Hatun Tash, who fled Turkey and sought refuge in Britain after she was persecuted for converting to Christianity, told Church Militant she faced escalating threats after she began disproving. I get that critique a lot, she says. Hatun tash is also a rape apologist when a rape victim came to hatun and told her she was raped by two Christians hatun replied by saying "well done". Please, The UK now has a large Islamic population, including many white converts, and since the 9/11 atrocities it has seen its own Islamist terror attacks, the worst by far being. Officers recovered a knife near the scene of the attack, but no arrests have been made so far. I would ask them, if they have not already done so, to contact police. A hooded and masked man wearing blacklashed out at the 39-year-old with a long knife, repeating the name of Allah and slashing her in the face and upper body while aiming for her throat in accordance with the Koranic injunction to "smite at their necks. Yearly: $120 a year, To pay in advance without a subscription, click here And by Gods grace, I said what I said.. Today, it drives the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority, the Iranian regime and other jihadi organizations. A distressing recording of the incident at 3.34pm was posted on YouTube showing an unknown person dressed in a black hoodie attacking Ms Tash, then running away. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. I would ask people not to speculate on the motive for the attack until we have established the full facts.. Twelve members of staff at the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo were gunned down in January 2015 by two brothers who vowed allegiance to Al Qaeda. The daughter of a well-known imam in Istanbul, who detected multiple contradictory Arabic versions of the Koran while teaching in Morocco, was stabbed multiple times at 3:30 p.m. last Sunday in the presence of police while she was holding a debate with Muslims. Hatun Tash is recovering well after being assaulted at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park last month. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The police have failed to protect her and instead have taken the easy option of arresting her and escorting her from the park, which has encouraged those who wish to harm and silence her. With geographic, political and social divides growing wider, high-quality reporting and informed analysis are more important than ever to keep people connected. I also want to highlight the neglect of the police who are responsible for neglecting Hatuns safety and turning a blind eye to the threats she has received. Detective Superintendent Alex Bingley said:This was clearly a very distressing incident for the woman involved and officers have spent time with her, whilst she was being treated for her injury, to get an account of what happened. Askedwhether they turned up at Ms Tash's home, the spokesman said: 'Officers from SO15 have been providing support to the victim.' LONDON(ChurchMilitant.com) -London's Metropolitan Police are warning complainants not to ascribe religious motives to a jihadi who stabbed an ex-Muslim at Britain's world-famous Speakers' Corner last Sunday. Such liberals also deploy the weapon of Islamophobia, the thought-crime devised by the jihadists of the Muslim Brotherhood as a means of suppressing any criticism of the Muslim world however well-founded it may be. with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him or another by any person, or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another, or whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked. Hatun Tash is a Christian preacher from a group called DCCI (Defend Christ Critique Islam) Ministries who is a regular at Speakers' Corner. She left her previous house last autumn when the police showed up to deliver an Osman warning. If she could address her attacker face to face, what would she say? Tash has also been sent images of the attacker previously debating with her at Speakers' Corner," he said. By On the back, shes designed a picture of Jesus with a gospel message. The fact nobody is allowed to say this or criticise Islam says it all about where we are at.". God doesn't need me. "Our freedom is hanging by a thread," said Williams. Last weekend, a Christian preacher, Hatun Tash, was attacked at Speakers' Corner in the capital's Hyde Park. This psychotic belief drove Osama bin Laden in the 1990s and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj-Amin al Husseini, in the 1930s. Williams said the incident is the most serious in what the CLC called "concerning events" involving Tash at the historic place for open-air debate. 'The footage clearly shows an attempt to kill, or at least seriously harm, a Christian woman in broad daylight in front of the police. Fortunately, her injuries were far short of life-threatening as can be seen from the videos of the incident that were uploaded to YouTube;this oneincludes commentary by her fellow traveller Jay Smith, who is now based in the United States. In September 2020, footage emerged of an Islamic mob surrounding her and issuing death threats. Speakers Corner has, since the 19th century, been a place for open-air free speech, a key element in any healthy democracy. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. That vile individual, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told the FBI he believed that killing a Jew would make for powerful propaganda and incite his fellow jihadis. The next thing she recalls is asking them to help her stand back up. One such attack, and it can be called that, took place at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park this July. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Only 1 a week after your trial. 'We remain in the early stages of our investigation and are working hard to trace the person responsible.'