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Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective

By A H Baker

An insight into the focus of Salafi learning and propagation across the UK during the 90s.
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Season 2, episode 8, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2007

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective Apr 19, 2020

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Malcolm: X=mc2 - Recalibrating a Strategy for Success

Malcolm: X=mc2 - Recalibrating a Strategy for Success

In light of George Floyd’s death and the seismic and global calls to change structural and institutionalized racism, examination of Malcolm X’s legacy - on the 55th anniversary year of his death - is more poignant than ever, especially within a UK societal context.
Jul 17, 202032:22
Season 3, episode 10, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2019

Season 3, episode 10, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2019

This final episode provides an overview of Salafism’s contribution to the UK Muslim landscape, introducing - for the first time ever - an insider’s categorisation of existing constituencies that subscribe to its tenets and practices.
Jul 13, 202038:07
Season 3, episode 9, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2018

Season 3, episode 9, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2018

Trump’s bigotry and racist statements continue; Maajid Nawaz angers Muslims, Christians & Jews alike with a statement tantamount to disbelief; Kanye West’s claim that slaves chose to remain subjugated; Abu Ibrahim’s clarion call for fellow Asians to ‘stop acting black’
Jul 04, 202033:05
Season 3, episode 8, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2017

Season 3, episode 8, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2017

Trump becomes 45th president of US, Westminster Bridge terrorist attack, Manchester Arena terrorist attack, Borough Market & London Bridge terrorist attacks during Ramadan, Grenfell Tower fire, Finsbury Park Mosque attack, the demise of ISIS, Jerusalem illegitimately ‘recognised’ as Israeli capital, UK Salafism’s influence & connectivity with US counterparts.
Jun 29, 202035:57
Season 3, episode 7, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2016

Season 3, episode 7, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2016

Brussels terrorist attacks, MP Jo Cox murder, Brexit, US Police killings of Alton Sterling in Louisiana, Philando Castile in Minnesota, Keith Lamont Scott in North Carolina, lone gunman kills 5 policemen, Colin Kaepernick takes a knee, Donald Trump becomes 45th US President
Jun 24, 202020:19
Season 3, episode 6, Chronicles of UK Salafism, Year 2015

Season 3, episode 6, Chronicles of UK Salafism, Year 2015

Charlie Hebdo attack, “Je Suis Charlie” Obama & Castro historic meeting in Panama, David Cameron government wins with a majority, the Magna Carta, Bataclan targeted terror attacks, Hajj stampede kills hundreds
Jun 16, 202030:25
Season 3, episode 5, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2014

Season 3, episode 5, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2014

Sentencing of Jihad Jamie, Abu Hamza reveals his extensive collaboration with MI5 & the police, Al-Baghdadi announces IS caliphate, Andrew Garner killed by NYPD after complaining of not being able to breathe.
Jun 08, 202033:52
Season 3, episode 4, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2013

Season 3, episode 4, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2013

Two major terrorist incidents - the Boston Marathon Bomb attacks & murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby - continue to shape counter terrorist strategies while perceptions of racial and religious bias, appear to affect securitised responses.
May 26, 202032:42
Season 3, episode 3, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2012

Season 3, episode 3, Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2012

Lodging an official complaint against scholars involved in fueling conflict among Salafis in the west; A critique of Quilliam Foundation.
May 13, 202040:26
Season 3, episode 2, Chronicles of UK Salafism, Year 2011

Season 3, episode 2, Chronicles of UK Salafism, Year 2011

Salafi influence on socio-religious and political landscape caused positive changes among other religious groups like Sufis; seismic changes across Muslim societies with spread of the Arab Spring; Google Summit saw a meeting between Abdul Haqq, Maajid Nawaz & Ed Husain; First book publication
May 08, 202029:16
Season 3, episode 1 Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2010.

Season 3, episode 1 Chronicles of UK Salafism, year 2010.

