The US government has made a bizarre internet gaffe by posting a British Muslim extremist ’ s photograph of veiled women calling for sharia law , citing it as an inspirational example of free speech in the West . The American State Department ’ s ‘ Think Again Turn Away ’ campaign is designed to dissuade Muslims from joining IS – also known as ISIS – and other extreme groups . The campaign posted the picture on its Twitter account last week , adding : ‘ In open societies , all faiths enjoy freedom of speech ; under ISIS rule , no such thing as freedom of expression. ’ Scroll down for video . The photograph shows Muslim women , all in black burkas , running a campaign stall in Dalston , East London . The photograph shows Muslim women , all in black burkas , running a stall in Dalston , East London . They are standing behind a trestle table covered in leaflets and a banner reading : ‘ Shariah law or man made law . Which is better for mankind ? ’ An investigation by The Mail on Sunday has found the banner was used in an extremist campaign called Stay Muslim , Don ’ t Vote , which calls for strict sharia law to be imposed on Britain , as well as urging Muslims not to vote in elections . The photo was given the caption ‘ Muslims coming out inviting society to Islam ’ – which was copied by the US State Department – by a man calling himself Abdulrahman Muhajir , whose Twitter account is suspended . Blunder : Moshiur Rahman , who posted the image online , was one of 12 Islamists given Asbos banning them from taking part in demonstrations . The Mail on Sunday can reveal he is Moshiur Rahman , a 33-year-old from Luton , who last year was one of 12 Islamists given Asbos banning them from taking part in demonstrations over a violent protest rally on Oxford Street . At least two of the gang are believed to be fighting for IS in Syria . Anjem Choudary – the hate preacher who has repeatedly blamed British foreign policy for terrorist attacks and whose al-Muhajiroun group was banned by the Government – was present at the event in Dalston on March 7 . He has also given talks in Walthamstow and East Ham at demonstrations where the sign was used . The photo appropriated by the US State Department was first placed on Twitter last week by a woman calling herself Umm Usmaan , who is a leading figure in the anti-democracy campaign . She described it as an ‘ Islamic roadshow ’ and included the slogan ‘ stay Muslim , don ’ t vote ’ when she put the photo on Twitter . Yesterday she posted a picture of another sign with the message : ‘ The right of legislation belongs to none but Allah ! ’ Last night , terror expert Douglas Murray , associate director of the Henry Jackson Society think-tank , said : ‘ It ’ s an incredibly weak “ fail ” , ’ he said . ‘ They should be putting a bit more thought into their sourcing . With all of our resources , it ’ s not even as accomplished as the crudest IS propaganda. ’ US Twitter users were also quick to ridicule the State Department , with one calling it an ‘ epic fail ’ . Conservative US commentator Mark Steyn added : ‘ Why is the State Department promoting sharia for the United Kingdom ? Aren ’ t they supposed to uphold the Constitution of the United States ? Sharia ’ s incompatible with that constitution , as it is with the legal inheritance of Western civilisation. ’ The State Department did not respond to requests to comment yesterday .
London government posted a British Muslim extremist 's photograph online . Picture showed veiled women calling for sharia law during US protest . State Department used photo as an inspirational example of free speech . But the banner was also used in an extremist campaign for strict sharia law .