. Police inaction has led to what happened to me (on Sunday). The CLC is the legal services end of the not-for-profit advocacy group Christian Concern. The gunmen said they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that many Muslims find offensive. "If Hatun is silenced by violence at Speakers' Corner, then we are all silenced. Submit news to our tip line. (1)A person is guilty of an offence if he, (a)uses towards another person threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or. Recently hatun was also stabbed by an alleged Muslim which received mainstream media coverage and yet again the whole of the Muslim community has been blamed and even targeted by the far right. Mark Duell for MailOnline Perhaps unsurprisingly, Hatun lives on the edge, moving from host family to host family. The force also confirmed no arrests have been made. The victim was a woman named Hatun Tash; she was stabbed. But I argue that there is nothing brave about causing distress and alarm towards a community and going out of your way to insult and viciously offend a community all in order to prove a sinister point. Loose Women star lined up to be Strictly's first contestant in wheelchair, GMB's Kate Garraway reveals crippling cost of caring for her husband Derek, Stephen Bear 'broke behind bars' as his company is shut down before he's jailed, Mum identified after dead baby is found on heathland, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Hatun tash is a ex Muslim from Turkey who now works for a organisation called DCCI (Defend Christ Critique Islam). DCCI Ministries states on its website: 'Our motivation is a love for Muslims to bring them to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ in order to attain eternal life.'. Speakers' Corner is a historic place for open-air debate, where people have gathered at Speakers' Corner since the 1860s to exercise their right to free speech. Any place that you meet them, kill them., As an Egyptian cleric, Mohammed Hussein Yaqoup said on TV in 2009: If the Jews left Palestine to us, would we start loving them? Thats because it doesnt fit the narrative of the colonialist Christian West persecuting the Muslim world. God can do better job without me. She also contributed to the Lexham Press anthology Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson. She tells me she started watching footage of the incident but couldnt bring herself to finish. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 'All I did was question Islam and I wanted to debate discuss and to tell people about Jesus Christ. I would ask them, if they have not already done so, to contact police. Hatun Tash, 39, was stabbed in the face. Hatun and her organisation are regular attendees at speakers corner and specifically go there to offend and antagonize Muslims. The UK now has a large Islamic population, including many white converts, and since the 9/11 atrocities it has seen its own Islamist terror attacks, the worst by far being7/7. Thats because it doesnt fit the liberal narrativethat Muslims are the victims of Western colonialist oppression, and that therefore their violence is a kind of justified resistance, at least in its aims if not its methods. On 25 July 2021, she was attacked and stabbed there for her Christian preaching. The Free Speech Union (of which Tash is a member of) also wrote the Metropolitan Police over concerns of her treatment. Her injuries are not life-threatening. In recent years, topics such as Islamic fundamentalism have often featured in the debates which normally take place on Sundays. Cancel at any time to avoid future Hatun is herself an ex-Muslim shunned by her own family since becoming a Christian. They believe that the Jews are behind everything that Muslims deem to be bad, and that the perfection of the world will only occur when the Jews are eradicated from the face of the earth. Freedom to believe, freedom to disagree, freedom to move and speak without fear.'. But the West has never understood the centrality of Jew-hatred in the jihadi mind. In other incidents, she has been slapped, punched and knocked to the ground by Muslim men. Anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101 or @MetCC quoting reference Cad 4376/25Jul. Most such outrages have been perpetrated by individuals or very small groups who have been radicalised, or have radicalised themselves on-line. was uploaded to change dot org calling for her to be banned from Speakers Corner. She specifically targets Muslim men in hopes they will attack her and then paint a picture that Muslims men are violent. The threats and attacks are intended to shut down any critique of Islam. "There is a huge backstory on this case, in terms of what Hatun has been preaching over the last three years. As is made explicit in the Hamas charter, Islamists believe that from the French Revolution onward everything to do with the modernity they are pledged to destroy has been created by Jews. Hatun tash has gone as far as drilling holes in the Holy Quran and claims Islam is a invaders religion. Hatun is a vocal critic of Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran, as well as a prom. She grew up in Turkey, and is apparently from a Moslem family. The Christian refugee from Turkey fled to Britain to escape persecution following her conversion from Islam to Christianity. Met Police spokesman told MailOnline today: 'No arrests have been made at this stage, but officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism (SO15) are working hard to follow up all lines of enquiry and identify the person responsible for this attack. The 39-year-old is a former Muslim from Turkey who is now a prominent critic of Islam and believes Muslims should be encouraged to convert to Christianity. Most such outrages have been perpetrated by individuals or very small groups who have been radicalised, or have radicalised themselves on-line. This inspired her to switch things up. She claimed a lack of action from police contributed to her being knifed. And we get on with life.. "She's been attacked