Prior to working at the dart centre, gavin produced business and political news for us, british and japanese news channels, and has worked on drama and documentary films for the bbc, channel 4 and independent film companies. Channel 4 dispatches documentary, the trustees of the east london mosque were. Aug 09, 2007 the ramadhan foundation welcomes the complaint made by west midlands police to ofcom that channel 4 may have distorted the views of the people interviewed in the dispatches programme undercover. Dispatches documentary on east london mosque the centre. Islamist institutions and civil society organisations. In january, channel 4 dispatches program undercover mosque featured footage shot in a number of british mosques where imams criticized democracy as unislamic and praised taliban for killing british soldiers. Two undercover reporters obtained jobs as cabin crew, based at ryanairs operations at london stansted airport and spent 5 months secretly recording the training programme and cabin crew procedures. Public enquiry essential into mosque programme fiasco. Undercover mosque is a documentary programme produced by the independent television company hardcash productions for the channel 4 series dispatches that was first broadcast on 15 january 2007 in the uk.
Fairtrade foundation statement on channel 4 dispatches. Police are reporting channel 4 to the media regulator ofcom over the way an undercover programme was edited. Channel 4 dispatches undercover mosque 2 the return 2008 rosetta beltran. Channel 4 film aimed to expose extremism american renaissance. Dispatches is the british television current affairs documentary series on channel 4, first transmitted in 1987.
The excellent channel 4s dispatches last night infiltrated the sisters circle at regents park mosque. Theres a government fund called preventing violent extremism. Although largely commercially selffunded, it is ultimately publicly owned. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation. Two undercover reporters obtained jobs as cabin crew, based at ryanairs operations at london stansted airport and spent 5 months secretly recording the. But a police investigation into the muslims speeches found that the footage was manipulated. British mosques arent that moderate after all the spectator, 14 june 2014. But charges will not be brought against preachers featured in dispatches, which tackled. Undercover mosque the return last year, hidden cameras proved that violence, intolerance, and bigotry are being preached in uk mosqueseven in mosques that claim to be moderate and peaceful click here to watch the original program.
But reporting undercover he joined worshippers to find a message of religious bigotry and extremism being preached. Dispatches britains islamic republic the student room. Police go to tv watchdog over channel 4 mosque documentary. Aug 22, 2008 now hardcash has made a followup programme for channel 4 s dispatches, to be broadcast next month, in which a female reporter attends prayer meetings at an important british mosque which claims. The essex boys firm 1996 channel 4 dispatches program.
Aug 08, 2007 birmingham mosque channel 4 documentary distorted cps criticises editing in dispatches programme on green lane mosque, in small heath. I have received a number of requests for a full transcript of my channel 4 dispatches film, broadcast in march, about the fundamentalist islamic forum of europe and their ally lutfur rahman, just chosen as the new directly elected mayor of tower hamlets. The documentary caused a furore in britain and the world press due to. Channel 4 s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Hardcash productions for the channel 4 series dispatches which aired in the. Ofcom clears c4 over dispatches mosque investigation. The national secular society has called for a full public inquiry into the role of the west midlands police and the crown prosecution service cps relative to the channel 4 dispatches documentary undercover mosque broadcast on 15 january 2007 that exposed the views of extremist islamic clerics. Channel 4 news june 15, 2017 a farright leader protests about islam outside a mosque while those inside do all they can to help the victims of the grenfell fire. The ramadhan foundation welcomes the complaint made by west midlands police to ofcom that channel 4 may have distorted the views of the people interviewed in the dispatches programme undercover. Undercover mosque the return real stories duration. One of the mosques most notable founders is suraya shalabi. Channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. The mosque foundation facebook page is a link between you and the masjid.
Aug 08, 2007 channel 4 film aimed to expose extremism leigh holmwood, manchester guardian, august 8, 2007 channel 4s dispatches programme undercover mosque was always going to be controversial, with its investigation being billed as revealing disturbing evidence of islamist extremism at a number of britains leading muslim institutions. Islamic nationstate for all the muslims of the world, follows immediately3. Watch dispatches undercover mosque real stories 1 gypsyfreak on dailymotion. Channel 4 is a television broadcaster which does dispatches, a series of investigative programmes. Home offices deradicalisation scheme, channel, has used at least three staff. Aug 08, 2007 police are reporting channel 4 to the media regulator ofcom over the way an undercover programme was edited. Mar 08, 2010 on closer investigation, it turns out he attended three times in a mosque that has six thousand at friday prayers.
