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A radical religious group has raised more than £3 million to buy an entire Scottish island, with the aim to create a closed community which practices sharia law.
On Sunday, the Daily Mail reported that the London-based preacher Sheikh Yasser al-Habib and his followers were in “advanced talks” to purchase the island of Torsa, in Argyll.
The 271-acre Torsa island, which is roughly 20 miles south of Oban, is currently being marketed by Savills, which is inviting offers of over £1,500,000.
Al-Habib is the founder of the Mahdi Servants Union (MSU), which runs military-style training camps and the Fadak Shia Islam TV channel from a private compound in the village of Fulmer, South Buckinghamshire.
The MSU has attacked multiple foreign embassies on religious grounds, including the Azerbaijani Embassy in August 2022, and the Saudi Arabian Embassy three months earlier.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said that the attack had been perpetrated by "radical religious group members," while the British embassy in Azerbaijan "condemned the actions of the protesters".
Fadak TV has been investigated by Ofcom on multiple occasions for inciting crime and disorder.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/2...ts-raise-3m-buy-scottish-island-new-homeland/
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On Sunday, the Daily Mail reported that the London-based preacher Sheikh Yasser al-Habib and his followers were in “advanced talks” to purchase the island of Torsa, in Argyll.
The 271-acre Torsa island, which is roughly 20 miles south of Oban, is currently being marketed by Savills, which is inviting offers of over £1,500,000.
Al-Habib is the founder of the Mahdi Servants Union (MSU), which runs military-style training camps and the Fadak Shia Islam TV channel from a private compound in the village of Fulmer, South Buckinghamshire.
The MSU has attacked multiple foreign embassies on religious grounds, including the Azerbaijani Embassy in August 2022, and the Saudi Arabian Embassy three months earlier.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said that the attack had been perpetrated by "radical religious group members," while the British embassy in Azerbaijan "condemned the actions of the protesters".
Fadak TV has been investigated by Ofcom on multiple occasions for inciting crime and disorder.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/2...ts-raise-3m-buy-scottish-island-new-homeland/
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