Abdullah el-Faisal

Jamaican Muslim cleric (born 1963)

Abdullah el-Faisal (born 10 September 1963) is a Muslim minister who gave his messages in the United Kingdom until he was convicted of supporting hate against different races and asking his followers to murder Jews, Hindus, Christians, and Americans.[2][3][4][5]

Abdullah el-Faisal
Born
Trevor William Forrest

(1963-09-10) 10 September 1963 (age 60)[1]
NationalityJamaican
Other namesAbdullah al-Faisal, Sheikh Faisal, Sheik Faisal
OccupationCleric
Criminal statusReleased (25 May 2007); deported
Spouse(s)Two currently; one of whom is Zubeida Khan
Children3
Parent(s)Merlyn Forrest (mother); Lorenzo Forrest (father)
Conviction(s)24 February 2003[2]
Criminal chargeUnder the Offences against the Person Act 1861 with asking for the murder of Jews, Americans, Christians, and Hindus, and using threatening words to support hate against races in English and Arabic-language recordings of speeches to his followers[2]
PenaltyNine years in prison

El-Faisal was sent to nine years in prison, but only went to it for four years before being forced to go back to Jamaica in 2007.[4][6] He would then go to Africa, but was forced to leave Botswana in 2009 and later Kenya in January 2010.

References change

  1. Williams, Paul H. (11 June 2007). "A biography of international intrigue". The Gleaner. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Judgment in Appeal of Crown v. El-Faisal, Supreme Court of Judicature, Court of Appeal" (PDF). 4 March 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. Jenkins, Philip (2007). God's continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's religious crisis. Oxford University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-19-531395-6. Retrieved 7 February 2010. Abdullah el-Faisal.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Hate preaching cleric jailed". BBC News. 7 March 2003. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  5. Gendar, Alison (22 November 2010). "Jamaican Imam Abdullah el-Faisal wants to be next terror big, U.S. fears". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  6. Giuseppe Caforio; Gerhard Kümmel; Bandara Purkayastha, eds. (2008). Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution: Sociological Perspectives, Volume 7 of Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development. Emerald Group Publishing. pp. 129–30. ISBN 978-1-84855-122-0. Retrieved 7 February 2010.