Imagine the embarrassment of British authorities when they discover that Miriam Sebbagh’s behavior is far more mainstream than they have dared even to consider. But by then it is likely to be far too late for shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain.
“STRUCK OFF Primary school teacher, 52, BANNED from classroom after sending thousands of pounds to ISIS and hate groups,” by Aliki Kraterou, The Sun, January 9, 2022:
A PRIMARY school teacher has been banned from the classroom after sending thousands of pounds to ISIS and other hate groups.
Miriam Sebbagh, 52, was found to have made five payments worth £2,500 to someone linked to Anjem Choudary’s banned terrorist organisation Al-Muhajiroun.
Ms Sebbagh who worked at Hunwick Primary School, County Durham was arrested by Counter Terrorism Policing North East in 2017, on suspicion of terror offences.
She was not charged but in 2018, counter-terrorism police seized £4,670 from her safe, which was “terrorist cash…intended to be used in the support of terrorism.”
The counter-terrorism police “maintained a high level of concern” regarding Ms Sebbagh’s state of mind, her opinions and her actions as a teacher, and submitted that her conduct should be considered by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).
Dr Steven Berryman, who chaired the hearing in Coventry, said: “Ms Sebbagh initially came to the attention of CTPNE following receipt of financial intelligence, which indicated that she had made several payments to an individual linked to Al-Muhajiroun (‘ALM’) which is a proscribed terrorist organisation.
“The investigation identified that Ms Sebbagh sent 5 payments totalling £2,500 from her account to the individual.
“In addition, an analysis of accounts linked to Ms Sebbagh identified that she made numerous payments to various individuals, charities, overseas accounts and “crowd funded” charity donation platforms such as JustGiving.com, gofundme.com and BT MyDonate.”
A further seven payments totalling £1,310 were made between January 27 and July 5 2016 to an individual who is suspected to have left the UK and joined the terrorist group calling itself Islamic State.
In 2017, a payment of £100 was made to an individual believed to have married a suspected ALM member and there was an unsuccessful payment in 2015 to an individual arrested over terrorism offences, the panel was told.
The money was forfeited under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 and Ms Sebbagh was also ordered to pay costs of £12,654.
Anjem Choudary,54, is a cleric who has inspired dozens of convicted terrorists and 15 plots over two decades.
He was jailed for 5½ years over his IS support and was freed in 2018.
During a police interview in May 2018, she stated that she regularly donated to good causes including Muslim charities as part of her faith and denied making payments to those linked to terrorism….
Wellington says
Let the barbarian within, expect barbarian results.
mortimer says
The British are still trying to convince themselves that the barbarians are civilized and that Islam is benign.
Let all Britons take note: The barbarians DO NOT WISH TO BE CIVILIZED and Islam is NOT ‘benign’.
When the barbarians organize themselves to take over Britain, blood will flow in the Thames as it already has in the streets of London.
gravenimage says
So true.
Eva says
Except the british ‘authorities’ have no shame, and therefore are are incapable of embarrassment.
mortimer says
British authorities are self-deluded into presuming that Islam is benign … but almost none of them has studied Islam, so their presumption are preposterous fantasies.
Their presumption of a ‘benign’ Islam is totally wrong. Islam is not benign. Islam is a misogynistic, bronze-age DEATH CULT.
The British elites should be ashamed for knowing so little about Islam.
Melc says
I used to go around schools in London as part of demonstrating different world musics.
Of course music is haram in Islam. Imagine my surprise when a black kid said to me ‘Salam allekum’ as I entered through the school gates!!
It is really a problem in the UK.
Years back in Birmingham there was a big story regarding Islam in schools and was seen as an Islamic Trojan Horse.
Political parties won’t do anything for fear of being called Islamophobic and losing votes!!
gravenimage says
+1
gravenimage says
UK: Primary school teacher sends thousands of pounds to the Islamic State
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I wonder how many more Muslims are just like her? And what was she teaching these children? Will anyone even ask?
Melc says
I used to go around schools in London as part of demonstrating different world musics.
Of course music is haram in Islam. Imagine my surprise when a black kid said to me ‘Salam allekum’ as I entered through the school gates!!
It is really a problem in the UK.
Years back in Birmingham there was a big story regarding Islam in schools and was seen as an Islamic Trojan Horse.
Political parties won’t do anything for fear of being called Islamophobic and losing votes!!
gravenimage says
Thanks for that account, Mel.
Michael Copeland says
Do Counter Terrorism North East view Islamic terrorism as “distorted ideology”?
This is how the head of Counter Terrorism South East, Chief Superintendent Kath Barnes, describes it
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2021/07/uk-muslim-gets-2-1-2-years-prison-for-sharing-jihad-video-promoting-distorted-ideology .
Very little progress can be made with such a handicap.
mortimer says
Islamic terrorism is normative and canonical and obligatory Islam, rather than an aberration.
Koran 8.60 “TURHIBUNNA” (terrorise them). The decree of Allah.
mortimer says
Don’t the British authorities know? If a Muslim is not able or willing to participate directly in jihad, it is EQUAL TO JIHAD to give substantial amounts of money for pay the weapons and funding for jihadists.
This teacher was doing his JIHADIC DUTY and Allah recognizes the Muslim who pays for jihad as equal to a jihadist.
Koran 4.95 – “Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame), and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their WEALTH and their lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard and fight with their WEALTH and their lives above those who sit (at home).”
gravenimage says
Miriam Sebbagh is a she instead of a he–other than that, you are spot on, Mortimer.
Michael says
I am far more worried by Saudi contributions to faith schools, and the lax surveillance of Ofsted.
You don’t mention her faith. Sebbagh is a family name in I think at least two Ibrahimic faiths.
As is the name Miriam or Mary.
Was the money her own?
gravenimage says
Ah…right. Because so many Jews and Christians are sending money *to the Islamic State*. Try again…