It reported that Raheem Kassam former editor of Breitbart London and Farage's ex-chief of staff had to be escorted out of the LBC studio on Tuesday by staff who say he didn't have permission to be . Steve Bannon ally thrown out of Nigel Farage radio studio Using the campaign slogan Make UKIP great again, Kassam gave an interview with Evan Davis on the BBCs Newsnight and talked about his intent to resolve UKIPs existential crisis. He also promised to increase UKIPs membership to 100,000. Listen as Raheem walks through the six stupid points Waldman makes, and what impact his claims have on the modern political conversation. [2] He has been described as far-right[3][4][5] and right-wing[6] by several media publications. Because of his good works, he has gained huge support from the citizen too. Tweets with replies by Raheem J. Kassam (@RaheemKassam) / Twitter Right-wing media attack faith leaders for criticism of police brutality The National Pulseoffers unique analysis and investigative reporting. Otherwise Kassam's positions fit with some of the key UKIP stereotypes. EXC: Trump Takes Aim at Warmonger Washington, Pledging to Complete Mission of Cleaning House in Pentagon & State Dept. Raheem Kassam Ripped By CPAC Over Piecing Together - Mediaite When I say it (left image, March 2022), it's "pro Putin" but when Bloomberg says it (right image, Feb 2023) it's fine? . Bias drivel with no journalistic integrity, skill or factual contributions. The Elites Want War." I was walking up the stairs when this guy walks out and says, Dont go in there, theyre showing videos of 9/11 with people clapping and laughing.' So would you quit the race if you were caught doing it? He is a strong nationalist and an anti-refugee critic of immigration. [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. Ex-Nigel Farage aide Raheem Kassam QUITS Ukip leadership race This is a public episode. In a last-ditch attempt to get Farage into parliament after they realised his campaign to take the seat of Thanet South was going wrong, the pair ended up sharing a flat in the Kent town and indulging in lengthy PFLs their code for proper fucking lunches, involving multiple bottles of wine. Jihadi John was two years below me at my campus.. So why spend so long campaigning on the issue? I believe that a country needs borders, a country needs culture, a country needs values.. They're Satan-worshipping "atheists" (just a weasel word for satanists) or "secularists" (another weasel word for satanists). Now he declares neoliberalism to be dead and is running on a platform of renationalising the railways and cutting immigration to 90,000 people a year a policy he admits could cause trouble for the modern equivalent of his parents. 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. His father studied at the University of Bristol before applying for a work permit to stay behind in the UK, where he built up a chain of fast-food shops. He was hired as Farages chief of staff, providing advice while writing columns for the Daily Express and running his social media. Life was good, with a large home in the London suburb of Hillingdon, until the family lost it all and bailiffs seized their restaurants in the night. He was also bashed by the Scottish National Party MP Stewart McDonald on Twitter. Raheem J. Kassam (born 1 August 1986) 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. I dont do negative background briefings, he says. He is notorious for provocative public statements. Raheem Kassam - SoundCloud Raheem Kassam. Following the protests, Howard Davies, the universitys director, resigned. There is no evidence that Kassam uses the same extreme strategies to stir up audiences. Contact Jim Waterson at jim.waterson@buzzfeed.com. His big break came with a trip to the Young Britons' Foundation (YBF) conference, which later became notorious as the Conservative madrasa, a forum for radicalising young Tories using the tactics of the American right. CPAC brings together a range of like-minded conservative politicians and lobbyists from Britain, the USA and Australia for the first time. They want to see them protected. "[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. He also says the Muslim Council of Great Britain is a fifth column and is also in favour being racially profiled to reduce the risk of terrorism: I get worried when Im not profiled in an airport. All my friends went to the mosque every Friday," he says. The Bishop [Mariann Budde] of the Episcopal Diocese Church of Washington, which includes St. John's, where the president walked to yesterday, is actually, Kellyanne, going after the president's photo-op, saying, He used her church as a backdrop and the Bible as a prop." It is your source for breaking news and in-depth commentary on political and cultural issues in 2017 and beyond. After Suzanne Evans, a candidate in the second 2016 UKIP leadership election, 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 took offense. While the audio from the BBC interview is unavailable, Mr Kassam's comments were reported by two other media platforms. [71] On 19 April 2018, Kassam self-published Enoch Was Right: 'Rivers of Blood' 50 Years On, in which he argues that the vision of politician Enoch Powell's anti-immigration Rivers of Blood speech has been realised.[72]. He took it to his Twitter account and announce the news stating that he was the luckiest man on Earth. I said, who do you want to keep the money? But he has already raised 5,000 in campaign funds and is backed by major UKIP donor Arron Banks, although Banks has not yet put money into his leadership bid, despite Kassams best efforts. This week, a heated row blew up in the senate and on social media when Shadow Home Affairs Minister Kristine Keneally demanded that a controversial political figure, Raheem Kassam, be denied a visa to speak at a political event in Australia. Kassam took a controversial stance at the launch of his leadership campaign after he called for a national referendum on the right of women in the UK to wear the niqb. 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 renowned British political activist. Raheem Kassam Net Worth, Age, Height, Weight, Early Life, Career Raheem Kassam (born 1 August 1986) is a far-right British political activist, former editor-in-chief of Breitbart News London, and former chief adviser to former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage. The first line of Kassam's website biography says he is no longer religious, and he admits its possible his background might count against him among the ordinary UKIP members who will choose the next party leader. 