Britain’s Extremist Muslim Problem
Filed under: Britain, Europe, Immigration, Integration, Muslims — Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief on January 6, 2008 @ 7:21 pm CET
We all know that Britain has a very serious radical Muslim problem, but I bet that most people outside of Britain - such as myself -knew it’s as bad as this:
Islamic extremists have created “no-go” areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England’s most senior bishops warns today.
The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester and the Church’s only Asian bishop, says that people of a different race or faith face physical attack if they live or work in communities dominated by a strict Muslim ideology.
A Muslim organization immediately answered by saying that the Bishop is engaged in “frantic scaremongering,” but we’re used to those kinds of responses by now. If you point out that the 9/11 terrorists were Muslims, these organizations accuse you of being an Islamphobe as well, so I think it’s quite safe and fair to dismiss whatever they have to say as nonsense.
The Bishop also said that Britain suffers from multiculturalism gone wild, and that Britain’s ministers lack a “moral and spiritual vision.”
“David Davis, the shadow home secretary,” agrees with the Bishop, accusing Britain’s Muslim population of promoting some kind of “voluntary apartheid” by “shutting themselves in closed societies and demanding immunity from criticism.”
Which is something most of us can agree with I think.
Ibrahim Mogra, of the Muslim Council of Britain responded: “It’s irresponsible for a man of his position to make these comments.” He added: “He should accept that Britain is a multicultural society in which we are free to follow our religion at the same time as being extremely proud to be British. We wouldn’t allow ‘no-go’ areas to happen. I smell extreme intolerance when people criticise multiculturalism without proper evidence of what has gone wrong.”
Yeah. Without proper evidence huh? Look around yourself, I’d say.
More at Jules Crittenden’s place.
1 Rudi666
January 6, 2008 @ 7:56 pm CETMaybe it’s isn’t just a Muslim problem, but an ethnic and racism problem. We have a similar problem in the USA, but it’s Watts, Compton, Harlem and most of Detroit, not Dearborn or ElPaso. These "no go" areas of Detroit are over 40 years old. How old is the Muslim problem?
2 Michael van der Galien
January 6, 2008 @ 8:03 pm CETIt’s a Muslim problem, since it isn’t based on race but on religion.
3 in2thefray
January 6, 2008 @ 8:54 pm CETStopped by the new digs a couple of times first time moved to comment. The degradation of British society isn’t just a Muslim thing. In many communities that fit the no-go definition class is the deciding factor.One will see race ,ethnicity and creed involved but they’re not the deciding factors. Britain has had official policy of a bad form of multiculturalism that has breed segregation and destruction. The same is true in the US with black communities.
4 David L.
January 6, 2008 @ 9:42 pm CETA quick look at Google News for the UK shows that the Islamists and the multiculturalists are still sputtering incoherently. It will be interesting to see what happens when they manage to pull themselves together.
Police investigations and threats of arrest under Part III of the UK’s "Public Order Act of 1986" http://tinyurl.com/28eyse or under the "Racial and Religious Hatred Act of 2006 http://tinyurl.com/28lbj6 have been a fairly common response to those who dared to investigate and speak against hatemongering at Islamist controlled mosques. Arrests under either act may be made without warrant. When BBC4 aired a documentary entitled "Undercover Mosque," which exposed such Islamist-controlled mosques, the Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service launched an immediate investigation - of the documentary makers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2147135,00.html
Would they really dare to prosecute Archbishop Nazir-Ali? Somehow it no longer seems impossible
5 Michael van der Galien
January 6, 2008 @ 11:09 pm CETDavid: very troubling indeed. It goes to show how our own limitations on the freedom of speech can be used against us by those who oppose everything we used to stand for.
I just read an article at the Telegraph as well about how Christianity has disappeared from England, basically, and has been replaced by Islam which has filled the religion gap, you could say.
6 Rudi666
January 7, 2008 @ 12:18 am CETDoes the Reverend have any proof of Islamists attacking Christians? The actual article by Michael Nazir-Ali complains about amplified calls to prayer.
Of course church bells are never enhanced by artificial amplification. Please list some links of Muslims attacking Christians, the soccer hooligans are more likely source of assaults.
7 daveinboca
January 7, 2008 @ 12:33 am CETGee, Rudi666, I seem to remember a little ‘incident’ in London on July 11 a couple years ago that might have been construed as an attack on a ‘Christian’ polity.
Or don’t those little things count in your copybook?
8 Rudi666
January 7, 2008 @ 12:51 am CETI’m only discussing the "no go zones" and Nazir-Ali’s articles. I wonder how many assaults can be attributed to the BNP and NF?
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