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February 25, 2017

India: Certain Muslim organisations want polemicist Tarek Fatah dead and announce a reward, say news reports

The Quint  [25 Feb 2017]

Muslim Group Offers Rs 10 Lakh Bounty for Tarek Fatah’s Beheading
A Bareilly-based Muslim organisation has announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh to behead Islamic scholar Tarek Fatah for allegedly promoting ‘un-Islamic’ views through his TV programme.
The All-India Faisan-e-Madina Council has announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh to whomever beheads Islamic scholar Tarek Fatah. The organistation has condemned Fatah for allegedly promoting ‘un-islamic’ views through his TV program — ‘Fateh ka Fatwa’.

They further demanded an immediate ban on his show.
Moeen Siddique, the head of the council, was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying:
Tarek Fatah is conspiring to disrupt harmony between Hindus and Muslims. He is as an agent of our enemies. He must be stopped at any cost and our organisation will pay Rs 10,00,786 to any person who will decapitate him said Moeen Siddique. He and his programme are being funded by foreign enemies of our country and the government must initiate an inquiry against him.
Fatah is a Canadian Muslim of Pakistani origin, who is widely known for his views against radical Islamic fundamentalism.
Siddique alleges that Fatah has conspired to disrupt harmony between Hindus and Muslims, labelling him ‘an agent of our enemies’, whom he feels must be stopped at all costs.

Support From Other Muslim Social Groups

Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa, another social organisation, has written a letter to the President Pranab Mukherjee, demanding a ban on the television programme and expulsion of Fatah from the country. In the letter, the convener of the group, Nasir Qureshi said:
Fatwa is a religious edict, which can only be issued by a recognised Muslim cleric. Fateh is neither a cleric nor he has any knowledge about Quran. His programme has hurt the sentiments of the followers of Islam.
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Hindustan Times

Muslim organisation announces Rs 10 lakh reward for beheading Tarek Fatah
Feb 24, 2017 21:26 IST

HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times, Bareilly

A Bareilly-based Muslim organisation has announced a “reward” of Rs 10 lakh to behead Islamic scholar Tarek Fatah for allegedly promoting “un-Islamic” views through his TV programme.
The All-India Faisan-e-Madina Council also demanded an immediate ban on ‘Fateh ka Fatwa’, a television programme hosted by Fatah on a private news channel.
“Tarek Fatah is conspiring to disrupt harmony between Hindus and Muslims. He is as an agent of our enemies. He must be stopped at any cost and our organisation will pay Rs 10,00,786 to any person who will decapitate him,” said Moeen Siddique, head of the council.
“He and his programme are being funded by foreign enemies of our country and the government must initiate an inquiry against him,” Siddique said.
Fateh, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is known for his secular views against Islamic fundamentalism.

“In his programme, he claims that it is not required to wear a burqa and terms triple talaq as haram. Muslims must not listen to his advice and come forward against him,” said Siddique.
Other Muslim social organisations too voiced their resentment against Fatah.
Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa, another social organisation that works under the aegis of Dargah-e Ala Hazrat, has written a letter to the President Pranab Mukherjee, demanding a ban on the television programme and expulsion of Fatah from the country.
“Fatwa is a religious edict, which can only be issued by a recognised Muslim cleric. Fateh is neither a cleric nor he has any knowledge about Quran. His progarmme has hurt the sentiments of the followers of Islam,” reads the letter sent to the President by Nasir Qureshi, the convenor of the Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa.
Both the organisations have also demanded immediate ban on the private news channel that airs the said programme.