This season kicks off with a comparison of the status of the Salafi movement in 2000 and 2010 as different trajectories continue to create a vacuum for unsuspecting extremist elements to exploit
May 07, 202043:46
Dial in with LBC’s Shelagh Fogarty to discuss counter radicalisation approaches

Dial in with LBC’s Shelagh Fogarty to discuss counter radicalisation approaches

Abdul Haqq called in following discussions regarding a recent attack and described his community’s experiences and effectiveness in combating extremism.
Apr 24, 202008:02
Young, Muslim & Black

Young, Muslim & Black

Young Muslims talk about reasons for converting to Islam, identity and some of the challenges they face.
Apr 24, 202028:07
2007 Radio 4 interview about STREET

2007 Radio 4 interview about STREET

BBC Reporter Zubeida Malik visits STREET to find out more about its success in engaging with hard to reach youth.
Apr 24, 202009:23
Radio 4 interview in 2010 about Taimour Abdulwahab Abadaly - the Stockholm suicide bomber

Radio 4 interview in 2010 about Taimour Abdulwahab Abadaly - the Stockholm suicide bomber

Discussion regarding Abdaly and whether preventative action could have averted his attack
Apr 24, 202005:07
Season 2, episode 10, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2009

Season 2, episode 10, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2009

Bird Flu Pandemic, 1st Black President in US history, proud to be black, convert & Salafi, PhD submission, death of a father, lessons learned.
Apr 21, 202050:06
Season 2, episode 9 Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2008

Season 2, episode 9 Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2008

Salafi responses to academic and media focus on Salafism; internecine disputes distract Salafi communities from bigger picture; STREET expands its scope of work, attracting wider support and acknowledgement.
Apr 20, 202027:26
Season 2, episode 8, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2007

Season 2, episode 8, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2007

Anti-Muslim sentiment; suspicion & fear of converts as potential home grown extremists; meeting gang members; Socio-cultural disconnects with marriages, polygyny & divorce among Salafi communities
Apr 19, 202037:28
Season 2, episode 7, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2006

Season 2, episode 7, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2006

Absence of leadership among Salafis; Wilton Park Conference, Character witness for Zacarius Moussaoui & his sentencing; Newsnight interview with Maajid Nawaz & Abdul Haqq Baker; Saddam Hussein sentenced to death
Apr 18, 202046:39
Season 2, episode 6, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2005

Season 2, episode 6, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Year 2005

London Terror attacks; 7/7, 21/7 & the aftermath, Shooting of Charles de Menezes, Muslim Converts under the spotlight, Conflating Salafism with extremism & the Salafi response
Apr 17, 202058:59
Season 2, episode 5, Chronicles of UK Salafism, Year 2004

Season 2, episode 5, Chronicles of UK Salafism, Year 2004

Shoe Bomber sentence, Countering threatening narratives from Islamic Awakening Forum, Azzam Publications, SP cult vs wider Salafi communities, Madrid Bombings, Beslan Massacre,
Apr 14, 202034:43
Season 2, episode 4, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An Insider Perspective, Year 2003

Season 2, episode 4, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An Insider Perspective, Year 2003

Continuing scrutiny and criticism from fringe groups, letter to Shaykh Rabee, Statutory and government attention, UK & US invasion of Iraq, global condemnation and protests
Apr 13, 202028:03
Season 2, episode 3, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An Insider Perspective, Year 2002

Season 2, episode 3, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An Insider Perspective, Year 2002

Media frenzy, visiting scholars in Saudi Arabia, Return to Knowledge 8th Conference, Accusation against Shaykh Rabee al-Madkhali, returning to UK to face arrest...
Apr 12, 202040:45
Season 2, Episode 2, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An Insider Perspective. Year 2001

Season 2, Episode 2, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An Insider Perspective. Year 2001

Ibn Taymeeyah Seminar, 9/11, Zacarius Moussaoui - the 20th bomber; Richard Reid - the Shoe Bomber. Brixton Mosque responds to world media & commences defence and rebuttal of slanderous accusations.
Apr 11, 202044:12
Season 2, Episode 1, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An Insider Perspective, Year 2000

Season 2, Episode 1, Chronicles of UK Salafism: An Insider Perspective, Year 2000

Shaykh Al Albani’s will & testament introduces this new season, followed by religious instruction during that year and the sermons delivered. Particular attention is paid to a sermon that resonates 20 years on with the current coronavirus pandemic that has a third of the world on lockdown.
Apr 10, 202024:40
Inside Out The Prevent Strategy: Reasons for Engagement & Disengagement, Pt 2

Inside Out The Prevent Strategy: Reasons for Engagement & Disengagement, Pt 2

Independent evaluation of STREET prior to receiving government funding; Service Level Agreements (SLAs); Changing government, marginalisation of Salafi organisations; non-violent extremism; new untenable terms; cessation of funding
Nov 22, 201944:14
Inside Out The Prevent Strategy: Reasons for Engagement & Disengagement.

