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Originally Posted by me283
He said that there were now approximately 2 million Muslims in the UK. His point of concern was that whilst he embraced the mix of cultures we have in the UK, he was concerned with Muslims. The reason was, he said, that the Muslim society are becoming more of a seperate society within the overall society, and that was not good; in fact it caused a great deal of alienation.
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When the UK first started "importing" workers from the West Indies back in the 1950s there were similar claims that these "coloureds" would form their own "separate cultures" in our cities etc etc.
Somehow, however, it seems that they've become integrated into our society without creating "blacks only" communities.
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Now, there are two points to make here: Firstly, with all the will in the world 2 million Muslims will not be stopped for questioning.
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No, only the ones (according to Xaccers) who happen to pray at the same mosque as a "suspect".
Oh and Xaccers, in answer to your "night club murder" scenario, if someone was murdered in a night club, yes I would expect the Police to question everyone at the club.
However if someone *left* the club and murdered a random stranger who was *not* at the club, I would consider it a waste of time and resources for the Police to question everyone at the club.
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Secondly, due to the Muslim community shutting out society as a whole (his view, not necessarily mine), it is vital that communication be kept open and that the police presence is very evident.
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I agree that communication should be kept open. However surrounding them with a noticable "police presence" is probably not the best way of saying to these people "we want you as part of *our* society"...