Jihad in England: Mosque to be built overlooking a military academy.

Just a quick note before I jump into this next post. I have been struggling with whether or not to cover what is going on at CPAC. As there is plenty of coverage from many others in the blog world, I have decided to continue with psoting a mix of news and events. Do not read this the wrong way. I support CPAC, the entire conference and espcially the counter jihadists who took part. Some of them you have read about here and in other blogs. Now on to the next post.
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So whats the big deal. A mosque being built overlooking a military academy? It is a very big deal and this goes way beyond the size of the mosque. The academy being threatened(yes, this is a threat)is not just any miliatry academy, it is the Sandhurst Army Academy which has a long and storied history in England with many famous graduates. The size of the mosque is one component of this problem. As it sits on a hill overlooking Sandhurst, the mosque will overpower any building in the area. Add two, 100 foot high minarets and the mosque will loom much larger than it already is. The mosque is also being built on the built on the site of a Victorian former school, which has been used as an Islamic center for the last 14 years. In Islam, followers are encouraged in the Koran and Hadith to build mosques upon or over where other religions had built their houses of worship. Islam also instructs to make the new mosque bigger than the former religion's building and taller than any other religion's building that may be near by. Can you say intimidation, subeversion and yes, jihad? In case you might be curious what happens if a church gets destroyed in an Islamic country here is what usually happens. The Christians are possibly allowed to rebuild their church but it MUST be smaller than any mosque near by and they are not allowed to have anything on the outside that would let people know it is a church. No crosses, signs, no anything that would alert the people that it is a house of worship other than a mosque. Is the picture coming into focus now in regard to this mosque, the size and all the implications that go with it? This is not an isolated case. NO wonder they have gathered 7,000 local residents have signed a petition to try and stop this eyesore and probable den of radicalism from being built. I hope they can stop it all together but this is England.
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"The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and Muslims our soldiers…” said the Prime Minister of the increasingly Islamic Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he publicly read an Islamic poem.

Considering that Islam teaches that mosques and minarets are their fortresses and their barracks, saying that building a giant mosque by a military training academy might pose a security risk is a grave understatement. The mosque is a military fortress according to Islam.

Defence chiefs fight plans to build giant mosque that 'will loom over Sandhurst'

Generals are trying to block plans to build a mosque with two 100ft minarets next to Sandhurst.

The £3million building would have a clear view over the military academy and is just 400 yards from its parade ground.

Senior officers oppose the project saying it could pose a security threat to cadets.

Enlarge Objection: The MoD, backed by a petition signed by 7,000 local residents, is fighting plans to build a giant mosque overlooking Sandhurst

Yesterday an Army source said: 'This has gone right to the top of the chain of command.

'There is very real concern that if this thing gets built then soldiers could be put at risk.

'It is outrageous to even think that the officers of the future would have to watch their backs while they are still in training.'

Hundreds of newly-commissioned Army officers take to the parade ground each year for the academy's passing out ceremony.

The event attracts senior members of the Royal Family, including the Queen when her grandson Prince Harry was commissioned in 2006.

Security threat: The Queen and other senior members of the royal family are regular visitors to Sandhurst

The gigantic mosque is the idea of the Bengali Welfare Association, which worships at the al-Kharafi Islamic Centre in Camberley, Surrey.

The group wants to demolish a listed Victorian school building in use as a mosque at the centre and replace it with a sprawling Saudi Arabian-style building.


Planning papers reveal that the massive structure would tower over local buildings.


As well as the two minarets, it would feature a large central dome, five smaller outlying domes, a morgue, a library and a separate worship area for women.

The first attempt at securing planning approval led to objections from 1,000 locals. Planning officers were also opposed but Conservative-dominated Surrey Heath gave the mosque the go-ahead last month.

However, a procedural error means the application now needs to go to a full council meeting for approval.

Plan: The new mosque will be built on the site of a Victorian former school, which has been used as an Islamic centre for the last 14 years

And the Ministry of Defence - which initially had no objections - has its mind to insist that the minarets are not built.

Local MEP Nigel Farage of UKIP, who is battling the plans, said: 'I am appalled that a local council can totally ignore the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the electorate of Camberley and overturn the recommendations of planning officers.

'This building is quite simply inappropriate and gives rise to genuine security concerns.

'I know that senior military officers are extremely concerned about this. It simply cannot be allowed to go ahead.'

Alan Kirkland, a local campaigner, said: 'Local people are simply flabbergasted that 100ft high minarets can be built right next to the Royal Military Academy.

'There is obviously a security risk and there is no way that it should be built.'

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: 'Defence Estates has objected to the plans as such a tall building would give oversight into Defence property which could prove a security risk.'

Hat tip: Atlas Shrugs

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