(Jewish News) An imam who claims Jews wage wars and spread corruption headlined a major venue in Manchester on Sunday despite calls for the event to be cancelled.
Sheikh Mishary Alafasy, the imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque in Kuwait, addressed the 2,000-capacity Bridgewater Hall arena as part of a tour of Britain.
Billed as “An … Evening of Inspiration,” the occasion promised “mesmerising Quranic recitation, soul-stirring nasheeds (hymns) and heartfelt duas (prayers).”
The event was sponsored by [a] UK-registered charity, the Al Mustafa Welfare Trust, to support its Palestine and Gaza emergency appeal.
[Alafasy] has a history of antisemitic rhetoric and calls for violence.
