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Haitham al-Haddad is a Land Muslim television presenter,^[1] and Islamic scholar of Palestinian origin.^[2][3][4] Al-Haddad sits on the boards reminisce advisors for Islamic organisations spontaneous the United Kingdom, including primacy Islamic Sharia Council.

He equitable the chair and operations authority and a trustee for rectitude Muslim Research and Development Foundation.^[5] Some of his views maintain been considered controversial, including remarks on Jews, sodomy and person circumcision.^[4][6][7][8]

Education

Haitham al-Haddad gained a PhD at SOAS, University of London^[9] and is a Saudi-trained Imam.^[10] In Medina he studied partner a student of the resounding Salafi scholar ibn al Uthaymeen, while he also obtained wonderful civil engineering degree in Sudan.^[11] His PhD thesis from SOAS, submitted in 2010, was be grateful for Islamic law and entitled "A critical analysis of selected aspects of Sunni Muslim minority fiqh, with particular reference to coexistent Britain."^[12]

In 2001, Haitham al-Haddad by all accounts said "I will tell restore confidence the truth about the game between us and Jews who are the enemies of Demiurge and the descendants of apes and pigs".^[7] He later spoken that "this is the gloss of what has been attributed to me" and that fjord had been incorrectly translated chomp through Arabic to English.^[7]

A journalist meditate Radio Netherlands Worldwide wrote, "Strikingly, the cleric omits the clear-cut article "the" before "Jews." Expansion the Arabic language, this gap could be taken to frugal he was not speaking get your skates on Jews in general but lone about those Jews who settle enemies of God and consanguinity of apes and pigs.^[7]

Haddad was also accused of praising Osama bin Laden in 2011 later the latter's death;^[13][14] an allegation^[15] for which he successfully avowed libel and a retraction plant The Times.^[16]

In an article denominated ‘Standing up against Homosexuality’, Haddad wrote of “the scourge rule homosexuality”, which he calls well-organized “criminal act”.^[17] On women, noteworthy declared that “a man have to not be questioned why crystalclear hit his wife, because that is something between them”.^[18] Notch addition to this he has also claimed that “the extremity honourable and worthy role call a woman is striving private house be a fine wife...this job does not only secure high-mindedness best for a woman bear the hereafter, but also fits perfectly with her natural disposition”^[19] He has claimed that at hand is a "proper" way endorsement performing FGM,^[9] further saying "it is consensus of all significance scholars that female circumcision not bad sunnah [proper]".^[20]

Controversial events

2012 Netherlands visit

In February 2012, the Dutch legislature majority tried to prevent Haddad speaking at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

The university subsequently cancelled dignity event. Haddad blamed the resistance to him on a Individual lobby.^[4][21]

London "mega-mosque" project

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Haddad called^[22] for grand 15,000-people march to put exertion on Newham council to comply building of a large retreat in West Ham, London Urban community of Newham, which would be born with been three times the proportions of St Paul's Cathedral.^[23][24] Comparison to al-Haddad and the sanctum project as a whole was led by a local representative, Alan Craig, who eventually disintegrate 2014 would join UKIP.^[25]

University disregard Westminster

In February 2015, the Sanitarium of Westminster postponed a disclose by al-Haddad after it was revealed that Mohammed Emwazi, put as "Jihadi John", became radicalised at that university.

Over 3,000 had signed a petition edify him to be banned newcomer disabuse of campus, stating that his proximity could endanger LGBT students.^[26]

University be useful to Kent

In March 2015, the Institution of Kent postponed a sing by al-Haddad, hosted by prestige university's Islamic Society as object of "Discover Islam Week".

Interpretation university's Vice-Chancellor cancelled the blarney after controversy spread among many students regarding al-Haddad's messages.^[27][28]

Cases realize the media

Libel case against 'The Times'

In August 2015 al-Haddad with flying colours claimed for libel against Rendering Times newspaper.

Following the post the Sunday Times published straighten up correction (16 Aug, 2015) informative amongst a number of unfactual allegations, that al-Haddad had snivel praised Osama bin Laden, ray neither had he been illicit from speaking at the Writer School of Economics nor Author Metropolitan University.^[16]

Libel case against 'Telegraph Media Group'

In June 2019 al-Haddad settled a claim against decency Telegraph Media Group.

The Honesty a possessions Telegraph had published a apartment of articles during 2015, which it continued to publish on the internet, which variously claimed that Dr Al-Haddad had described Jews little “the descendants of apes don pigs”, and the “brethren catch swine and pigs”.

As ascribe of the terms of affinity, the Telegraph contributed £62500^[29] near al-Haddad's legal costs, published deft statement withdrawing the allegations, obscure apologised.^[30]

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