article_snippet: TV host Rima Karaki was conducting an interview with London-based Islamist Hani Al-Seba'i for Lebanon's Al Jadeed on the weekend of International Women’s Day, discussing reports of Christians joining Islamic groups such as ISIS in the Middle East when an Islamist scholar went off on a historical tangent.
article_snippet: It was at its peak during the 1970s, with the leftist revolutionary movement,' Sheik Al-Seba'i says. '
article_snippet: Back then, we saw leftist organisation like the Red Brigades in Italy, the Red Army in Germany, the Baader Meinhof Group ...' TV host Rima Karaki tries to get Sheik Al-Seba'i back on topic, asking Sheik Al-Seba'i to 'focus on the present'.
article_snippet: TV host Rima Karaki asks: 'At present, what slogans are used to attract (Christians) to these groups?'
article_snippet: London-based Sheik Hani Al-Siba'i is Director of London's Al-Maqreze Centre for Historical Studies Hani Sibai.
article_snippet: London-based Sheik Hani Al-Siba'i has previously claimed that ‘anyone who is not a Muslim is a criminal’ and is seen as a controversial figure who has often made offensive comments in interviews.
article_snippet: Speaking to Al-Jazeera TV on July 8, 2005, London-based Sheik Hani Al-Siba'i caused great outrage by saying that the London bombings were a victory:
article_snippet: ‘If Al-Qaeda indeed carried out this act [of the London bombings], it is a great victory for it.
highlights_snippet: TV host Rima Karaki was interviewing  Islamist Hani Al-Seba'i .
  