Undercover mosque, channel 4, 15 january 2007 other programmes not 6in breachoutside remit 8. Government must act to ensure anti terror funding yields results. Feb 14, 2011 police have arrested a man concerning alleged assaults on children at a mosque after viewing a channel 4 documentary screened on monday dispatches, lessons in hate and violence, secretly filmed. Undercover mosque, channel 4, 15 january 2007 complaint by the islamic cultural centre and the london central 53 mosque brought on their behalf by carter ruck solicitors dispatches. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation awards. The essex boys firm 1996 channel 4 dispatches program duration. Channel 4 news britain first protest outside mosque. Channel 4 accused of creating mischief over portrayal of black muslim in dispatches black britain, january 15, 2007 birmingham mosque leader critical of hate speech birmingham post. Call for probe into police after apology to channel 4. An upcoming channel 4 documentary entitled who speaks for british muslims will seek to smear a number of muslim organisations and personalities. Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on 30 october 1987.
On february 22, nearly a week before the film was even broadcast, the ifes president, musleh faradhi, circulated an email saying. Ofcom clears c4 over dispatches mosque investigation press. Channel 4 and independent producer hardcash are to donate their. Birmingham mosque channel 4 documentary distorted cps criticises editing in dispatches programme on green lane mosque, in small heath. The revd angus ritchie, director of the contextual theology centre blogs on local christians experience of the mosque. But tonight, dispatches can reveal that this mosque complex houses a. The mosque foundation serves the spiritual, religious and communal needs of area muslims by means of nurturing their faith, upholding their values, and fostering the wellbeing of the surrounding community through worship, charity, education, outreach, and civic engagement. Oct 24, 2017 watch dispatches undercover mosque real stories 1 gypsyfreak on dailymotion. Church group backs extremist mosque wikinews, the free. Stop the astley bridge mosque bolton, facebook, 2014. Birmingham central mosque is a large religious building in the highgate area of birmingham.
Channel 4 dispatches undercover mosque 1 2007 by samhallskritikern. Dispatches undercover mosque first aired 15 january 2007 vimeo, 2011 facebook. Lutfur was council leader at the time of the programme, a position from which he was subsequently removed. Channel 4 and hardcash to donate undercover mosque libel.
Aug 08, 2007 in a piece about the programme, the channel 4 dispatches website said a reporter had attended talks at mosques and found preachers condemning the idea of integration into british society, condemning british democracy as unislamic and praising the taliban for killing british soldiers. The foundation seeks to build bridges between muslims and others. Channel 4 ex wiki channel 4 is a british publicservice television broadcaster which began transmission on 2 november 1982. In a piece about the programme, the channel 4 dispatches website said a reporter had attended talks at mosques and found preachers condemning the idea of integration into british society, condemning british democracy as unislamic and praising the taliban for killing british soldiers.
Police have arrested a man concerning alleged assaults on children at a mosque after viewing a channel 4 documentary screened on monday. Inside british islam, hurst, london, june 2014, paperback, 288pp. Mar 16, 2017 birmingham central mosque is a large religious building in the highgate area of birmingham. The return is a documentary programme produced by the.
Channel 4 dispatches undercover mosque 2 the return. The channel 4 dispatches programme undercover mosque, broadcast in january, purported to show extremist speeches being delivered at mosques in london and birmingham. The taxpayers alliance wants the government to ensure that those responsible have their state funding eliminated until they put in place procedures to ensure the end of this. The documentary presents video footage gathered from 12 months of secret investigation into mosques throughout britain. A yearandahalf after the critically acclaimed film undercover mosque was first screened, dispatches goes undercover again to see whether. Foundation, britain has the third largest muslim community in europe, after. Nov 19, 2007 undercover mosque, an hourlong dispatches special aired on channel 4 in january, was based on the work of an undercover reporter who had been monitoring sermons and activities at mosques. Fairtrade is committed to improving trading terms and working conditions, and reducing poverty for both farmers and workers employed in fairtrade supply chains.
