The UK has banned a prominent American Muslim preacher from entering the country over social media posts in which he criticised the West’s support for Israel.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood revoked travel authorisation for Dr Shadee Elmasry just days before he was scheduled to arrive in Britain on Sunday, to give talks in Birmingham, Bolton and Ilford.
Elmasry’s speaking tour was organised by the Global Relief Trust (GRT), a Muslim charity.
The preacher and scholar, who said his message “has always been about compassion and connection”, was banned after a social media post was circulated on X which he wrote a day after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
Elmasry had posted: “They are all in this (fake or real) state of shock that the people of Gaza finally punched back (after 50 years).
