Just Another Leftist Journalist

The Guardian, England's leading leftwing newspaper, has decided to keep a Muslim reporter on staff, despite the fact that he belongs to an organization that openly advocates killing jews. From Brand Republic:

LONDON - A Guardian journalist, Dilpazier Aslam, has been linked to a radical Islamic organisation, which is known to promote anti-Semitic hatred and praises suicide bombers as martyrs, and the paper is refusing to sack him.

His links to extreme Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir were revealed by bloggers, including Scott Burgess and Harry's Place, last week after Aslam wrote a July 13 article about the suicide bombers in the Guardian, which also ran in both the LA Times and Australian Age.

The piece suggested that the UK should not have been shocked by the 7/7 suicide bombings as that would "suggest that the bombings happened through no responsibility of our own". He went on to refer to the suicide bombers "as sassy".

"Second- and third-generation Muslims are without the don't-rock-the-boat attitude ... We're much sassier with our opinions, not caring if the boat gets rocked." ...

The party that Aslam is linked to, Hizb ut-Tahrir, is banned in many countries around the world, and has been described by the BBC as one that calls on Muslims to kill Jews.

The Guardian has confirmed that Aslam is a member of Hizb Ut Tahrir. As well as his controversial piece on the bombings, he has also reported on the story from three of the bombers' home town of Leeds.

"Dilpazier Aslam is a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an organisation which is legal in this country. We are keeping the matter under review," the paper said in a statement. ...

Prior to joining the Guardian, Aslam wrote for the Hizb ut-Tahrir magazine khilafah.com, which calls for the establishing of a global Islamic state or caliphate, and part of which calls for the "destruction of institutions and government systems".

h/t Media Bistro