A summit on combating Islamophobia has been condemned for inviting a Muslim group accused of antisemitism and another organisation whose former director praised the terrorist beheader, “Jihadi John”.
In an email sent to several organisations, the European Network Against Racism (Enar), which receives hundreds of thousands of euros in annual funding from the European Commission, announced it was hosting a meeting of an “informal coalition against Islamophobia” on May 24 at its Brussels headquarters.
Among the recipients were representatives from Cage and the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), which convenes the anti-Israel Al Quds Day march in London.
In 2013, the Community Security Trust raised concerns over “antisemitic” material on Cage’s website. Two years later, its then-director praised Isis terrorist Mohamed Emwazi — also known as “Jihadi John” — as a “beautiful young man”.
