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Islamic Forum of Europe
The Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) is an Islamic organisation based in various countries across western Europe. Its charitable arm was the Islamic Forum Trust. Founded by the members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, IFE was formerly headquartered in Tower Hamlets, London, and it now mainly operates across Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain.
Its youth wing is known as Young Muslim Organisation (YMO), and its women's wing is Muslimaat UK. Its London and Sunderland branches are affiliated to the Muslim Council of Britain.
According to Andrew Gilligan, former adviser of the British Prime Minister and Jim Fitzpatrick, former MP, the Islamic Forum of Europe supported Mayor Lutfur Rahman of achieving part of East London's leadership and infiltrated the local government and the Labour Party.
IFE was described by The Daily Telegraph as a sophisticated political group with a structured rank system and hardline goals. It has been also alleged that, during the Aspire Party's control of Tower Hamlets, millions of pounds of public money were paid to organisations run by the Islamic Forum of Europe, and that the results included stocks of Islamist literature being made available in public libraries.
IFE was founded in 1988 as a British Bangladeshi professional group. Its first president was Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari who later became chairman of the East London Mosque, succeeded by Musleh Faradhi as President since 2005. It was supported by Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, who stands accused of at least 18 murders as well as war crimes in his native Bangladesh, although he contests the allegations.
It was reportedly founded by former members of the Jamaat-e-Islami, with whom it came into conflict over management of the East London Mosque "throughout the late 1980s" resulting in "two High Court injunctions" in 1990 in "response to violence" at the mosque. Dawat'ul Islam is now based at another mosque, Jamiatul Ummah Bigland Street.
Abdullah Faliq is the Deputy Secretary-General, who also help set up the Cordoba Foundation.
An event held by the IFE, hosted Anwar al-Awlaki as a speaker.
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Islamic Forum of Europe
The Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) is an Islamic organisation based in various countries across western Europe. Its charitable arm was the Islamic Forum Trust. Founded by the members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, IFE was formerly headquartered in Tower Hamlets, London, and it now mainly operates across Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain.
Its youth wing is known as Young Muslim Organisation (YMO), and its women's wing is Muslimaat UK. Its London and Sunderland branches are affiliated to the Muslim Council of Britain.
According to Andrew Gilligan, former adviser of the British Prime Minister and Jim Fitzpatrick, former MP, the Islamic Forum of Europe supported Mayor Lutfur Rahman of achieving part of East London's leadership and infiltrated the local government and the Labour Party.
IFE was described by The Daily Telegraph as a sophisticated political group with a structured rank system and hardline goals. It has been also alleged that, during the Aspire Party's control of Tower Hamlets, millions of pounds of public money were paid to organisations run by the Islamic Forum of Europe, and that the results included stocks of Islamist literature being made available in public libraries.
IFE was founded in 1988 as a British Bangladeshi professional group. Its first president was Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari who later became chairman of the East London Mosque, succeeded by Musleh Faradhi as President since 2005. It was supported by Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, who stands accused of at least 18 murders as well as war crimes in his native Bangladesh, although he contests the allegations.
It was reportedly founded by former members of the Jamaat-e-Islami, with whom it came into conflict over management of the East London Mosque "throughout the late 1980s" resulting in "two High Court injunctions" in 1990 in "response to violence" at the mosque. Dawat'ul Islam is now based at another mosque, Jamiatul Ummah Bigland Street.
Abdullah Faliq is the Deputy Secretary-General, who also help set up the Cordoba Foundation.
An event held by the IFE, hosted Anwar al-Awlaki as a speaker.