The founder of a private Muslim school in northern England published
anti-Semitic leaflets featuring the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” a
British television channel reported.
The Sky News report Thursday about Mufti Zubair Dudha, founder and head
of the Islamic Tarbiyah Academy in Dewsbury, said the institution of 140 pupils
is rare among madrassas – private Muslim schools – because it publishes the
teachings of its leader, Dudha.
In one leaflet Dudha quotes the early 20th-century antisemitic forgery
titled the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” as proof that Jewish people are
engaged in a global conspiracy to control the world.
In a section on jihad he tells Muslims they should be prepared to
“expend … even life” to create a world organized “according to Allah’s just
order”.
Keith Vaz, who chairs the Home Affairs Committee of the British
parliament, told Sky News he believes the center’s teachings are dangerous.
“I think these kinds of leaflets serve no purpose but to divide
in a poisonous and totally reckless way,” he said.
“These serious allegations are under investigation,“ the
Department for Education told Sky News. “While it would be inappropriate to
comment on the specific investigations of these institutions, we are clear that
extremism has no place in our society and we are determined to protect children
from it.”
Tens of thousands of British children attend Muslim schools across the
United Kingdom.