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. Swear to god. This isnt the first time in the past year that controversial right-wing speakers have faced visa bans. 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. Kassam is a psychopath, and a crook. Curtis Ellis adored America until the day he Pandemonium, by Curtis Ellis.Thank you for reading. Freedom of speech: a history from the forbidden fruit to Facebook. The National Pulse team features some of the best minds in the conservative movement. What started out small, has grown into a dynamic, new media publication. They're too scared to tell the truth and identify problems with an ideology and a religion in our country . 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. February 28, 2023. [54][55] He has tweeted in the past that Suzanne Evans, a candidate in the second 2016 UKIP leadership election, should "fuck off for good",[56] and questioned whether Labour MP Angela Eagle attended a "special needs class". While ballots were in the process of being counted in the 2020 US election, Kassam engaged in the promotion of claims by Donald Trump. Raheem Kassam's Podcast. on Apple Podcasts KASSAM: Look, unless we as a civilization are willing to risk a pretty level of certainty behind a nuclear World War III for the sake of a non-NATO member country and we can get into the Budapest memorandum if people like as well and these small pockets of disputed territories, then an end is necessarily coming to the table and saying . Concerned with all the misinformation across traditional and social media channels, our team came together before the 2016 presidential primary process. Moreover, he is also a member of the UK Independence Party and worked as a chief adviser to leader Nigel Farage. [13], In 2011, Kassam was employed as campaigns director at the Henry Jackson Society, a neoconservative foreign policy think-tank. Raheem Kassam (born 1 August 1986 in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom) is a British activist, author, and former editor-in-chief of Breitbart News London. Raheem Kassam was born on 1 August 1986 in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom. Right-wing media attack faith leaders for criticism of police brutality around Trump's church photo-op. Then the two of them disappeared into a private room. I formally reported him to the police on suspicion of fraud. 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.". He proposed to Noelle at the White House. Why Australia should be wary of the Proud Boys and their violent, alt-right views. Kassam self-published Enoch Was Right: Rivers of Blood 50 Years On, on April 19, 2018. On June 1, Trump delivered a speech from the Rose Garden in which he threatened to mobilize thousands and thousands of heavily armed military personnel to quell protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Governments are making fake news a crime but it could stifle free speech. He has called the Koran fundamentally evil, and Islam a fascistic and totalitarian ideology.. [31][32][33] He has also been described by media and academic sources as a figure in the alt-right. After Diane James resigned as UKIP leader in October 2016, Kassam started campaigning to become the new leader. 03/03/23 8:10 PM EST, Video & Audio Announcing their engagement, Kassam shared a photo of the lovebirds on his Twitter and wrote. Friday essay: networked hatred - new technology and the rise of the right. Raheem Kassam is the Editor in Chief of Breitbart London, the European bureau of the Breitbart News Network. You can find him on Twitter @RaheemKassam. 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's The National Pulse is Washington, D.C.'s fiercest independent reporters presenting real news and investigations from the nation's Capitol. 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. 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. . Yiannopoulos declined to comment. No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighbo by Kassam, Raheem Obsessed with travel? 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. 06/01/20 10:56 PM EDT, Video & Audio 1986. 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.. University of Tasmania provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Are your parents bothered by criticisms of Islam? If I were overcompensating I could easily stop now. [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. Kassam can speak as an ex-Muslim at a Pegida rally, advise Farage on strategy, appear on Newsnight, jump back to being a reporter writing inflammatory news stories at Breitbart, then run for leader of a political party and receive favourable coverage from Breitbart. 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. 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. And visiting speakers include influential republican congressmen Matt Gaetz and Mark Meadows, and UK Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage. Author: Raheem Kassam This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://raheemkassam.substack.com and its The National Pulse team features some of the best minds in the conservative movement. on the basis of race, religion, sexuality and gender makes him . religion, sexuality and gender makes him a "career bigot". The National Union of Students went to war with him, and Muslim organisations decried him. Raheem Kassam | CensorTrack I would have proved my point., Amid the anti-immigrant bombast, the campaigns against the niqab, and the calls for himself be racially profiled, there are occasional moments of self-reflection. Wigmore said that once again Kassam benefitted from blurring the lines between reporter and participant during the EU referendum, helping out the anti-EU campaign group when it got off the ground: He understands social media brilliantly and from the referendum point of view he certainly helped in the early stages. | Radio ET. The society was founded by far-right National Front politicians Marion Marchal-Le Pen and Thibaut Monnier in Lyon, France. [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. HARRIS FAULKNER (HOST): You know, you mentioned that church, and there are other churches too that people are talking about today. Raheem Kassam - Black Lives Matter And Climate Change | Facebook Kassam, whose leadership bid is being run under the Donald Trump-inspired slogan Make UKIP Great Again, stands out as a particularly divisive figure in a political world not short of divisive figures. Raheem Kassam is Managing Editor of Breitbart London. [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. 