Mizanur Rahman

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For the Bangledeshi cricketer of the same name, see Mizanur Rahman (cricketer).

Mizanur Rahman, is a British Islamic activist, born around 1983. He was educated at Enfield Grammar School and Barnet College, [1] He is a member of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah. In 2006 he set up the website for this group allowing it contact with its exiled leader osama bin laden[1]. He lives in jail [2]

He participated in the Islamist demonstration outside the Danish Embassy in London in 2006, where he prayed "Oh Allah, we want to see another 9/11 in Iraq, another 9/11 in Denmark, another 9/11 in Spain, in France, all over Europe. Oh Allah, destroy all of them." [3] On November 9, 2006, he was found guilty of inciting racial hatred[4]. The jury could not reach a verdict on the charge of inciting murder. The Crown indicated it would seek a retrial.[5] At his retrial in 2007 he was additionally convicted on the solicitation to murder, and sentenced to six years in prison.

[edit] References & Notes

  1. ^ UK preacher in secret web call for jihad The Sunday Times, 14 January 2007
  2. ^ Protester 'called for beheadings'
  3. ^ Muslim 'wanted new 9/11' The Sun 04 November 2006
  4. ^ Cartoons protester found guilty, BBC, 9 November 2006
  5. ^ Man guilty of inciting race hate at protest
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