[11], Kassam was a national executive board member of youth movement Conservative Future and director of campus anti-extremism group Student Rights, and campaigned against the London School of Economics for accepting money from Gaddafi's Libya;[10] the university's director Howard Davies would later resign when new revelations revealed the extent of the institution's relationship with the Gaddafi regime. In March 2019, Kassam and lawyer Will Chamberlain bought the conservative American digital-only publication called Human Events from Salem Media Group. "Raheem Kassam is a danger to British democracy, and the rule of law. Citing insufficient funds for his campaign, Kassam stated that he only had a slight chance of winning. [63] He also questioned the fairness of a UKIP ballot. Kassam self-published Enoch Was Right: Rivers of Blood 50 Years On, on April 19, 2018. I would love to work in American politics. [16] Kassam was a supporter of the controversial Young Britons' Foundation, described by its founder as a "conservative madrasa" which later shut down due to allegations of misconduct against director Mark Clarke. He captioned the photo, You all know the world would be better and safer this way.. Breitbart London editor Raheem Kassam has left the company, a source with direct knowledge of his departure told The Atlantic, marking the exit of one of the . We'd appreciate it if you'd also subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. He was criticized for his intention to cast doubt on the elections legitimacy. Updated on May 23 at 2:23 p.m. You know what else I think is gross? After heading to the University of Westminster to study politics, he retained his faith, although this began to waver after reading Carl Sagan and Richard Dawkins. He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. On 14 August 2017, Kassam published his book No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You with Nigel Farage writing the foreword to the book. Former Human Events Editor-in-Cheif and conservative pundit Raheem Kassam got into a spat with Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) organizers and chairman Matt Schlapp Wednesday over . . Raheem Kassam hosts author Joe Allen and Natalie Winters for a discussion on the corporate media's sudden obsession with aliens, as well as breaking news stories about Hunter Biden's pandemic investments, and Pamela Karlan (the Peter Daszak of election integrity) and how she MUST be made to recuse herself. Its a way of getting credit. Kassam talks impeachment with Jesse Kelly by Raheem Kassam published on 2019-11-16T17:14:16Z. So would you quit the race if you were caught doing it? Raheem Kassam (@RaheemKassam) August 9, 2019 The "Will" he appears to be speaking to in a snippy manner is Will Sommer of The Daily Beast.. Kassam is the former chief adviser to former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage.As a matter of fact, he's hanging out with Farage at CPAC . Read more: The list of speakers is a whos who of hard conservative politics in Australia: One Nations Mark Latham, MP Craig Kelly, Senator Amanda Stoker, Tony Abbott, Campbell Newman, Ross Cameron, Peta Credlin, Janet Albrechtsen, and Rohan Dean. While at a YBF event he convinced Alan Mendoza, boss of the neoconservative Henry Jackson Society, to pay for him to be a full-time campaigner on UK campuses against Islamic extremists (the enemy, as Kassam calls them), and Kassam worked for several years as the head of a front group called Student Rights, providing stories to newspapers on the supposed infiltration of universities by extremists. 06/01/20 1:48 PM EDT, Right-wing media attack faith leaders for criticism of police brutality around Trump's church photo-op, Fox News Tomi Lahren scolds Donald Trump for criticizing Ron DeSantis, Tucker Carlson says Andrew Tates arrest for human trafficking was pretty obviously a set-up, Tucker Carlson: A society that elevates people who are mentally ill is doomed, Sean Hannity encourages caller who claims hes stockpiling military weapons at the southern border, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow praises Nebraska State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh's efforts to block anti-trans legislation, After he tear-gassed peaceful protesters, Fox News glorifies Trump's photo op, Washington Post columnist blames peaceful protesters for Trump tear-gassing them, Amid a historic national crisis, the president is taking cues from Brian Kilmeade, Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway on Fox News, National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, Daily Caller reporter Mary Margaret Olohan, Right-wing pundit and former NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch, National Review writer Alexandra DeSanctis. Bill OReilly called a priest clueless, and Raheem Kassam accused an Episcopal bishop of having never picked up a Bible, Research contributions from Brennan Suen, Brianna January & Julie Tulbert, Right-wing media figures including Fox News host Laura Ingraham attacked religious leaders who criticized President Donald Trump after law enforcement officers tear-gassed protestors to disperse them so he could take a photo in front of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. [20], In 2018, Kassam joined the Institut des sciences sociales, conomiques et politiques (Institute of Social, Economic and Political Sciences), founded by politicians in the far-right[21] National Front Marion Marchal-Le Pen and Thibaut Monnier, in Lyon, France. Raheem Kassam. Kaz Ross does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. [22], In March 2019, Kassam and lawyer Will Chamberlain purchased Human Events, a conservative American digital-only publication, from Salem Media Group for $300,000. Nonsense. Kassam says he began to politicise after university following a meeting with Uxbridge Tory MP John Randall, who gave him guidance on getting ahead. They want to see them protected. 