British will keep Abulhamza [Archives:2002/46/Local News]

British Ambassador to Yemen Francis Guy has denied any change in her government’s policy in treating Muslims or Arabs after the September 11 attacks.
They are enjoying their full freedom and rights, she said.
“Muslim students are shifting to study in Britain after America’s stricter regulations on Muslims after the September 11 attacks,” said Gay.
She also repeated her government’s denial to hand over Abu Al Hamza Al Masri to the Yemeni authorities due to the British nationality he carries.
She said that he must be tried in front of the British judiciary on his possible participation in terrorist acts.
The statements of the ambassador came during her participation in the training of university students on human rights held in Taiz from Oct. 25 to 31.
Among the course activities was showing a documentary film on the 1.5 million Muslims in Britain.
The film showed that the first Muslim community arrived in Britain in the 18th century. It was a group of tradesmen, and the first mosque was established in 1930 by Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al Hakimi.
Many persons spoke in the film and denounced the distorted image of Muslims reflected in the Western media and the effect of Islamic art in Britain. It assures that the British library contains the best collection of Islamic manuscripts in the world. The film indicated that there is about 3,000 scripts and 150,000 books collected from all over the Islamic world.

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