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Osem · 04-02-2015, 08:05

I still think most Muslims in the UK are horrified by this sort of thing but are they supposed to protest en masse every time something like this happens in order to prove it? I do think it's vital that the Muslim community is seen to abhor such extremes and if part of that opposition extends to marches, so be it, but it really isn't reasonable to expect high profile marches in the streets each time something like this happens in the name of their faith.

I did a very quick search before posting this and found a large number of press releases and articles just like those linked to below in which murders in the name of Islam were roundly condemned by Mosque, community leaders, Imams etc. I really don't think it's reasonable to expect much more, after all as much as many of us opposed the wars in Iraq etc., how many of us have ever bothered getting out on the streets protesting about it and how often? Is it right to assume that unless ordinary Muslims constantly and publicly voice their opposition to such acts, they somehow support or condone them?

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-...st-is-killing/

http://www.mcb.org.uk/paris-murders-jan-08-15/

http://www.greenlanemasjid.org/Resou...ses/Index.aspx

http://www.centralmosque.org.uk/3/86...tacks-in-paris

http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/new...osques/?ref=mr

If the mainstream media chooses, understandably, not to report every such condemnation then is it surprising that maybe we don't hear about them as much as we feel we should?

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Osem Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 22,315	Re: Burning is the new beheading. I still think most Muslims in the UK are horrified by this sort of thing but are they supposed to protest en masse every time something like this happens in order to prove it? I do think it's vital that the Muslim community is seen to abhor such extremes and if part of that opposition extends to marches, so be it, but it really isn't reasonable to expect high profile marches in the streets each time something like this happens in the name of their faith. I did a very quick search before posting this and found a large number of press releases and articles just like those linked to below in which murders in the name of Islam were roundly condemned by Mosque, community leaders, Imams etc. I really don't think it's reasonable to expect much more, after all as much as many of us opposed the wars in Iraq etc., how many of us have ever bothered getting out on the streets protesting about it and how often? Is it right to assume that unless ordinary Muslims constantly and publicly voice their opposition to such acts, they somehow support or condone them? http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-...st-is-killing/ http://www.mcb.org.uk/paris-murders-jan-08-15/ http://www.greenlanemasjid.org/Resou...ses/Index.aspx http://www.centralmosque.org.uk/3/86...tacks-in-paris http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/new...osques/?ref=mr If the mainstream media chooses, understandably, not to report every such condemnation then is it surprising that maybe we don't hear about them as much as we feel we should?