Dr. Israr Ahmed: Why did YouTube close the channel of Pakistani religious scholar Dr. Israr Ahmed?
YouTube has told The Jewish Chronicle, a Jewish weekly, that Dr. Israr Ahmed's channels have been removed for violating a policy on hate speech. According to The Jewish Chronicle, YouTube has been investigating hate speech since last June. Earlier, according to the magazine, YouTube not only failed to remove the channels, but also did not respond.
The Jewish weekly, The Jewish Chronicle, claims to have seen a video of Dr. Israr being held hostage at a synagogue in the United States.In January of this year, four people were taken hostage by a man named Malik Faisal Akram at a synagogue in Coleville, Texas. He was shot dead by the FBI after a ten-hour siege, but all the hostages managed to escape safely.
Malik Faisal was from Blackburn, UK. Weekly magazine The Jewish Chronicle claims that he was told by Malik Faisal's family that he used to watch Dr. Israr's video on YouTube.
Prohibition is worst form of Islamophobia
Amir Shujauddin Sheikh of the Islamic Organization says banning Dr. Israr's channel is the worst form of Islamophobia.It is a world-renowned channel with millions of subscribers and millions of subscribers that used to catch the eye of anti-Islamic forces.
"It's like blaming the pubg makers for killing their parents after watching a PubG game, or blaming the filmmakers for taking action after watching Hollywood movies," he said.
"These speeches of Dr. Israr are not new, they are many years old. He spoke in the light of Qur'an and Hadith. They used to refer to the Jews mentioned in the Qur'an. He never talked about provoking anyone. Our protests are also peaceful. The organization condemns any move to take Islamic law into its own hands.
During the days of Ramadan, Dr. Israr's speeches are heard not only in Pakistan but all over the world. Closing the channel this month is "evidence of Islamophobia." According to him, social media is a platform for dissent, on which "there is also material against Islam, has any action been taken against them".
YouTube has a common practice and they are in touch with the organization and giving them their arguments. According to him, if they do not restore the channel, alternative methods of law will be adopted.
Following the closure of Dr. Israr Ahmed's YouTube channel, there is a trend on social networking site Twitter called Dr. Israr Ahmed 'Restore Ahmed's Channel' and 'Islamophobia' in which people are demanding that by tagging YouTube. Channel restored.
YouTube deletes Dr. Israr Ahmed's YouTube channel with 2.9 million subscribers. He was an enlightened and strong scholar of Islam, his lectures have taught millions. Is this provocative! YouTube should restore the channel immediately.