‘Jihad teacher’ wanted Muslims to carry out arson in the West, court told

More on the continuing trial of Dzhamilya Timaeva at the Central Criminal Court. From the Telegraph

A teacher at an Islamic Sunday school wanted Muslims to carry out arson attacks in the West, a court heard.

Dzhamilya Timaeva, 19, is accused of spreading “pro-Isis propaganda” by distributing a cartoon-style book calling on Muslims to wage jihad against non-believers.

The Old Bailey previously heard copies of the book, called “Little Muwahideen”, were found in a search of her home by police and that she had already distributed more copies.

On Thursday, it was alleged that Ms Timaeva had a video on her phone called “Incite The Believers” . . . The clip encourages viewers to carry out arson attacks against buildings, forests and agricultural land in the West if they do not have a gun or a knife, it was heard.

While being questioned by police, Ms Timaeva was shown the film and said: “It’s the first time I watched the video”. But when she was rearrested in March 2023, police found she had made a voice note on her phone bragging about how she had lied to officers.

The court heard she said: “They were going through this sheet of why I was arrested and I was thinking this is nothing this is light work, like you guys have nothing on me. I’m sitting there like I’m chilling like I’m not even worried I’m not even scared – nothing! Like I’m so calm. And then after the video started on a tutorial on how to make explosives etc etc… and I had saved it on my phone and I forgot because I didn’t even watch the whole video. I like the start because it was a nicely edited video… I’m trying not to laugh because cos guys this one is not like me.”

Gareth Weetman, prosecuting, said Timaeva “wasn’t being truthful about not having watched the video. She was not simply a devout Muslim but someone who believed that it was her duty to wage war against non-believers and instil that sense of duty in others”, he said.

Ms Timaeva, who is on bail, denies disseminating terrorist documents and possessing a document for terrorist purposes between Oct 2022 and Feb 2023.

The trial continues.