{
  "id": 18498971,
  "title": "Mohammed Hijab suggests UK counter-terror police tried to recruit him as informant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/mohammed-hijab-suggests-uk-counter-terror-police-tried-to-recruit-him",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:45:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/mohammed-hijab-suggests-uk-counter-terror-police-tried-recruit-him-informant"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British YouTuber Mohammed Hijab, known for his work in philosophy of religion and debates on religion and politics, has alleged that counter-terrorism police attempted to recruit him as an informant following the seizure of his devices. On November 4, 2026, Hijab took to X (formerly Twitter) to share screenshots of notes allegedly written by the officers, stating that one line reads \"Doesn't want to be an informant.\" The police seized his devices in May 2025, reading over ten thousand messages before returning them on September 11, 2025. Hijab's account is based on redacted notes and a letter from Gatwick Borders Team dated May 18, 2025, which mentions the Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, a provision that allows police to detain and question individuals at airports without prior suspicion of terrorism.",
  "summary": "Mohammed Hijab suggests UK counter-terror police tried to recruit him as informant Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 11/06/2026 - 11:02 British YouTuber publishes image purportedly showing counter terrorism police saying he 'doesn't want to be an informant' Mohammed Hijab speaks at the Oxford Union in late 2025 (Screengrab) Off Prominent British YouTuber Mohammed Hijab has claimed that…",
  "key_points": [
    "UK counter-terror police sought to recruit Mohammed Hijab as informant.",
    "Hijab's devices seized in May 2025, messages reviewed for ten thousand.",
    "Schedule 7 of Terrorism Act 2000 permits airport detention without terrorism suspicion."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}