Inside Out The Prevent Strategy: Reasons for Engagement & Disengagement.

Strategy To Reach Empower & Educate Teenagers (STREET) is an award winning youth initiative that engaged with and was funded by the Home Office via the initial PREVENT Strategy funding. This first episode describes the rationale behind the organisation’s decision to engage and work with PREVENT.
Nov 22, 201924:23
Extremist in Our Midst and the Rise of the TiCKs (Tongue in Cheek Kharijites), Pt 2

Extremist in Our Midst and the Rise of the TiCKs (Tongue in Cheek Kharijites), Pt 2

This 2nd sermon was delivered 2 weeks after Richard Reid’s - aka the Shoebomber - arrest and continued with the previous sermon’s theme of providing clarification of the Mosque’s position and my comments while rebutting criticism by an emerging trend that was - and continues to be - vocal against those that fight against extremism, while they themselves fail to condemn it or its protagonists.
Aug 18, 201930:17
Extremist in Our Midst and the Rise of the TiCKs (Tongue in Cheek Kharijites)

Extremist in Our Midst and the Rise of the TiCKs (Tongue in Cheek Kharijites)

Following the 9/11 attacks, the US launched military strikes against Afghanistan. Further retaliatory terrorist actions were anticipated but none like the attempted shoe bomb attack on a transatlantic flight on 22nd December. The culprit was a former, expelled attendee of Brixton Mosque - Richard Reid - bringing the world’s attention to this local Salafist community that was compelled to respond emphatically. This first of two podcasts provides recordings of that response which still resonates today.
Aug 18, 201922:34
Jack the lads? Or is there something ominous we are choosing to ignore?
Jul 25, 201912:12
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 10 - 1999

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 10 - 1999

Academic, religious and intellectual stagnation of Salafi communities, deaths of Shaykhs bin Baz and Al-Albani, Columbine Massacre, Abul Hasan arbitration and agreement, distinction between ideological extremism of violent extremists and behavioural extremism of SP Cult.
Jul 23, 201957:55
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 9 - 1998

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 9 - 1998

1st Salafist owned and Salafist run Mosque in the UK, increased activism across the UK, Good Friday Agreement, Omagh Bombing, completing MBA studies and Zacharias Moussaoui.
Jul 18, 201929:36
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 8 - 1997

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 8 - 1997

Beginning new classes with a former student of Shaykh Rabee ibn Hadi al Madkhali, receiving funds to buy Brixton Mosque, death of Diana, Princess of Wales, traveling to Jeddah for a new employment.
Jul 16, 201927:26
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 7, 1996

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 7, 1996

Episode 7 of Chronicles of UK Salafism looks at the emergence of a cult, Usama bin Laden’s 1st declaration of war against the US & the splintering of JIMAS
Jul 12, 201921:04
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 6 - 1995

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 6 - 1995

This episode discusses the death of a role model and founder of Iqra School, Abu Usamah At-Thahabi joining and teaching in Brixton Mosque, the continued splintering of JIMAS and emergence of Abu Khadijah Abdul Wahid Alam.
Jun 29, 201920:33
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 5 - 1994

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 5 - 1994

Assuming leadership in challenging circumstances, uniting a community, increasing religious activism while consolidating foundational tenets of faith.
Jun 20, 201924:22
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, part 4 - 1993

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, part 4 - 1993

This episode covers activism around the Balkans conflict, the JIMAS conference & ‘Black Sunday’ when Salafi leadership was elected into a London mosque for the first time in Britain.
Jun 17, 201928:05
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 3 - 1992

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 3 - 1992

Joining a growing Salafi movement, hosting study circles, performing mini pilgrimage and meeting scholars for the first time.
Jun 14, 201931:08
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 2 - 1991

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective, Part 2 - 1991

This episode examines the effects of global events like the 1991 Gulf War on new converts’ religious instruction.
Jun 09, 201925:08
Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective. Part 1 - 1990

Chronicles of UK Salafism: An insider perspective. Part 1 - 1990

An introduction to UK Salafism from an insider perspective, providing personal documentary evidence & academic analysis of the socio-religious and socio-political development of the movement to contrast existing discourse that it is a precursor to radicalisation and extremism.
Jun 05, 201919:50