Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was my great example”, says Alwin, once the right-hand man to the bearded Pakistani leader – But then he raped my two daughters
NUNEATON – One hour away by plane there is a Dutch ’mini-caliphate’. In the middle of England, Dutch Muslims numbering double figures are living on a county estate under the leadership of a clan of radical sheiks. It is no earthly paradise: ex-followers are sounding the alarm through De Telegraaf. They have destroyed my life.” MENU The Noeroel Islam mosque in The Hague pours thousands of Euros per year into the coffers of the ’Hijaz’ Islamic community, a country estate not far from Birmingham. Tens of believers from The Netherlands, Surinamese people in particular, are travelling there to settle around the little castle belonging to sheik Faiz Siddiqi and his family members. The Siddiqis are no everyday imams, but are gurus of mystical Pakistani Islam. They are revered as saints, but they are by no means of unblemished record. Injured parties are coming forward with accounts of sexual abuse, manipulation, intimidation with demons and the financial extortion of members.