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Extremists target Birmingham campuses in the lead up to Christmas

Although students are already heading home for the Christmas holiday, extremists are still appearing on campuses. This was very much the case in Birmingham. Between 15 and 17 December, the University of Birmingham Islamic Society hosted controversial American preacher Abdul Nasir Jangda. Jangda is an instructor at the Al-Maghrib Institute which has a history of promoting speakers with extreme views. Meanwhile, the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) held their 2017 Winter Conference at Aston University with the local Islamic Society that same weekend. The conference was co-sponsored with Human Appeal, a charity that has previously been linked to Hamas. It also featured Majed Mahmoud, an instructor at the Al-Maghrib Institute, and Aman Ali, MEND’s London Regional Manager. This high volume of Islamist speakers in one location over one weekend is unusual. We hope that Birmingham and Aston universities will ensure that these extremists are not given so much oxygen in future.