04-03-2005, 19:46
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Re: Muslims should expect to be stopped....
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Originally Posted by me283
I have not heard any gripes from the Muslim Council of Great Britain, for example? [...]Should we not let the Muslims decide if it offends them, instead of deciding in advance that it will?
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Perhaps you just haven't looked hard enough:
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There was an angry response to her comments from Muslim leaders. One on an Islamic human rights commission, Massoud Shadjareh, accused Blears of †œplaying an Islamophobia cardâ₠¬Ã‚ in the run-up to a general election.
†œShe is demonising and alienating our community,ââ ¬Â he said. †œIt is a legitimisation for a backlash and for racists to have an onslaught on our community. This sort of comment is just music to the ears of racists.ââ‚ ‚¬Ã‚ÂÂ
Statistics showed that of the 17 people found guilty of terrorist acts in the UK since the September 11 attacks, only four of the 12 whose ethnic backgrounds were known were Muslim, he added. However, figures published last week showed that people from ethnic minorities were increasingly likely to be targeted by police stop and search tactics.
Inayat Bunglawala, spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, suggested Blears was †œscaremongeringà ¢â‚¬ÆšÃ‚ to help get controversial anti-terror laws allowing †œcontrol ordersÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚Â on terror suspects on to the statue books.
He said: †œHer comments are thoroughly unhelpful at a time when British Muslims are undeniably facing a growing climate of Islamophobia.â↚¬ÂÂÂ
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/105030...ry_4447671.asp
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