In a video published in April 2026, Ben Habib, the leader of Advance UK, explained why he believes Islam as a religion is not compatible with the governance of the United Kingdom. He referred to a speech he delivered at the Oxford Union, where he argued that Islam as practiced in the UK is not aligned with Britain’s liberal democracy.

He said that he is not interested in whether Islam is compatible with the concept of democracy in general, but rather whether it is compatible with the United Kingdom. “I'm only interested in whether Islam is compatible with our democracy in the United Kingdom,” he said, adding that as a British citizen, for him it is not a theoretical debate but a practical one.

He said that “the grammar school teacher in Batley who circulated some caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad was threatened with his life after circulating those pictures, was removed from his post immediately by his school, and still lives in hiding.” He drew a comparison between these two incidents and said that this reflects the current situation in the United Kingdom.

He further stated, “Now, it might be that Islam can find its way to being compatible with democracy, but I can find no sense of the freedom of speech evident in the way that that grammar school teacher was treated.” He added that freedom of speech is the cornerstone of the UK and British democracy.

He then argued that Islam, as a religion, is completely incompatible with democracy. Referring again to the Batley incident, he said the teacher is still living in hiding and fearing for his life for actions taken in the United Kingdom in 2024.

“So let me just talk a little bit about Islam,” he said. He described the Quran, the holy book of Islam, as the word of God, conveyed to Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel, and argued that because it is considered perfect, it does not allow for criticism.

Resist comment: the so-called perfection of the quran, dissalowing any criticism, is exactly what the Nazi party in Germany, and the Communist Party in Russia used to justify their evil deeds.  Similarly cowardly muslims hide behind the words of a false prophet, and use the evil words in the quran to rape young girls, commit acts of terrorism and to subjugate women.  And this Labour government welcomes them with open arms.  The day is coming . . .