CEP Executive Director David Ibsen quoted: "'It is outrageous for the founder of one of Britain’s largest charities to slander people in this manner,' he told The National. 'Unfortunately, Dr El Banna’s comments did not occur in a vacuum. He is only the latest in a series of high-ranking officials from IRW in the past six months to publicly make derisive comments about other religious and ethnic groups. IRW’s entire board resigned over the summer. Almoutaz Tayara shared an anti-Semitic cartoon and praised the terrorist group Hamas, calling its leaders “great men” who responded to the “divine and holy call of the Muslim Brotherhood”. Despite these incidents, hatred has continued to flow from the board. It is troubling that so many board members feel safe to publicly share these comments on social media.'"