February 7, 2008
Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7232398.stm
The controversial Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has been refused a visa to visit Britain.
The Home Office said the UK would not tolerate the presence of those who seek to justify acts of terrorist violence.
During his last visit in 2004, Dr Al-Qaradawi defended suicide attacks on Israelis as "martyrdom in the name of God", during a BBC interview.
Dr Al-Qaradawi applied for the visa eight months ago, so that he could receive medical treatment in Britain.
Reacting to the decision, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) called it deplorable, and said the government had caved in to unreasonable demands spearheaded by the leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron.