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Abu Usamah
American imam
Abu Usamah at-Thahabi is an Imam at Green Lane Masjid in Birmingham, England.[1]
An American national,[2] he converted to Islam and studied at the Salafi-oriented University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia, an Islamic school popular with converts and international students.[3]
Controversies
The Undercover Mosque
During Abu Usamah's tenure at Green Lane Masjid, he was among a group of preachers whom were the focus of the Undercover Mosque program which was first aired on 15 January 2007 by Channel 4.
In the program, Abu Usamah was quoted, among other things, to have said that "Christians and Jews are enemies to Muslims", to have taught that "jihad is coming against the unbelievers", and to have referred to non-Muslims by use of the term "kuffar" which translates to "unbelievers" or people who reject Islam.[4]
The story caused backlash that resulted in 364 viewer complaints to Ofcom.[4] In addition to