بريطانيا: قلق إسلامي إزاء تبرع الشرطة للمساجد

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

أعرب المجتمع الإسلامي في "بريطانيا" عن مساهمة الجهات الشرطية بمبلغ 5 آلاف جنيه إسترليني لشراء 50 جهاز إرسال تستخدمه المساجد، وخاصة في "برمنجهام" في رفع الأذان والصلاة، والخطب وإلقاء الدروس.

وأكد المجتمع الإسلامي قلقه من تركيز الأمن على الأقلية المسلمة وتبرُّعه للمساجد، خاصة وأنه يضع المساجد في الاعتبار أثناء مشروعات مكافحة الإرهاب والتطرف والأصولية.

وانتقد آخرون تدخل الأمن - وخاصة "شرطة غرب ميدلاندز" - في شؤون المساجد، مؤكدين أن هذه الممارسات انتهاكًا لخصوصية المساجد، ومنعًا لحصول المساجد على التبرعات من جهات أخرى بزعم بعضهم؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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UK mosque row increases community suspicion of police

Birmingham is the United Kingdom’s second city and home to a sizeable Muslim community - one that has, at times, had a tense relationship with the city’s police.

Such a controversial history means worshippers at Birmingham Central Mosque were shocked when they found out about the mosque’s involvement with West Midlands Police’s counter-terrorism unit. The police donated £5,000 used to buy 50 transmitters the mosque uses to broadcast the call to prayer, sermons and question and answer sessions to people at home or work.

Muhammad Ali, the mosque administrator, said it has a good relationship with the police. "There are many organizations involved and we have many sponsors, the police is just one of them."

"We have not told our congregation yet," admitted Ali.

When told about the program, several mosque attendees said they were shocked. One of them, Faisal, told the Anadolu Agency: "It’s a concern to me, why are the police involved in the first place?"

Jahan Mahmood, a historian who has advised authorities on radicalization at a local and national level told the AA that many Muslims view Prevent with suspicion. "Many Muslims were deeply annoyed by the fact that the Prevent agenda appeared to be entirely focused on Muslims," he said, adding, "West Midlands Police have a history of mishaps when it comes to dealing with Prevent and the Muslim matters."

"This latest move has triggered criticism among some Muslims who feel West Midlands Police are once again invading their privacy but the truth is all this could have been avoided had the Mosque requested the money from elsewhere."