Channel 4 were on the brink of being sued for slander due to the fact they misquoted and took things out of context especially the statements of abu usama adhdhahabi and the televangelist khalid yassin. Dispatches is a tv show on british national television from 4seven with an average rating of 3. Undercover mosque is a documentary programme produced by the independent television company hardcash productions for the channel 4 series dispatches. Last week, dispatches and the sunday telegraph claimed east london mosque was the headquarters of a secretive, fundamentalist political network. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, usually featuring a mole in an organisation.
Watch how george galloway tries to acquire the truth from the producer of channel 4s undercover mosque who alleges, jews have never called for the killing of homosexuals as far as his knowledge. This is a total vindication of the programme team in exposing. The excellent channel 4 s dispatches last night infiltrated the sisters circle at regents park mosque. On february 2006, channel 4 broadcast a documentary as part of its dispatches series, ryanair caught napping. Dispatches undercover mosque first aired 15 january 2007 vimeo, 2011. Investigative journalist, bobby pathak, has investigated a number of mosques run by high profile national organisations that claim to be dedicated to moderation and dialogue with other faiths. The barclays interest rate scandal, unimaginable bonuses and insurance misselling put the banking sector in the spotlight. It is prone to honest journalism from time to time.
Alex deane has posted on the extreme views being taught in regents park mosque as shown in tonights channel 4 dispatches programme undercover mosque. Kevin sutcliffe, deputy head of current affairs at channel 4, said of todays thurs announcement. Dispatches tv programme wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Undercover mosque, an hourlong dispatches special aired on channel 4 in january, was based on the work of an undercover reporter who had been. Dispatches tv programme wikimili, the best wikipedia. Whether you read the papers, surf the net, or watch the tv, the media seems full of allegations against east london mosque. Hardliners being paid thousands to advise young, atrisk muslims. The taxpayers alliance wants the government to ensure that those responsible have their state funding eliminated until they put in place procedures to ensure the end of this hateful preaching. Very attentive readers might remember the campaign the fundamentalist islamic forum of europe ife and its allies waged to bombard the broadcasting regulator, ofcom, with complaints against my channel 4 dispatches programme on them.
Mosque school arrest following channel 4 documentary uk. Channel 4 dispatches undercover mosque 2 the return 2008. As for your reply to my comments, you have failed to respond to the fact that channel 4 the british channel which actually broadcast this documentary over a year ago on their dispatches series have actually been subject to an investigation case of slander which remains largely unresolved. The claims were investigated by west midlands police officers who found there was no evidence to bring charges against three speakers featured in the documentary. Lessons in hate and violence on islamic schools in britain confirms the urgency of addressing the question of faith schools.
It is a time for fasting, spiritual fulfillment, emotional rebalancing, mental reflection and physical purification. Dispatches tv programme wikipedia republished wiki 2. He was a leading producer on the bbc film hiroshima, which won an international emmy in 2006. This is good news, the sort of thing that all of the main stream media should do. Whilst the teachings of hatred in these schools are not surprising, it is nothing short of scandalous that vulnerable children are left to the mercy of islamists despite years of evidence of abuse and violations of child safety and protection rules. Last weeks dispatches documentary on channel 4 alleged the mosque and its allies were building britains islamic republic here in tower hamlets a shadowy conspiracy to place extreme muslims in positions of power. The first episode of dispatches was broadcast in april, 2020. The production company behind the programme used the tactic of secret recordings in order to portray otherwise normal behaviour, as something sinister. Secrets of cadbury, broadcast on monday 21 march, referencing the business partnership between cadburymondelez international and fairtrade.
Now hardcash has made a followup programme for channel 4s dispatches, to be broadcast next month, in which a female reporter attends prayer meetings at. It was one of the earliest purposebuilt mosques in the uk and serves 6,000 muslims. What time is extremely british muslims on channel 4. A yearandahalf after the critically acclaimed film undercover mosque was first screened, dispatches goes undercover again to see whether extremist beliefs continue to be promoted in certain key. What time is extremely british muslims on channel 4 tonight. Channel 4 film aimed to expose extremism leigh holmwood, manchester guardian, august 8, 2007 channel 4s dispatches programme undercover mosque was always going to be controversial, with its investigation being billed as revealing disturbing evidence of islamist extremism at a number of britains leading muslim institutions. The foundations first prayer leader, khalil zayid, was a poor salesman. In 2001, dispatches reporter saira shah risked her life as she went undercover in afghanistan to film the medieval barbarity the.
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