522. In 2011, Kassam started working as a campaigns director at the Henry Jackson Society, a neoconservative foreign policy think-tank. 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. She has asked Minister of Home Affairs Peter Dutton to deny Kassam a visa under Section 501 of the Migration Act on the grounds that he is at risk of vilifying others, inciting discord, and putting sections of the community in danger if he is let into Australia. 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.. You know what else I think is gross? The Atheist Conservative: Raheem Kassam His journalistic hero is Rod Liddle, although he insists he has little admiration for Putins Russia or the nascent alt-right movement. Reporting on what you care about. Raheem Kassam. Citing insufficient funds for his campaign, Kassam stated that he only had a slight chance of winning. Its an October morning in a Westminster greasy-spoon caf and UKIP leadership candidate Raheem Kassam is tucking into a bacon sandwich as he explains how his Muslim parents feel about him campaigning to replace Nigel Farage while calling for a national referendum on banning the niqab. Raheem Kassam is an alt-right British political activist and conspiracy theorist. Im sure they are, we just dont talk about it its better that we just dont talk about it. Podcast: The National Pulse with Raheem Kassam, By continuing, you accept the privacy policy. His legacy bears vivid witness to that truth. Beef-Squashin', Chicken-Hunting, Tweet-Deleting, Texas-Talkin' (w Gavin Wax) 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. Nov 9, 2022. 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. Kassam was a candidate in the November 2016 UKIP leadership election, but dropped out of the race in October 2016.. [52][56] Farage repudiated Evans' comments about Kassam shortly afterwards. In December 2019, Kassam became editor-in-chief of The National Pulse, an American news website on the political right in Washington, DCWashington. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Ive never liked the Murdoch papers, so it was a bit belly-of-the-beast.. Raheem Kassam worked for the American financial services firm Lehman Brothers in his early career. The far-right political activist often shares his controversial political views on Instagram. 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. [7] He is the former global editor-in-chief of Human Events and most recently became the editor-in-chief of The National Pulse. Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in 2008. open.substack.com. Focusing on US topics after failing in UK politics or relevancy. "Fox News internal email appears to suggest their senior correspondent thinks the KGB still exists," Kassam tweeted Tuesday morning, adding the facepalm emoji. I could do that and pour pig blood over myself in a New York museum, but its just not me." He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. Echoing Trump, his election slogan was Make UKIP great again.. 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. The thing is those people aren't Jewish. Kassam talks impeachment with Jesse Kelly by Raheem Kassam published on 2019-11-16T17:14:16Z. 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. 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. CLAY: We're joined now by Raheem Kassam. 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. And inflammatory, insulting and derogatory statements targeting Aborigines, women, Muslims and LGBTIQA people were made by all three speakers. Raheem Kassam - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [30] Kassam's politics have frequently been described as far-right by mainstream commentators and sources. Raheem Kassam (@RaheemKassam) April 2, 2021 According to the story , Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert , and Jake Novak, media director of the Israeli consulate in New York City, exchanged text messages that bring a fresh context to the money trail that surrounds Gaetz and his father, Don Gaetz. 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. 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 . Raheem was born on August 1, 1986, in London, United Kingdom. Andy Wigmore, head of communications at the UKIP-associated anti-EU group Leave.EU, said Kassam was fucking clever, theres no question about that, and he gets stuff, although hes obviously rubbed a few backs up in his time. That is what this country has allowed him to be., What if it doesnt work out? Raheem is engaged to his girlfriend Noelle Garnier. 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. 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. They claimed that the Rt. 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. Raheem Kassam was born in 1986 to Indian Muslim parents who immigrated to the UK from Tanzania. Raheem J. Kassam on Twitter: "Almost every single thing I said since One awarded him with the title Islamophobe of the Year, which he pledged to celebrate with wine, scotch, and women. Jordan Peterson Podcast, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Books, Daughter, and Net Worth, Kate Linebaugh Journal, Bio, Wiki, Age, Husband, WSJ, Salary, and Net Worth, Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, List of States in the US, Alphabetical list of States in the U.S., and Abbreviation of States in United States. He has been described as far-right and right-wing by several media publications. Me or Robin? He says the donors chose him, much to the anger of Shepherd, who struggled to deal with this and has written furious posts about the situation ever since. by Kassam, Raheem Hardback at the best online prices at eBay! NIGEL FARAGE's former aide Raheem Kassam today ended his Ukip leadership campaign just three days after officially launching his bid. Keneally says Kassams extensive track record of vilifying others on the basis of race, religion, sexuality and gender makes him a career bigot. 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. However, the post seems to have been deleted recently. The National Pulse offers unique analysis and investigative reporting.