455. For Labor, Kassams presence at the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is symbolic and significant for more than just his views. Kassam was born in London in 1966, and attended Cambridge University's highly prestigulous Wikipedia College. On announcing his bid, he stated that he wanted to "stop infighting within UKIP", "address the deep cultural and social divides in this country", and "to become the real opposition and put this feckless Labour Party to bed. Raheem Kassam was born on 1 August 1986 in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom. Kassam formerly ran in the party's November 2016 leadership election before dropping out of the race on 31 October 2016. Governments are making fake news a crime but it could stifle free speech. Raheem Kassam's tracks Teacher Leaves VIOLENT THREAT Message for Rep Gosar by Raheem Kassam published on 2020-09-07T13:05:18Z. Due to this, Raheem leads a lavish lifestyle. | Radio Do not buy it. He is a strong nationalist and an anti-refugee critic of immigration. Echoing Trump, his election slogan was Make UKIP great again.. He laid a wreath outside Margaret Thatchers house when the former Conservative prime minister died, wants to slightly reduce the legal term on abortion, sees some room for shifting gun rights, and says Trump is a magnificently flawed character. [55] He also labelled his movement as Faragist and quipped that he was the "Faragest of the Faragists". This post is public, so please share it so others can find this work.Share Click this link for the original source of this article. He questioned Evans leadership skills and claimed that she had made smears against him. The following year, he joined the party and became Nigel Farages senior adviser. Born to Tanzanian Muslim immigrants of Indian origin, Raheem J. Kassam has raised as an Ismaili Shia Muslim. Discussing this, Shadow Home Affairs Minister Senator Kristina Keneally gave a statement saying, We should not allow career bigots a person who spreads hate speech about Muslims, about women, about gay and lesbian people to enter our country with the express intent of undermining equity and equality.. Moreover, Kassam also tweeted that Suzanne Evans, a candidate in the second 2016 UKIP leadership election, should fuck off for good. He also tweeted that Labor MP Angela Eagle should attend a special needs class.. Kassam promoted claims by Donald Trump intended to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election, while ballots were being counted in the 2020 election. I will give it to the party chairman and let him deal with it internally.. He proposed to Noelle at the White House. Used to work for UKIP who are known for hating people for no real reason - fueled by hate he focuses on inciting hate and pushing bile to mindless audiences who lap it up as fact. Thats what comes from being a brown person in the Conservative party and trying to get heard., Later, while talking about his reputation for getting into every photograph of Nigel Farage he could, he says being in the media used to make him feel good, though he says he now turns down media opportunities: Honestly, no ones ever shaken my hand in my life and said job well done. There is no evidence that Kassam uses the same extreme strategies to stir up audiences. As much as I love my parents, I always grew up being told what I needed to do more of, not appreciating what Id already done. The National Pulse was formed to promote honesty in politics. Initially Farage and Kassam thought they meant the producer of the show, but quickly realised they meant Foxs owner, Rupert Murdoch. Read more: She is the "Chief Creative Officer," which I assume means "Head Liar" of something called "Abortion Access Front," which is also a euphemism for "Come Murder Your Babies Here.". [46], Following his period with the Conservative Party, Kassam became a UK Independence Party voter in late 2013, joined the party early in the following year, and soon became Nigel Farage's senior adviser. [1], After the resignation of Diane James as UKIP leader in October 2016, Kassam launched a campaign to become the new leader. Born in London, England to Tanzanian immigrant parents, Kassam has worked on a number of political campaigns, as well as serving at several think tanks. The National Union of Students went to war with him, and Muslim organisations decried him. Its always the white converts to Islam who are the nuttiest, he says, while insisting his stance on the religion is real. [13], In 2011, Kassam was employed as campaigns director at the Henry Jackson Society, a neoconservative foreign policy think-tank. We need to get rid of that by tackling the problem at its root.. His parents were Tanzanian