I would love to work in American politics. Kassam is a nasty piece of work, and prides himself on being so. 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. If I were overcompensating I could easily stop now. That is not, quote, her Bible." Citation But Kassam sounds a bit riled. By this point he had become a pundit, and sought funding from pro-Israel, anti-Islamism American neocons to run a blog called The Commentator with fellow activist Robin Shepherd. "Raheem Kassam is a danger to British democracy, and the rule of law. Nigel Farage wrote the foreword to the book. Podcasts occasionally. He took it to his Twitter account and announce the news stating that he was the luckiest man on Earth. Read more: Copyright 20102023, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Friday essay: networked hatred - new technology and the rise of the right, Booksellers, the alt-right and Milo Yiannopoulos, Why Australia should be wary of the Proud Boys and their violent, alt-right views, Governments are making fake news a crime but it could stifle free speech, inflammatory, insulting and derogatory statements, Freedom of speech: a history from the forbidden fruit to Facebook, Committee Member - MNF Research Advisory Committee, PhD Scholarship - Uncle Isaac Brown Indigenous Scholarship. I saw at first-hand behaviour that was so appalling it was, and remains, difficult to internalise. [10] He has called his former university, the University of Westminster, a "hotbed of radical Islam", citing the fact that Jihadi John was at his campus as evidence. Raheem Kassam and Natalie Winters discuss Chuck Schumer's homophobic staffer hypocrisy, the beef squashing between Trump and DeSantis, the lack of chicken basically anywhere, and Gavin Wax joins to discuss his analysis on the Texas Governor's race. Calls to ban the far-right speaker blur line between free speech and hate speech", "Tommy Robinson: BBC accused of giving former Breitbart London editor 'platform to spout bile', "The dark stars of the far right compete to bask in the glory of Tommy Robinson", "Donald Trump, the anti-Muslim far right and the new conservative revolution", "Are these the faces of London's young 'alt-right'? [65], In his October 2016 Newsnight interview, Kassam suggested that Donald Trump would be a better President of the United States than Hillary Clinton. Kassam formerly ran in the party's November 2016 leadership election before dropping out of the race on 31 October 2016. You can find him on Twitter @RaheemKassam. One awarded him with the title Islamophobe of the Year, which he pledged to celebrate with wine, scotch, and women. [He has] campaigned for 'limited . 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. Editor-in-Chief of @TheNatPulse. Copyright 2012-20XX The Thinking Conservative MAE, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Source: The bottom line is there is a market for it. 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. And then in the early '90s we lost everything in the crash.. He was one of the first people who looked at Trump who worked out how Trump was doing things by bypassing the media.. Because of his good works, he has gained huge support from the citizen too. From the June 2, 2020, edition of Fox News'Outnumbered. His most well-known roles have been as a senior adviser to Nigel Farage during the 2015 general election and as a (failed) candidate for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) leadership. After Diane James resigned as UKIP leader in October 2016, Kassam started campaigning to become the new leader. He also served as a national executive board member of the youth movement Conservative Future. 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. [29], Kassam has described himself as a nationalist. I feel terrified," he says. Kassam is the former senior advisor to Brexit-leader Nigel Farage. 03/03/23 10:09 PM EST, Video & Audio Raheem Kassams Twitter activity has attracted much negative attention in recent years. He suggests he might seek permission from the party to earn money by giving after-dinner speeches. ", In response, Kassam says Shepherd wrongly accused him of taking thousands of pounds from the blog when the business venture collapsed: We never codified the relationship between us. Here is their little boy who wanted to own a sandwich shop, now running to be UKIP leader.. Author: Raheem Kassam This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://raheemkassam.substack.com and its He grew up an Ismaili Shia Muslim but wrote in 2016 that he had not been a practicing Muslim for over a decade. on the basis of race, religion, sexuality and gender makes him . Noelle worked for former American prime minister Donald Trump. He was educated at Bishopshalt School, a state . Soon he was on the endless Westminster circuit of events and drinking and campaigning, where a small group of would-be activists and journalists constantly try to gain one up on each other. On August 8, Human Events announced that Kassam had severed ties with the organization and that Kassam would no longer work as its Global editor-in-chief. Later, Kassam enrolled at St Helens College, Hillingdon, and then studied Politics at the University of Westminster. "[47][48] His campaign slogan was "Make UKIP great again". 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.. Raheem Kassam had been second favourite in the Ukip leadership race. 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. Currently on leave from his job as editor of the UK edition of right-wing news outlet Breitbart, Kassam has spent his career flitting between political activism and commentary, with a short diversion into party politics as chief of staff to outgoing UKIP leader Nigel Farage during the 2015 general election. They're too scared to tell the truth and identify problems with an ideology and a religion in our country . And while the politically correct try to deny their existence, the shocking reality of these "No Go Zones"where Sharia law can prevail and local police stay awaycan be attested to by its many victims. Meanwhile, a former business partner described him as a psychopath and a crook who poses a danger to British democracy. [52][56] Farage repudiated Evans' comments about Kassam shortly afterwards. Raheem Kassam is an alt-right British political activist and conspiracy theorist. Youve seen how media and politics has merged, this is where this thing is going, says Kassam, a 30-year-old in a smart suit, setting out his plan to reach ordinary UKIP members through social media. On March 17, 2022, Raheem Kassam shared a photo of himself at the George W. Bush Presidential Library. At one point Kassam admits he has sometimes pushed his public persona too far and picked too many fights in a desire to get attention: That is where Ive overcompensated. Raheem J. Kassam is now 36 years old. The 2015 general election turned out to be a disaster for UKIP, which won 3.9 million votes but took just one seat, and Kassam was left directly in the firing line. by Kassam, Raheem Hardback at the best online prices at eBay! Kassam is deeply embedded in the far-right ecosystem of anti-Islam, anti-immigration, anti-feminist sentiment. Raheem Kassam is a renowned British political activist. Real News and Investigations. [66], In January 2018, Kassam received media coverage for stating during a Sky News interview that London had become "a shithole" under Mayor Sadiq Khan, intentionally mirroring similar alleged comments U.S. President Trump made on immigration shortly before. Dont forget, I know how it feels. 