Mohammed Kozbar Explained

Mohammed Kozbar (Arabic: محمد كزبر) is a trustee and general secretary of the Finsbury Park Mosque.[1] [2] He is also the vice president of the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) and Deputy Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain.[3] [4]

Finsbury Park Mosque

Kozbar is chairman of the Finsbury Park mosque.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Comments on Hamas founder

Kozbar visited the grave of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who he reportedly described as “the master of the martyrs of resistance, the mujahid [holy warrior] sheikh, the teacher”.[9] He has also been pictured with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh[10]

Scotland Yard

Kozbar had previously given advice to Scotland Yard as part of the London Muslim Communities Forum, and was reportedly invited to a buffet dinner with Met Police chief Mark Rowley[11] The Met Police announced that they had ceased engagement with Kozbar on 24 February 2024, after one of his social media posts from January 2024 was brought to their attention.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osama bin Laden's death 'doesn't mean anything' | World news | theguardian.com. 2 May 2011. theguardian.com. 2014-09-20.
  2. Web site: Death Threats Received At London Mosque . news.sky.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150117173402/http://news.sky.com/story/1409741/death-threats-received-at-london-mosque . 2015-01-17.
  3. Web site: Kozbar . Mohammed . Mohammed Kozbar . 2015-04-13 . Isis in the UK: Pig-headed racism and British policy is pushing young Muslims towards Islamic State . https://web.archive.org/web/20231202055104/https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-uk-pig-headed-racism-british-policy-pushing-young-muslims-towards-islamic-state-1496120 . 2023-12-02 . 2024-06-06 . International Business Times.
  4. Web site: Kozbar . Mohammed . Mohammed Kozbar . 2022-08-21 . MCB’s Leadership Muslim Council of Britain . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606173854/https://mcb.org.uk/leadership/ . 2024-06-06 . 2024-06-06 . en-GB.
  5. News: Mohammed Kozbar. The Telegraph. 19 September 2016.
  6. News: Finsbury Park Mosque: Emerging from the shadow of Abu Hamza - Home News - UK - The Independent. independent.co.uk. 2014-09-20. London. Charlotte. Philby. 2014-05-23.
  7. Web site: Finsbury Park mosque in 'new era' following 'hostile' Abu Hamza days - News - Islington Gazette. 5 June 2014. islingtongazette.co.uk. 2014-09-20.
  8. News: Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary. bloomberg.com. 2014-09-20.
  9. Web site: Rose . David . Terrorist exalted as ‘holy warrior’ by new deputy leader of British Muslims . 2024-02-27 . www.thejc.com . en.
  10. Web site: Rose . David . Terrorist exalted as ‘holy warrior’ by new deputy leader of British Muslims . 2024-02-27 . www.thejc.com . en.
  11. News: Malnick . Edward . 2024-02-24 . Met cuts ties with adviser who previously praised Hamas founder . 2024-02-27 . The Telegraph . en-GB . 0307-1235.