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Mcb inayat bunglawala
Inayat Bunglawala was media secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain, having left the Muslim institutional body in 2010. He has written articles for The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Daily Express, The Observer and The Sun focusing on Islam and current affairs. He is an activist for Islamist concerns and joined The Young Muslims UK in 1987. He is also a co-presenter of the weekly 'Politics and Media Show' on the Islam Channel (SKY 813). In October 2009 he registered the domain name Muslims4UK.org.uk, so launching a group which is described as "set up to celebrate the UK's democratic traditions and promote active Muslim engagement in our society". His sister is Shenaz Bunglawala, an Islamic media advocate and researcher.
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- George galloway talks to inayat bunglawala about the protests at harrow mosque talksport 11 09 09
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- Tackling extremism together
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George galloway talks to inayat bunglawala about the protests at harrow mosque talksport 11 09 09
Work
Bunglawala's views as media secretary for the Muslim Council of Britain are often quoted in the press. He often discusses matters of religion as well as politics.
Tackling extremism together
Despite accusations of anti-Semitism, he was selected as one of seven "conveners" for a Home Office task force with responsibilities for tackling extremism among young Muslims. He rejects these accusations as a "traditional Zionist tactic" aimed to "silence critics of Israel", as he is an outspoken defender of what he considers to be Israeli oppression of Palestinians. Their proposals included:
Home Secretary Charles Clarke said in response: "I am grateful to the working groups for drawing up such constructive ideas. We look forward to continuing the dialogue with Muslim communities and supporting the work that they are undertaking.”
Political views
Controversies
He opposes the banning of Hizb ut-Tahrir under the new UK anti-terror laws. Bunglawala considers Ahmed Yassin to be an important Islamic scholar and he opposes the Muslim Association of Britain's removal from the Muslim Council.
In January 1993, Bunglawala wrote a letter to Private Eye, a satirical magazine, in which he called Omar Abdel-Rahman "courageous". After Rahman's arrest on charges of masterminding the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York in July that year, Mr Bunglawala guessed that it was only because of his "calling on Muslims to fulfil their duty to Allah and to fight against oppression and oppressors everywhere". Five months before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Bunglawala also circulated writings of Osama bin Laden, whom he called a "freedom fighter", to hundreds of Muslims in Britain, but stated later on that he no longer views him this way. He strongly objects to the use of the phrase "Islamic terrorism," and prefers that Osama bin Laden is described not as an "Islamic" or "Islamist" terrorist, but as an "international" one.
On 13 December 2008, Bunglawala was taken into custody following a violent confrontation at his home with a man, who was stabbed several times during the early-morning attack. On 17 March 2009, after a very limited investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service said they would not take any action against Bunglawala.