Muslim immigrants of Indian origin from Hillingdon. Additionally, Raheem served as the global editor-in-chief of Human Events and most recently became the editor-in-chief of The National Pulse. This is a style marked by divisive and hate-filled campaigns designed to increase divisions with society using the mass circulation of highly partisan and fake news on social media. The National Pulse team features some of the best minds in the conservative movement. Focusing on US topics after failing in UK politics or relevancy. Would you quit the race if anyone caught you doing that? As a result, Kassam has threatened to sue Keneally for defamation. [28], While ballots were being counted in the 2020 election, Kassam promoted claims by Donald Trump intended to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election. Robinson was introduced by Breitbart London editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam, who gave a short speech thanking the police officers on duty at the event, as well as the Antifa activists and mainstream media reporters who had shown up. Keneally describes this inaugural Australian CPAC as an attempt to normalise the extreme right in Australia and a cavalcade of intolerance at the CPA talkfest of hate. Labor Senator Penny Wong has called the annual CPAC in the USA as an extremist breeding ground of bigotry, and the dark arts of hate speech. Claiming that the then-U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump does not hold anti-Muslim opinions, Kassam attempted to cast doubts on the sexual misconduct claims made against Trump. Raheem Kassam. Raheem Kassam is an active British political activist. PoliticsHome uncovered a recording from January going even further and appearing to endorse a call to curb Muslim migration to the UK and pull up the drawbridge, although Kassam insists that is not his policy. I would be more on the sort of Bill Maher Religiousless kind . The pair split in incredibly acrimonious circumstances in 2013. Next up was a brief initial stint at Breitbart, where he edited future alt-right pro-Trump troll star Milo Yiannopoulos, then a fringe figure on UK politics looking for a home. It's gold..en corral. They're too scared to tell the truth and identify problems with an ideology and a religion in our country . The Elites Want War." January 27, 2022. Everything was going well, we lived in a big four-bedroom detached house with a couple of Mercedes in the drive. And inflammatory, insulting and derogatory statements targeting Aborigines, women, Muslims and LGBTIQA people were made by all three speakers. Jim, to put me in that box means that if the race gets truly really nasty and I have to start doing it, then youre putting me in a position where I cant. Naturally, you dont cover your face. Raheem J. Kassam (born 1 August 1986)[1] is a British political activist, former editor-in-chief of Breitbart News London, and former chief adviser to former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage. Raheem Kassam is a British political activist with a decade-long involvement in political campaigns on the hard right in the UK. Being a wrong un is something he relishes, as do the shabby characters who associate with him. "Fox News internal email appears to suggest their senior correspondent thinks the KGB still exists," Kassam tweeted Tuesday morning, adding the facepalm emoji. To nudge the White House and its allies into taking a more focused and aggressive posture to counteract the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. Its what happens when advocacy mixes with reporting and all pretence of a church-and-state division between straight reporting and comment is lost in the name of reaching for a political endgame. Raheem proposed to his fiance Noelle Garnier on December 22, 2020, at the White House. Canadian far-right anti-Islam provocateurs Stefan Molyneux and Lauren Southern jointly toured Australia in 2018.. Before his ban in 2019, Milo Yiannopolous toured in 2017 and even spoke in Parliament House at the invitation of Senator David Leyonhjelm. He proposed on December 22, 2020, at the White House. February 28, 2023. Raheem Kassam published his book No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You on August 14, 2017. on the basis of race, religion, sexuality and gender makes him . . And her legs, so she can't reproduce". In December 2019, Kassam became editor-in-chief of The National Pulse, an American news website on the political right in Washington, DCWashington. The aim of CPAC is to establish a solid base for conservative lobbying and campaigning in Australian elections. Im not doing it.. So why spend so long campaigning on the issue? Trumps campaign manager is a fan and has called Kassam a huge piece of manpower. But whats the proper way to go about that? But Kassam sounds a bit riled. However, the post seems to have been deleted recently. As an ex-Muslim who is not white, Kassam operates as a provocateur in much the same way as the openly gay (with a black husband) Milo Yiannopolous. You can also read him at FundRealNews.com, and he's got a great piece up in Newsweek, I believe, right now. Contact Jim Waterson at jim.waterson@buzzfeed.com. A leading Brexit campaigner described Kassam to BuzzFeed News as a fucking genius, before admitting that he has obviously got a few backs up in his time. Kassam