Al Qaradawi Barred From Entering UK
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The decision could hand the Tories a small political victory as the Conservative leader, David Cameron, last week called for his exclusion from the UK, saying Qaradawi was a “dangerous and divisive” preacher of hate.
But moderate British Muslim groups, including the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), are upset with the ban.
The Egyptian-born cleric wanted to come to the UK for medical treatment, his supporters say.
Qaradawi, who is banned from entering the United States, visited the UK in 2004 at the invitation of the London mayor, Ken Livingstone, sparking protests from Jewish groups and gay people, who regard him as anti-Semitic and homophobic.
In the same year, the cleric defended suicide attacks on Israelis during a BBC interview, saying: “It’s not suicide, it is martyrdom in the name of God.”