on many previous occasions, both in and outside Speakers' Corner, including being knocked unconscious at Speakers' Corner in October 2020," he stressed. At some point she converted to Christianity, and like many apostates she went the extra mile condemning her former religion. Hatun Tash, 39, was stabbed in the face while wearing a Charlie Hebdo T-shirt at Hyde Park on Sunday. Tash, who has a huge presence on YouTube, said she got her first threat when she called Muhammad a "false prophet" and began to reiterate the dangers of Islamic extremists extinguishing free speech in the West. should bear in mind when she cites the attack on Hatun as yet another example of men trying to silence women. The force said in a statement: Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3.34pm on Sunday to reports of an assault at Speakers Corner. Whether holding up a holey Koran or waving Charlie Hebdo cartoons, she knows how to draw a crowd. ", Church Militant obtained a letter from Detective Inspector Akshay Chibber to a "regular visitor" to Speakers' Corner who raised concerns about the historic free speech venue dominated by "Islamic hotheads" and a "possible breeding ground for terrorism. According to London's Christian Legal Centrethe organization representing Tashtheir client, a former Muslim from Turkey, is known for preaching at the spot that's considered a traditional site for public speeches and debates since the mid-1800s. Wednesday July 28 2021, 9.00am BST, The Times. The bishop of Tyler, TX talks to Terry Barber. Heritage Party leader and former member of the London Assembly David Kurten said the police failed to protect Tash even though he wrote to deputy mayor for policing Sophie Linden about Tash's safety in September 2020. Police are still searching for an assailant who stabbed the ex-Muslim Islamophobe Hatun Tash at Speakers' Corner in London on Sunday. The letter seeks damages on Tash's behalf for assault, false arrest, false imprisonment and harassment as a result of repeated failures to protect her. She has faced threats to her life on multiple occasions for speaking, and was attacked and stabbed on 25 July 2021 for preaching at . Historic figures such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and George Orwell are all known to have visited to discuss the issues of the day. She later stood up, still with a very bloodied face, and proceeded to preach before she was treated at the scene and then transferred to a central London hospital for further treatment for her wounds. Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. Following a search of the area, a knife was recovered nearby. Hatun Tash is recovering well after beingassaulted at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park last month. By For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Hatun Tash was stabbed in the face at Hyde Park, She had been preaching at Speakers' Corner, Shocking video shows a man approaching Ms Tash before knifing her, Ms Tash was taken to hospital after the attack, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). It was in 1872 that an act of parliament set aside this section for public speaking. Speakers' Corner is a great place to do this, it is a shame that this has happened at the home of freedom of speech. It is a heartbreaking that we live in a society where police do not want to arrest a Muslim for fear of being called 'Islamophobic'.". She was recently assaulted by her fellow Christian brother who is also from turkey and did not press charges on him yet gained 10 thousand pounds for this assault. Of course not. Historic figures such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and George Orwell were known to use the area to demonstrate free speech. One such attack, and it can be called that, took place at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park this July. My attacker was not even afraid of the police as he did it right in front of them. Muslims claim the Koran has never changed over the past 1,400 years. May the memory of Ruth Pearl, her murdered son and her slain brother all be for a blessing. 'We know that this assault was witnessed by a number of people, many of whom captured it on their phones. Hatun is associated with many hate preachers who publicly lie and incite violence towards the Muslim community. A similar myopia is displayed over Islamist attacks on Christians in the West itself. She studied at the Oxford Centre For Christian Apologetics and went on to found her own organisation:Defend Christ Critique Islam. Two weeks before she was stabbed, Ms Tash started legal proceedings against the Met Police over allegations of false arrest and imprisonment. Dear Muslim people, do you know how much it hurts when you run away from the Lord Jesus Christ? DCCI Ministries states on its website: 'Our motivation is a love for Muslims to bring them to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ in order to attain eternal life.'. Many Muslims have converted through her ministry. Officers based in Westminster are working alongside colleagues from the Royal Parks OCU to investigate and identify the person responsible.. To remain anonymous, witnesses can instead call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, By The gunmen said they were taking revenge for the magazine's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that many Muslims find offensive. In January 2002 her son, the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was kidnapped by Al-Qaeda and beheaded nine days later. "They appear to know exactly who the attacker is. Hatun Tash. The incident is not being treated as terrorism-related at this time.'. 17:22 GMT 21 Oct 2022. We remain in the early stages of our investigation and are working hard to trace the person responsible. He slashed at her face and throat, causing her to collapse with blood streaming down her face as he ran away. And so her distinctive approach of apologetics and polemics together was born.