has pledged to run a clean campaign against main rivals Paul Nuttall and Suzanne Evans. He has been described as far-right and right-wing by several media publications. We don't look into other peoples' hearts and souls and -- and discern and judge what their faith is, why the president felt compelled to walk there, why he held that bible up. [57][58], At the launch of his leadership campaign, Kassam called for a national referendum on the right of women in the UK to wear the niqb, claimed then-U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump does not hold anti-Muslim opinions, and cast doubt on the multiple claims of sexual assault made against Trump. Self care and ideas to help you live a healthier, happier life. The National Pulse editor-in-chief Raheem J. Kassam was locked out of Twitter after a tweet of his Tuesday "violated" the platform's "hacked materials" policy. Both use their identity to counter criticism of their extreme views as racist or intolerant. Often described as far-right and right-wing by the news media, Raheem Kassam ran for the UKIP's November 2016 . Raheem is engaged to his girlfriend Noelle Garnier. While ballots were in the process of being counted in the 2020 US election, Kassam engaged in the promotion of claims by Donald Trump. The influence goes both ways: Despite Bannons central role in Trump's presidential campaign, a source there told BuzzFeed News that he is keeping an eye on Kassams UKIP leadership bid. It is your source for breaking news and in-depth commentary on political and cultural issues in 2017 and beyond. Yes, Raheem 'The Randy Dandy' Kassam, the Bannon-bantering, Farage-friendly Brit currently wasting his talents as editor of Human Events, staggers into his 54th year today. By Greg Heffer Political Reporter 09:57, Mon, Oct 31, 2016 . Video & Audio Raheem Kassam was born in 1986 to Indian Muslim parents who immigrated to the UK from Tanzania. What started out small, has grown into a dynamic, new media publication. Podcast: The National Pulse with Raheem Kassam, By continuing, you accept the privacy policy. Psy op. ", "What Happened When I Trolled an Alt Right Hero", "Raheem Kassam calls Islam a 'fascistic ideology' on BBC as he defends Tommy Robinson's EDL threat", "FACTSHEET: RAHEEM KASSAM: Are these the faces of London's young 'alt-right'? [2] He has been described as far-right[3][4][5] and right-wing[6] by several media publications. Biography. Im sure they are, we just dont talk about it its better that we just dont talk about it. Keneally says Kassams extensive track record of vilifying others on the basis of race, religion, sexuality and gender makes him a career bigot. Raheem Kassam is engaged to Noelle Garnier, his long-time girlfriend. I formally reported him to the police on suspicion of fraud. Kassams parents were Tanzanian Muslim immigrants of Indian origin from Hillingdon. In June 2016 he posted a tweet (later deleted) suggesting First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon should have her "mouth taped shut. He also served as a national executive board member of the youth movement Conservative Future. Raheem Kassam is the Editor in Chief of Breitbart London, the European bureau of the Breitbart News Network. (The YBF is now largely inactive after the parents of a young activist who committed suicide called the programme a cult.). Announcing their engagement, Kassam shared a photo of the lovebirds on his Twitter and wrote. Are your parents bothered by criticisms of Islam? "It was almost like if you didnt go to mosque you didnt have a social life.". But Im dedicated to not doing it. Author: Raheem Kassam This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://raheemkassam.substack.com and its Swear to god. [7] He is the former global editor-in-chief of Human Events and most recently became the editor-in-chief of The National Pulse. In his bid announcement, Kassam stated that he intended to stop infighting within UKIP, address the deep cultural and social divides in this country, and become the real opposition and put this feckless Labor Party to bed.. ET. Golden Corral. Right-wing British activist Raheem Kassam blew up his ongoing feud with Labor Senator Kristina Keneally in a 10-minute rant during his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in . Born in London, England to Tanzanian immigrant parents, Kassam has worked on a number of political campaigns, as well as serving at several think tanks. Raheem Kassam is the Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, he's outspoken, honest, fearless, and he sat down with One American Podcast host Chase Geiser to discuss a variety of issues from Western Civilization to our faith in our lives. In 2011, Kassam started working as a campaigns director at the Henry Jackson Society, a neoconservative foreign policy think-tank. It could be a defining moment in Australian politics. In June 2016, Kassam made a controversial tweet suggesting that the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, should have her mouth taped shut. Unfortunately, he resigned from his position due to disagreements with the founding editor, Robin Shepherd. 