Mizanur Rahman (Islamic activist)

For the Bangladeshi cricketer, see Mizanur Rahman (cricketer).
Mizanur Rahman
Personal
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceNo Madhab in particular
CreedAthari

Mohammed Mizanur Rahman (alias Abu Baraa, born 1983 in London, England) is a British Islamist activist and former follower of Omar Bakri Muhammad. He has been described as a lecturer in Islamic jurisprudence, and in 2012 has written a 244-page book titled Are Demonstrations Beneficial? – In Light of The Qur'an and Sunnah, where he opposes demonstrations.[1] He is of Bangladeshi descent. He was convicted in 2007 of charges of solicitation to murder American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and sentenced to four years' imprisonment. He was released from prison in late 2010 and re-arrested for terror-related offences in September 2014.[2]

On 28 July 2016, Rahman was convicted alongside Anjem Choudary of inviting support for a proscribed organisation, ISIS. Reporting restrictions were imposed on the conviction, preventing its publication until 16 August 2016.[3] Rahman was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months' imprisonment.[4] Rahman was released from prison in October 2018.[5]

  1. ^ Tufail Ahmad (26 November 2012), "British Islamists Call Conference In Islamabad And Advocate Jihad Against Non-Muslim Nations, UK-Based Former Pakistan Army Doctor Records Video Supporting Taliban", Memri. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. ^ Holden, Michael (13 October 2014). "Why Britain is still losing its fight against radicalisation". Reuters. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Radical cleric Anjem Choudary guilty of inviting IS support". BBC News. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Preacher Anjem Choudary Jailed For Inviting Islamic State Support". Sky News. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ Lowe, David; Bennett, Robin (2020). Prevent Strategy: Helping the Vulnerable Being Drawn towards Terrorism or Another Layer of State Surveillance?. Routledge. p. 101. ISBN 978-0367482947.