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Pseudonym of a British former Muslim author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sam Solomon is the pseudonym[1] of a British former Muslim author who specialises in Islam and Sharia law. He is a Christian convert, and is known for "A Proposed Charter of Muslim Understanding",[1][2] as well as the Al Hijra-theory of Muslim immigration.[3][4]
According to his own account, Solomon was an imam in Khartoum[5] who was "born and raised as a Muslim, had trained in Sharia law for 15 years before converting to Christianity. He was imprisoned and questioned; and was to be put to death, whereupon he chose to go to exile on the pain of death."[6] He has testified before the US congress and has been a consultant to the British parliament for matters regarding Islam.[6]
In 2006, following the 7 July 2005 London bombings,[7] Solomon was commissioned by UK Independence Party MEP Gerard Batten to author "A Proposed Charter of Muslim Understanding", which among other things proposes for British Muslims to sign a declaration against promotions of violent jihad in the Quran.[8][9][10] Although at first supported by the party, the charter later proved controversial, and UKIP leader Nigel Farage in 2014 distanced the party from it[8][11] after Batten continued to call for Muslims to sign it,[12] and again after the Charlie Hebdo shooting.[13]
Solomon, with Elias Al-Maqdisi, is also known for the Al Hijra-theory, published in the book Modern Day Trojan Horse: The Islamic Doctrine of Immigration, which claims, based on the hijra (migration) of Muslim Prophet Muhammad, that the modern-day immigration of Muslims is a deliberate strategy of Islamisation.[3][4][14]
"Hijra or migration is binding on all Muslims for numerous reasons; the most important being that migration is preparatory to jihad with an aim and objective of securing victory for Islam." (Solomon, Al-Maqdisi, 2009)[15]
They also assert that taqiyya (deception) is a key strategy in the Islamisation of the UK.[1] Together with Atif Debs, another former Muslim, Solomon has written the book Not the Same God: Is the Qur'an Allah the LORD God of the Bible?, which argues, drawing on Quranic scholarship, that the Muslim Allah and God of Christianity are not the same.[16]
Solomon and Al-Maqdisi's book Al-Yahud: Eternal Islamic Enmity and the Jews was banned in Malaysia in 2017.[17]
Solomon is the Islamic Affairs Adviser to Christian Concern,[16] and in 2004 worked with the group against the Religious Hatred Bill.[8] In 2007 he participated in the international counter-jihad conference in Brussels,[18] and later played an important role in the counter-jihad movement.[19] He attended the International Legal Conference on Freedom of Speech and Religion together with among others Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer in 2009,[8] and was invited to speak in the Israeli Knesset by MK Aryeh Eldad the same year.[5] In 2011 he spoke at the Geert Wilders "A Warning to America" event at Cornerstone Church in Nashville.[8] He has also been on the advisory board of the International Free Press Society.[20]
In 2023 it was revealed that Solomon had been active in the New Issues Group, a secret group of anti-Muslim activists that had operated out of the House of Lords for over a decade, hosted by Lord Pearson and Baroness Cox.[19] He has also written for the former Sharia Watch UK website of another group member, Anne Marie Waters.[19]
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