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. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, has not ever picked up a Bible and that Wilton D. Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, is a fraud who does not understand fundamental Catholic teachings.. In this hes echoing the view of Breitbart US chief Steve Bannon, who helped build up right-wing anger and Trump through highly partisan reporting and pro-Republican commentary before taking leave to work as Trumps campaign manager. We need to get rid of that by tackling the problem at its root.. Shadow Home Affairs Minister Senator Kristina Keneally said "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. Kassam says he began to politicise after university following a meeting with Uxbridge Tory MP John Randall, who gave him guidance on getting ahead. Raheem Kassam worked for the American financial services firm Lehman Brothers in his early career. He has been described as far-right and right-wing by several media publications. Raheem Kassam is the Editor in Chief of Breitbart London, the European bureau of the Breitbart News Network. Raheem is engaged to his girlfriend Noelle Garnier. The daily radio show and podcast focused on convincing the White House and its allies to take a more focused and aggressive approach to fight against the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. Raheem Kassam published his book No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You on August 14, 2017. You've gotta see this meltdown. [2] He has been described as far-right[3][4][5] and right-wing[6] by several media publications. 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.. October 7. Additionally, Raheem served as the global editor-in-chief of Human Events and most recently became the editor-in-chief of The National Pulse. 4.5K 08:57. 03/03/23 8:10 PM EST, Video & Audio He is notorious for provocative public statements. Often described as far-right and right-wing by the news media, Raheem Kassam ran for the UKIPs November 2016 leadership election but dropped out of the race on October 31,2016. This comes down to this fight between globalists and nationalists. The society was founded by far-right National Front politicians Marion Marchal-Le Pen and Thibaut Monnier in Lyon, France. Focusing on US topics after failing in UK politics or relevancy. [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. [13], In 2011, Kassam was employed as campaigns director at the Henry Jackson Society, a neoconservative foreign policy think-tank. 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. We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing. He proposed on December 22, 2020, at the White House. He proposed to Noelle at the White House. Biography. Raheem Kassam. 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. In May 2018, Kassam left Breitbart. You can also read him at FundRealNews.com, and he's got a great piece up in Newsweek, I believe, right now. Raheem graduated with a degree in Politics from the University of Westminster. Kassam was a candidate in the November 2016 UKIP leadership election, but dropped out of the race in October 2016.. But it was a 2014 trip shadowing Nigel Farage in New York that gave Raheem his break. Raheem Kassam is a British political activist with a decade-long involvement in political campaigns on the hard right in the UK. Since I had never before reported anyone to the police, perhaps a reasonable observer might wonder why that seemed necessary. While the audio from the BBC interview is unavailable, Mr Kassam's comments were reported by two other media platforms. Kassam has pledged to run a clean campaign against main rivals Paul Nuttall and Suzanne Evans. 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. He questioned Evans leadership skills and claimed that she had made smears against him. [53] He later apologised. "[27], In October 2019, Kassam began co-hosting War Room: Impeachment, a daily radio show and podcast with Steve Bannon, to nudge the White House and its allies into taking a more focused and aggressive posture to counteract the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. Trumps campaign manager is a fan and has called Kassam a huge piece of manpower. [9] Kassam was educated at Bishopshalt School, a state comprehensive school in Uxbridge and St Helen's College, Hillingdon, and then studied Politics at the University of Westminster. ", "Raheem Kassam on UKIP fighting and leadership contest", "Steven Woolfe and Raheem Kassam throw hats in ring for UKip leadership", "Ukip leadership contest: five likely contenders to succeed Diane James", "Ukip leadership candidate Steven Woolfe quits party following conference altercation furore", "Raheem Kassam: UKIP is in an 'existential crisis', "Ukip at war again as two more leadership candidates put themselves forward", "Ukip Leadership Contender Raheem Kassam Sparks Outrage For History Of Controversial Twitter Posts", "Abusive tweets were a silly joke, says Ukip contender", "Ukip leadership candidate defends Trump and calls for niqab referendum", "Nigel Farage is Ukip's Tony Blair. In addition, he also gives his followers a rare glimpse into his private life and frequently shares photos with his friends and colleagues. In March 2019, Kassam and lawyer Will Chamberlain bought the conservative American digital-only publication called Human Events from Salem Media Group. [59][60] Kassam gained the personal support of Arron Banks, the principal funder of UKIP. 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. [51], Kassam's activity on social media has attracted negative attention. CelebCritics.com is an entertainment website that tells you everything you know about your favorite celebrity, lifestyle, and news. . Yiannopoulos declined to comment. 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 team features some of the best minds in the conservative movement. Self care and ideas to help you live a healthier, happier life. A day after this show of excessive force, Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited St. John Paul II National Shrine for a tour and to take photos in front of a statue of the eponymous pope. In 2011, Kassam started working as a campaigns director at the Henry Jackson Society, a neoconservative foreign policy think-tank. "The National Post" editor Raheem Kassam demonstrates the extent to which Twitter is using warning labels and filters to block the president's communications. 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Kassam is an atheist, stating that Christopher Hitchens' rejection of religious faith ("religions are versions of the same untruth") inspired him. I believe that a country needs borders, a country needs culture, a country needs values.. . [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.
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