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Your Brothers in the Prisons of the UK (In What State Does this Letter Reach You?)

All praise if to Allaah Alone, Cherisher and Sustainer of the universe and Peace and Blessings be upon His Messenger, his Family, His Companions and all who follow them in righteousness until the Last Day.

{Indeed those who fear Allaah from amongst His slaves, they are the (true) scholars.}
(Al-Faatir:28)

This is an open letter from your Muslim brothers imprisoned in British prisons for the sake of their deen!

To the scholar and student of theoretical knowledge!
To the student of Islamic universities and Arabic language institutes!
To the author and translator of glossy books!
To the worshipper of the books of fiqh and Arabic lexicology!
To the orator, teacher, speaker and lecturer!
To the one whose opinion is sought and lectures are listened to!
To the one whose name lives on posters, leaflets, books and magazines!

As-Salaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.

Praise be to Allah who said:

{Remind, for indeed the reminder is of benefit to the believers}
(Adh-Dhaariyaat: 55)

Peace and Blessings be upon His Messenger (saas) who said: “The Scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets’” May Allah be pleased with Ali bin Abi Taalib, who is reported to have said: “We do not judge the truth by the people but we judge the people by the truth.”

In what state does this letter reach you? Is your stomach full and posture comfortable? Is your garment soft and perfumed? Are your wives and children near you to bring coolness to your hearts? Do you feel at ease in the expanse of your dwelling? Is your skin supple and smooth?

We write to you from a cold, bare cell that has a toilet in one corner. We write to you seated upon wooden chairs and hard beds. We write to you with hungry stomachs awaiting our next meal at the wings of our captors. We write to you clothed in coarse prison garments with unperfumed bodies and rough, chapped skin. We write to you whilst we are far estranged from our families, children and loved ones. We write to you from behind bars.

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Posted by aseerun on May 11, 2013 in Letters from Fulan, Risala

Tags: Britain, Poem, Poetry, Scholar, Student of knowledge, UK

CagePrisoners: What to do When Profiled and Harassed by Law Enforcement

08 May

At Cageprisoners we receive a number of calls each week complaining about the treatment that Muslims are receiving by various agencies. It is time to redress the balance by informing the public of their rights.

Since the start of the War on Terror, there has been consistent harassment of the Muslim community – and several non-Muslims too – by security agencies in the UK and abroad. There are many who will tell stories of how they were questioned by MI5, MI6, Special Branch and even the SAS while they were being tortured and mistreated by various security agencies abroad. Unfortunately in those circumstances, those people had absolutely no ability to exercise their rights in any way – for those who were complicit in their abuse, should have been the ones to protect them.

For those who were detained abroad, the fear of their situation was used by the security agencies in order to attempt to coerce them into working for the authorities. Those British citizens and residents who eventually ended up in Guantanamo Bay, at some point were offered work opportunities with the UK security agencies in order to save them from their situation – however they all chose to maintain their dignity by not allowing themselves to be subjected to such bribes.

In the UK, there are various forms of police and security harassment taking place against the Muslim community. Poor intelligence gathering and a system of profiling (which is actually stereotyping – treating all Muslims as if they are terrorist suspects) has resulted in the most serious breaches of human rights. We should never forget that when the police murdered Jean Charles de Menezes, they assumed they were killing a Muslim.

At Cageprisoners we receive a number of calls each week complaining about the treatment that Muslims are receiving by various agencies. It is time to redress the balance by informing the public of their rights. There is no reason why anyone should feel intimidated into cooperating with the security agencies beyond what the law requires, particularly when they attempt to use powers beyond what is acceptable. Read the rest of this entry »

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Posted by aseerun on May 8, 2012 in News Items

Tags: Britain, http://www.cageprisoners.com, illegal detention, Metropolitan Police, MI5, profiling, shady informants, Stop and Search, unreasonable search and seizure