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| Radical Canadian Muslim preacher expelled from Kenya |
| 2012-02-25 |
| Nairobi newspapers are reporting that the controversial Canadian Muslim preacher, Bilal Philips, has been deported from Kenya due to security concerns, just hours after he landed in the country for a speaking tour. Njiru Mwaniki, chief of the Anti-Terrorism Police said, "We had to turn him away because he easily mobilizes people using his controversial teachings wherever he goes. This is dangerous to our country." The police chief said Philips "has been in terror circles," the Nation reported. The Standard quoted a senior immigration official who said, "He is not wanted here because he may poison our youth through his controversial preaching." He was deported on Wednesday. A Muslim group has demanded an apology and noted that Philips had visited in 2009. Born in Jamaica, Philips converted to Islam after immigrating to Canada. He studied in Saudi Arabia and is now called an Islamic scholar. He lives in Qatar and has written more than 50 books. His writings preach against listening to music, which he compares to a drug, call homosexuality "evil" and claim that AIDS is a form of divine punishment. Kenya is only the latest country to deny him entry. Last year, Philips was expelled from Germany for advocating the killing of homosexuals. Britain and Australia have taken similar action and the U.S. has named him as a suspected terrorist co-conspirator. He continues to travel to Canada and spoke last year at two Toronto mosques whose former worshippers have joined al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups. Last year he said he had been "from the beginning opposed to the Qaeda and any form of terrorism in the name of Islam" and "continues to oppose suicide bombing directed against civilian populations anywhere." Asked why he was not allowed to enter other countries, he said, "Well, I think mainly it is an issue of assimilation. I mean, they want Muslims to assimilate and be indistinguishable from the regular local population. That's what I see at the bottom of it." |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Nothing radical down here in Georgia, we simply use the "bow test." Link |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-02-25 02:06 |