Anwar al-Awlaki: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

Awlaki left for the United Kingdom in 2002. He remained in England for two years and became a popular preacher. He had strong ties to a Salafi organistaion in the UK called JIMAS as well as to the Muslim Asscociation of Britain which was closely aligned to the Muslim Brotherhood and to the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS). In 2003 they took Awlaki around Britain; he lectured on topics such as Muslims in the local community and the war on Islam. His popularity was on the rise when he developed a following of young ultraconservative Muslims. At the London Masjid al-Tawhid mosque, he described the rewards martyrs would receive in paradise. Dr Usama Hasan formely of the Tawhid mosque described Awlaki’s as ‘one of the icons of western Salafism and would pack out every venue he spoke at, people were excited to see him’.