London Mayor Sadiq Khan is facing more backlash after an ad featuring a controversial Islamic preacher burning Dollar and Euro bills appeared on underground advertising billboards.
The ad, which was placed inside trains as well as on platforms, shows Islamic preacher Ismail ibn Musa Menk holding burning US dollars with the caption “Join the money revolution.”
In Sadiq Khan’s London, ads displaying;Junk food = Banned.“Body shaming” = Banned.Artisan cheese = Banned.Ad featuring Islamic hate preacher, Ismail ibn Musa Menk, who is banned in other countries. = Perfectly fine.“Inclusive” London now includes seeing hate preachers. pic.twitter.com/BlGZfPE2BV
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) October 10, 2024
Another version of the ad, for an Islamic finance start up called Wahed, shows the Muslim preacher burning a suitcase full of dollars with the caption “withdraw from Riba,” a concept in Islamic banking that refers to charged interest.
Londra metrolarında faizsiz yatırım aracı @WahedInvest in reklamları var. Sloganları ise Riba (faiz) dan çık. Fotoğrafta ise Zimbabwe müftüsü @muftimenk . Wahed, Midas benzeri bir uygulama. Henüz ülkemizde kullanılmıyor. ABD, İngiltere, Dubai ve Malezya’da aktifler. #riba… pic.twitter.com/Dfgznc3Wzr
— Ali GÖZ (@aligoz52) October 12, 2024
The ad has also appeared on the side of buses in London.
Sharia Law now being advertised in London 😢😲 https://t.co/Jn4nRZnkxe
— Mill Hill Broadway News (@MillHillBwy) October 10, 2024
Menk, who is banned from several countries for inflammatory teachings, previously called gay people “filthy” and “worse than animals,” and has routinely made other extreme claims.
Critics have charged that the sanctioning of the ads by TFL, operated by the Mayor of London, represents a double standard, given that other much more tame ads have been removed or rejected.
