His family lives on £25,000-a-year benefit handout while he has gained notoriety as a firebrand speaker lauded by extremist groups.
Preacher of hate: Anjem Choudary branded Christmas ‘evil’
A Muslim lawyer has launched an extraordinary rant against Christmas, branding the celebration ‘evil’.
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary claimed the festival was the ‘pathway to hell’ and urged his followers to boycott it.
‘In the world today many Muslims, especially those residing in Western countries, are exposed to the evil celebration Christmas,’ he raged in a sermon broadcast on the internet.
‘Many take part in the festival celebrations by having Christmas turkey dinners.
‘Decorating the house, purchasing Christmas trees or having Christmas turkey meals are completely prohibited by Allah.
‘Many still practise this corrupt celebration as a remembrance of the birth of Jesus.’
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