Teacher tied to radical Islamic group

Published: Jan. 15, 2010 at 10:37 AM

LONDON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A senior member of a hard-line Islamist group is teaching and preaching at the London School of Economics, an investigation has revealed.

Reza Pankhurst, who was imprisoned in Egypt for membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir, is a graduate teaching assistant at the school and regularly preaches to students at Friday prayers, The Times of London reported Friday.

A school spokesman said no one has raised any concerns about his conduct.

"We are not aware that he is a member of any proscribed organization or has broken any laws or LSE regulations," the spokesman added.

A member of the campus Islamic Society told The Times that when speaking at Friday prayers Pankhurst constantly brings the subject around to politics and the need to establish an Islamic state.

A Home Office spokesman says Hizb ut-Tahrir is kept under continuous review.

It is reportedly barred from organizing and speaking on university campuses by the National Union of Students.

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