Letter of support from AbdulWahid Hamid
Leading Muslim writer, academic and activist supports our efforts
The July 7th truth campaign received a letter of support from leading community activist, academic and writer, AbdulWahid Hamid, author of the best-seller 'Islam: The Natural Way', supporting our efforts to get to the truth behind the events of July 7th.
You have done all truth seekers proud! I have been through www.julyseventh.co.uk and it's so good. The clarity, the cool-headed presentation of evidence, the demolition of disinformation, the ease with which one can navigate the site - it's simply brilliant.
I have taken the liberty of requesting Iqbal Sacranie and the moderators of MCB's website to put www.julyseventh.co.uk as a recommended link on the website. I have also requested him to ensure that no MCB spokesperson should make any further statements on this issue without analysing the material on the site. Unfortunately, however, this came a bit to late. A lot of rubbish has already be aired about the alleged terrorists and their radicalisation!
May I suggest that a brief but prominent offline ad be placed in one or a couple of the national newspapers drawing attention to the site? It really deserves millions of hits!
With best regards and in deep thanks and appreciation,AbdulWahid
About AbdulWahid Hamid
AbdulWahid Hamid, writer, editor, educationalist, teacher and community activist, was born in Trinidad in 1943. His paternal grandfather had migrated to the Caribbean from Kanpur (Cawnpore) in India while his grandmother as a young Hindu girl of 14 was kidnapped off the streets by British agents in India and taken to Trinidad as an 'indentured labourer'.
His best-selling 'Islam: the Natural Way' has been translated into several languages including French, Spanish, Turkish, Bossanski, Urdu and Malay. He has recently published 'Burnishing the Heart', selections from the Qur'an for self-awareness with some personal reflections. Earlier publications include a pioneering course for the teaching of Qur'anic Arabic, and life histories of the Companions of the Prophet based on original Arabic sources. He has edited numerous books including the important 'The Meccan Crucible' by Zakaria Bashier, and more recently M. S. Kayani's 'Pondering the Qur'an' and 'The Quest for Sanity - reflections on September 11 and the Aftermath'.
Prior to arriving in Britain in 1964, AbdulWahid was a primary school teacher and had a brief sojourn as a student at Al-Azhar in Cairo. In London, while doing further 'A' levels in Latin and History, he joined the Labour Party but left in disgust at Harold Wilson's Rhodesia policy.
AbdulWahid studied history and Arabic at the School of Oriental & African Studies. A life-long activist and mentor, he has been president of the London Islamic Circle, general secretary of the Federation of Students' Islamic Societies, editor of 'The Muslim', a member of the team that launched 'Impact International' in 1970, and a mainstay of community initiatives both in Trinidad and Britain, in particular the founding and development of The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). He was a member of the MCB panel that presented evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Religious Offences in October 2002.
He was responsible for the major refurbishment of the Rabitah Centre and Mosque, Goodge Street, Central London under the supervision of the architect Ayyub Malik and the graphic designer Zafar Malik. His career has included work as a university lecturer and an educational consultant in Saudi Arabia and the teaching of Qur'anic Arabic in London, Chicago, Toronto, Trinidad and Bahrain.
