Issam Amira
Sheikh Issam Amira | |
|---|---|
الشيخ عصام عميرة | |
| Personal life | |
| Nationality | Palestine |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Institute | Al-Rahman Mosque, Beit Safafa Al-Aqsa Mosque |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Khatib Imam |
Issam Amira is a Palestinian Islamic scholar, preacher, khatib and imam at Al-Rahman Mosque in Beit Safafa and Al-Aqsa Mosque. He is also one of the prominent figures of Hizb ut-Tahrir.[1][2]
In November 2018, Amira was arrested in Sur Baher and faced a ban from Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli police. This was the second ban imposed on him, lasting for a period of six months. The reason behind the ban was his praise of the Muslim teen who beheaded Samuel Paty.[3][4] Prior to this incident, Amira had faced a previous ban for a duration of two weeks, which occurred two years earlier.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hizb ut-Tahrir wants a caliphate, and sees even Hamas as a target". 11 November 2020.
- ^ "On the Future of Jerusalem". 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Al-Aqsa Mosque Lesson by Sheikh Issam Amira: The Beheading of French Teacher Paty is a Great Honor for All Muslims".
- ^ "Sheikh banned from Temple Mount for lauding decapitation of teacher in France". 8 November 2020.
- ^ "الاحتلال يبعد الشيخ عصام عميرة عن الأقصى 6 أشهر". 15 November 2020.