The lawyer-turned-preacher served half of a five-and-a-half-year jail sentence for inviting support for the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2016. There’s a big difference between speech that stealth jihadists in the West claim to find offensive and fight tooth and nail to silence, and speech from jihad preachers such as Anjem Choudary that is part of a strategic war against Western free societies, inciting violence and instructing the sabotaging of enemy states from within. It should be obvious when jihadists call for murder or engage in incitement, that worlds away from offensive speech against Muslims. The freedom of speech is not a license to engage in criminal activity. What Choudary does is not protected speech. It is warfare by means of subversion. Choudary is attempting to use Twitter and other platforms in the West to destroy the West.
Choudary and other jihadis persistently play Westerners for fools, which isn’t difficult, given the pervasive fear that Westerners have of being smeared as “Islamophobic.”
Elon Musk’s support for the freedom of speech will continue to be challenged by the worst purveyors of hate and incitement.
“Hate preacher Anjem Choudary returns to Twitter with challenge for Elon Musk,” by Liam Doyle, Express, October 30, 2022:
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary has taken advantage of Elon Musk’s recent Twitter acquisition by launching a new account. Choudry [sic], 55, hoped the Tesla CEO’s pledge to “free” the platform and honour freedom of speech online would allow him to post once more. He is one of several controversial figures hoping to return to the online fray and has challenged Mr Musk.
The lawyer-turned-preacher served half of a five-and-a-half-year jail sentence handed down by courts for inviting support for the terrorist organisation ISIS in 2016.
Now free on licence provided he meets stringent conditions, he said he hoped Mr Musk’s iteration of Twitter would allow him to maintain a new account.
He plans to continue preaching online, telling the MailOnline that Twitter will leave his videos up “if what Elon says about free speech holds true”.
Twitter had previously suspended Choudary, who claimed to have amassed more than 32,000 followers in his trial.
The platform suspended his profile in July 2021 for “violating the Twitter rules”, with Facebook following suit the same month.
The former al-Muhajiroun member had used the platform to spread his sermons, lectures and demonstrations, in which he would voice his views on Sharia law and other topics.
The preacher said he would use his new account to continue preaching, and his profile espouses controversial views.
His Twitter bio states that he believes Islam is “superior and will never be surpassed”.
The description adds that people should “live by (Shari’ah) and struggle for (Da’wah and jihad)”….
Ahmed Anwar says
The Muslim community in Twitter, commonly referred to as “Muslim Twitter,” is already a dumpster fire with Islamofascists unveiling the rotten fruits of their Religion. I wonder how welcome Choudary would be given he is also an Islamofascist. There are hardly any differences between Choudary and the Islamofascists on Twitter right now.
PRCS says
Islam is an extremely hateful, man-made ‘religion’.
That is why Choudary, a very devout Muslim, preaches hate.
It’s the Islamic thing to do.
bill carr says
All religions are man made, the idea that an omniscient being created them is ridiculous
PRCS says
True.
somehistory says
You can’t prove that God does not exist and an Omniscient Being didn’t “create” them. He only ordered one, which then His Son fulfilled and gave a New Commandment to “love one another.”
Prove He doesn’t exist as we are challenged to prove He does. and the Universe proves Intelligent Life beyond any created creature. Prove that the Universe made itself.
James Lincoln says
somehistory says,
“Prove that the Universe made itself.”
I know that I certainly cannot…
somehistory says
thank you, James, and I’m confident that no one can.
PRCS says
“The Uniiverse proves Intelligent Life beyond any creatd creature”
1. No, it does not.
2. Bill Carr said all religions (plursl) are manmade.
3. He also said “the idea that an omniscient being (singular) created them (plural) is ridiculous.”
Mankind has creared thousands of religions and gods since our ancestors first walked the earth.. The Australopithecus Afaresis, ‘Lucy’, who lived and died more than 3 million years ago never heard of your god. And a great many people alive today do not believe he/she/it even exists.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Musk should abolish all bans on ‘hate-speech’, but as far as Anjem goes, he does have a history of promoting terrorism and violence, which is a good reason to keep him banned on the platform
somehistory says
Could this be said now without being flagged as “hate speech”?
“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, pointed out in a post on Twitter the fact that “Rachel Levine is a man” — and was immediately flagged for “hateful conduct” by the social media company.
Paxton screenshotted USA Today’s article, sharing it with this statement: “Rachel Levine is a man.”
Twitter flagged the tweet, stating that it “violated the Twitter Rules about hateful conduct,” though the tweet was not removed because Twitter “determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.
https://gopnewsfeed.com/texas-ag-flagged-for-hateful-conduct-after-saying-this-2/
Scotsman48 says
Choundry admitted that islam is NOT a religion of peace but a religion of conquest.
The UK system of Justice is a bloody joke, he gets 4 and half years Prison sentence and serves only HALF of that time, whereas if the system was true it would make sure he served 4 and half years IF he behaved himself while in Prison.
Now he can march through the streets of London screaming allo snackbar while DEMANDING that Buckingham Palace should become a mosque, the Royal family can either convert to the religion of Piss and leave the country.
He said often enough that his goal is to turn the UK into an islamic shitehole just as those other pricks over in Belgium, The Islam Party in Brussels.
This moron has often threatened the life of the Queen but now that her stupid ass Son is the King he may invite old Chourdy in for a Cuppa as Chuck seems to be a big fan of islam.