usama responds to dispatches undercover mosques new. Religion, any religion, has been taken by the majority as a competitive issue. And are people looking in the wrong direction, that is to say not the west, but should they be looking to the east. Andrew gilligan reports on the influence of islamic forum. Jan 08, 2007 a forthcoming channel 4 dispatches programme paints an alarming picture of how preachers in some of britains most moderate mosques are urging followers to reject british laws in favour of those of islam. Muslim eton at centre of channel 4 hatepreaching allegations is forced to shut over farright safety fears. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a. In a robust statement, channel 4 said the current affairs documentary, broadcast in january, had allowed islamist extremists to speak for themselves and had sought to put all the footage used. Any attack on the ief is a attack on islam but its the muslims themselves who are.
Sep 03, 2012 the number of complaints about historian tom hollands channel 4 documentary questioning the origins of islam has now reached 1,200 broadcast last week, islam. A video response from abu usamah to the allegations made by channel 4 dispatches program on the 15th january. On flimsy evidence, it dressed up blatant prejudice as an edgy investigation into traveller criminality. The british television broadcaster channel 4 has cancelled the screening of a controversial documentary about the history of islam after the.
As part of the dispatches investigation it shouldnt happen to a muslim, channel 4 commissioned two surveys, the details of which are revealed below. Having contempt for islam in my view is healthy and no amount of shrill race baiting changes that. Jan 15, 2007 channel 4 has no class, this is about the fourth or fifth show that seems intent on stirring up hatred against muslims. Sep 21, 2012 the british television broadcaster channel 4 has cancelled the screening of a controversial documentary about the history of islam after the presenter was threatened with physical violence. Undercover mosque won a police apology and libel damages, channel 4 has announced it is returning to the subject in undercover mosque. Channel 4s dispatches programme on housing and the. Andrew gilligan reports on the influence of islamic forum europe for channel 4s dispatches, 1 march 2010 march 9, 2010 by richard james below are the youtube videos to andrew gilligans report on the influence of the islamist group islamic forum europe, britains islamic republic, dispatches, channel 4, 1 march 2010. For many, high levels of immigration have caused real issues and arguably led directly to the brexit vote. It essentially takes you behind some of the stories you see on the news to establish whats really going on. The documentary presents video footage gathered from 12 months of secret investigation into mosques throughout britain.
Harun khan from the muslim council of britain says british mosques dont have a problem with extremism. Undercover mosque this episode of dispatches wont surprise anyone who actually studies islam, but it should be quite shocking to westerners who still think that islam isnt a threat. The production company behind the programme used the tactic of secret recordings in order to portray otherwise normal behaviour, as something sinister. The link provides full access to three merged documents, in order. Whilst the teachings of hatred in these schools are not surprising, it is nothing short of scandalous that vulnerable children are left to the mercy of islamists. Dispatches when cousins marry channel 4 documentary. This is the real racism on channel 4 daily mail online. Jun 14, 2009 from jail to jihad dispatches investigates the spread of islamic extremism throughout british prisons and asks if todays prisoners will become tomorrows terrorists. The religion of islam is being used as a reason to deny others happiness around the world. Channel 4s dispatches revealed a string of shocking examples of anti. Moderate muslim preachers really not so moderate, channel. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation. Channel 4 s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Reporter amil khan uncovers the radicalisation and recruitment of young prisoners to jihadist islam.