Residents of a wealthy village in Buckinghamshire fear their community could become involved in a global conflict between different Muslim sects after a hate preacher was given permission to broadcast his sermons from a former church. Sheikh Yasser al-Habib spent 2million buying a disused hall in Fulmer and turning it into a mosque which is also the base for his controversial satellite TV channel.

Last week, Ofcom revealed it was powerless to stop the cleric's incendiary broadcasts, which are said to stir up conflict between al-Habib's Shia sect and rival Sunni Muslims. Now locals in the small village - favoured by celebrities such as Vernon Kay and Ozzy Osbourne - are concerned that Fulmer will become the unlikely setting for a vicious war of words between the two sects.

The Kuwaiti preacher, who has previously been jailed in Kuwait for insulting the faith of Sunnis, bought the former evangelical church last year and converted into a mosque and broadcasting centre. His channel, Fardak TV, is registered by Ofcom - but most of its broadcasts cannot be controlled by the regulator because they are only shown outside the UK

Among the controversial sermons al-Habib has delivered over the airwaves was a celebration of the death of one of Sunni Islam's most revered figures.Two years ago, Ofcom investigated the preacher after it emerged that he had suggested one of the Prophet Muhammad's successors was gay.And in another slur directed at a figure beloved by Sunnis, he referred to Muhammad's wife Aisha as an 'enemy of God'.

At least we know where he is ....

Fulmer is down the road from me, near black park which backs onto pinewood studios, this preacher won't last there, I guarantee it.

Isn't he entitled to his opinions though ?

Why should it become a global conflict ,there are myriad stations in the world spouting shyte ?

oh ffs

but you hate islam anyway so shouldn' you be glad that he is showing the bad side of islam to so many?