1986. One of his first challenges as leader would be fundraising to solve the party's dire financial position, including finding a way to earn a living, given that the party does not currently set aside funds for a leader's salary. The National Pulse team features some of the best minds in the conservative movement. He formerly founded TrendingCentral.com, co-launched TheCommentator.com and is an Associate Fellow at The Henry Jackson Society Daily Show Creator Freaks Out Over Gutfeld Ratings, But Says Audience is 'Gross' Anyway. He's just bought Human Events, the media company, with his ally Will Chamberlain and his party had a celebratory and very boozy atmosphere. Raheem Kassam is the Editor in Chief of Breitbart London, the European bureau of the Breitbart News Network. He is related to Enoch Powell on his mother's side, and . Read more: Meanwhile, Labor senators have described the event Kassam is attending as normalising the extreme right wing in Australia. Twitter locked Raheem Kassam's account for the phrase 'Ok, groomers': Raheem Kassam, Editor in Chief of The National Pulse, replied to a tweet by @BristolLibrary with the comment "@BristolLibrary Ok, groomers." It is unclear exactly which tweet Kassam responded to, but @BristolLibrary made a tweet the day before Kassam's response that read: "It's #pridemonth2022 It's also 50 years since the . Raheem Kassam / Raheem Kassam's Substack: Murdoch's Dominion 'Admission' Is His Calculated Way of Neutering His Pro-Trump Fox Anchors, . Also, he is a former executive editor of Breibart News based in London. Read more: Kassam said he went back to the American donors. Because of his good works, he has gained huge support from the citizen too. EXC: Trump Takes Aim at Warmonger Washington, Pledging to Complete Mission of Cleaning House in Pentagon & State Dept. In addition, he also criticized the negative media attention he received and claimed that the media intimidated his parents. We were whisked upstairs, they thought I was [Farages] bag carrier, and a doddery old man comes out and says, [adopts Australian accent] Hello, mate.' The latest articles by Raheem Kassam at Newsweek. [12] In a 2011 interview, Kassam named his idols as Michael Gove, Margaret Thatcher and Barry Goldwater, and spoke of his admiration for the United States' free markets. He was a the product of a University education with experience in both the banking sector and journalism and had proven himself a committed supporter of the Conservative party. Bias drivel with no journalistic integrity, skill or factual contributions. [51] A few days after the result of the American presidential election was announced, Kassam accompanied Farage when the former UKIP-leader was the first British politician to meet President-elect Trump, at Trump Tower. Raheem Kassam worked for the American financial services firm Lehman Brothers in his early career. The former editor-in-chief of Breitbart News London, Raheem Kassam, also previously served as the chief adviser to former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage. On 19 April 2018, he self-published Enoch Was Right: Rivers of Blood 50 Years On, in which he argues that politician Enoch Powells anti-immigration Rivers of Blood speech has been realized. Who knows, if Trump wins maybe I could go and work in the White House!. And visiting speakers include influential republican congressmen Matt Gaetz and Mark Meadows, and UK Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage. The National Pulse offers unique analysis and investigative reporting. Raheem Kassam is a British political activist with a decade-long involvement in political campaigns on the hard right in the UK. [1][53][54], After Evans said on The Andrew Marr Show that her "far right" and "toxic" rival would take the party away from the interests of ordinary people, Kassam questioned Evans' leadership capabilities and asserted that she had made "smears" against him. The former editor-in-chief of Breitbart News London, Raheem Kassam, also previously served as the chief adviser to former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage. And until 2018, he was the London-based editor of the American far-right media outlet Breitbart, one of the most influential media outlets, under the guidance of Steve Bannon. Kassam is a particularly proud boy at the moment, and perhaps understandably so. Copyright 2012-20XX The Thinking Conservative MAE, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Source: That is not, quote, her Bible." Click to read The National Pulse, by Raheem Kassam, a Substack publication with hundreds of readers. This is a public episode. Both tours were costly in terms of police resources and security. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. by Kassam, Raheem Hardback at the best online prices at eBay! With over 64.8k Instagram followers, Raheem Kassam is active on the social networking platform under the username raheemkassam. All my friends went to the mosque every Friday," he says. I just turned around., I only know because of what the guy told me, I have no reason to believe he wasnt telling the truth, he says. I have things that could kill off the other candidates, I have leaked emails, I have all that stuff. [15][1] He has been a member of conservative think tanks such as the Bow Group, the neoconservative Henry Jackson Society, the Gatestone Institute and the Middle East Forum, and was involved in an attempted foundation of the UK version of the Tea Party movement.

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