Ex-Terrorist Who Praised Jihad as a “Compassionate Act” Set To Be UK Councillor
A convicted terrorist who once praised jihad as a “compassionate act” is standing for council in Birmingham. The Mail on Sundayhas the story.
Shahid Butt – who will be an independent candidate in Birmingham in May’s local elections – has also told Muslims “not to take Jews and Christians as friends” in an interview.
Mr Butt is standing in the inner-city Sparkhill ward, which has a 91% cent ethnic minority population – nearly 70% of whom practise Islam.
The activist has worked on the Home Office Prevent scheme and previously sat on the West Midlands Anti-Terrorism Steering Committee.
In 1999 he was handed a five-year sentence in Yemen for terrorism. Mr Butt and five other UK nationals were found guilty of plotting to blow up the British consulate, an Anglican church and a hotel in the city of Aden. …
He supported calls for protests against Maccabi Tel Aviv when they played Aston Villa in Birmingham last November.
Fans of the Israeli football club were banned from attending the game due to safety concerns.
Mr Butt urged “every local Muslim” to attend the demonstration but told them not to bring knives, machetes or guns.
But in footage from one of the protests, he tells the crowd: “Muslims are not pacifists… if somebody comes into your face, you knock his teeth out.”
In an interview posted in 2024 on YouTube, Mr Butt describes fighting jihad in a foreign country as an act of “compassion”.
He says: “How much more compassion can somebody show that they’re willing to risk their life to go into a war zone and to fight for people who they don’t even know?”
Mr Butt also said that British jihadis who went to Syria were doing so out of sympathy, despite many being prosecuted under the Terrorism Act on their return.
He says: “Somebody wants to go there and fight, let him fight, because he’s doing it out of compassion.” …
In another YouTube interview four months ago Mr Butt argued that Muslims must not take Christians and Jews as friends.
He says: “Allah says in the Koran do not take the Jews or Christians as your friends and protectors.” …
The activist says he fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir in the late 1990s and was a lieutenant to hook-handed imam Abu Hamza, who preached violent jihad at Finsbury Park Mosque, North London.
We have been witnessing, over the last 70 years, and are continuing to witness the deliberate destruction of Britain, deliberately done by a succession of governments and local leaders of every political colour.
If Reform don’t turn this around and turn the clock back 50 years, I’m afraid that voting will have shown itself to be useless for effecting improvement. It will then be time for pitchforks. We’re not far away from that time…
Don’t expect to much from Reform. This cancer is deep across all our institutions and public bodies as well as government at all levels. Slowing its progress and turning its direction of travel by a few degrees will be a Herculean task. Returning us to the UK of 1950, is a hopeless fantasy.
This person, a convicted terrorist, who by even his recent statements hates non-muslims, served on the Home Office Prevent programme. I see now why so many of certain beliefs get a free pass, while this useless scheme chases non-existent threats from white Anglo-Saxons.
The Prevent programme is designed to prevent us resisting the Great Replacement.
MadWolf303
2 months ago
What on earth are we doing allowing this PoS to stay in the country, he should be under lock and key, before deportation and if no-one will have him , drop him in the ocean.
We are a laughing stock—–Apparently by 2050 the country will be 50% Muslim. This is going to turn us into the Asylum Seekers fleeing persecution. —–By the way what is an “Ex Terrorist”? —-Has he joined the Salvation Army and doing weekends with the Samaritans now?
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There’s no such thing as, ‘Ex-Terrorist’. If one commits a terrorist act it’s a life-long title. He must be barred from any form of public office.
Ex-murderer? Former rapist?
Although there is such a thing as an ex-parrot… the Norwegian Blue.
This charming character has a great future in modern Britain, no doubt about that.
So, when is he going to share his plans for fixing the potholes and getting rubbish management going again?
Surely those are the main issues facing the citizens of Pakistan’s second city?
People born abroad and those born here to parents born abroad should be banned from holding public office.
Lots of British people are born abroad, often with parents doing military service. Being born British is what matters.
What the story misses is that there are apparently 20 or so similarly inclined people standing as independent candidates.
Given the demographic that actually bothers to turn out to vote, it’s likely that they will all get in on 16% of the possible vote, like Khan…
Then we shall see, in real time, whether those who warn against what’s coming look to be right, or just Far Right, I suppose?
Similar inclined?
Well here in Oldham we have Dale Cregan’s former getaway driver standing for the council in May, Irish Immy. Another lowlife muzzie.
Remind us – Creegan etc? Irish and a muzzie?
We have been witnessing, over the last 70 years, and are continuing to witness the deliberate destruction of Britain, deliberately done by a succession of governments and local leaders of every political colour.
If Reform don’t turn this around and turn the clock back 50 years, I’m afraid that voting will have shown itself to be useless for effecting improvement. It will then be time for pitchforks. We’re not far away from that time…
Semi-auto “pitchforks” one would hope?
Don’t expect to much from Reform. This cancer is deep across all our institutions and public bodies as well as government at all levels. Slowing its progress and turning its direction of travel by a few degrees will be a Herculean task. Returning us to the UK of 1950, is a hopeless fantasy.
This is funny because it’s true.😬
https://x.com/i/status/2017998821230260552
Guess its a done deal another once British Christian town falls to Islam
“Mr Butt is standing in the inner-city Sparkhill ward, which has a 91% cent ethnic minority”
91% ethnic minority??
Why are these scum let into this country? Labour and the Conservatives have betrayed the country.
It’s part of The Great Replacement. The other part is the denigration of our people and our history and our culture.
Remember everyone, Birmingham is a “British” City, who said anything about the great replacement….. conspiracy theorists everywhere cough cough.
This person, a convicted terrorist, who by even his recent statements hates non-muslims, served on the Home Office Prevent programme. I see now why so many of certain beliefs get a free pass, while this useless scheme chases non-existent threats from white Anglo-Saxons.
The Prevent programme is designed to prevent us resisting the Great Replacement.
What on earth are we doing allowing this PoS to stay in the country, he should be under lock and key, before deportation and if no-one will have him , drop him in the ocean.
The inevitable slide towards sectarian, civil war.
“Mr Butt urged “every local Muslim” to attend the demonstration but told them not to bring knives, machetes or guns.”
So he knows that such weapons are available and to hand in the muzzie population.
We are a laughing stock—–Apparently by 2050 the country will be 50% Muslim. This is going to turn us into the Asylum Seekers fleeing persecution. —–By the way what is an “Ex Terrorist”? —-Has he joined the Salvation Army and doing weekends with the Samaritans now?