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10:10am Wednesday 31st March 2010 in News By James Rush
Muslim leaders in Bradford have defended a counter-extremism programme which a committee claimed had “stigmatised and alienated” Muslims.
A report by the Communities and Local Government committee said the Government’s Prevent strategy, which aims to address the root causes of radicalisation and protect vulnerable individuals, had tainted many positive projects in communities.
The report said many Muslims feared the programme was an attempt to spy on them, but Muslim leaders in Bradford have said overall, the city had benefited from the strategy.
Ishtiaq Ahmed, spokesman of the Bradford Council for Mosques, said: “In some areas of the country I think it may alienate and obviously initially there were areas of concern about the Government’s Prevent strategy – the fact that it was very much targeting some Muslim communities.
“But I think in Bradford we have been able to do some very useful pieces of work looking at the issues around Prevent and how different sections of the community can come together.
“And some of those projects have been directly started within the community and we have been at the forefront of it.
“Initially there was a lot of concern particularly within the Muslim community, that it’s targeting our community, it’s stigmatising the image of the Muslim community and a lot of people were concerned that the Government’s blanket naming of the Muslim community was not a good thing.”
Dr Mohammed Iqbal, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Bradford, said: “If the Prevent strategy honestly and truly looks at the root causes leading to extremism then I think it is a great initiative.”
“Clearly large scale radicalisation of Muslim groups is happening in the Muslim world and this needs to be addressed by the Muslim world and by countries like the UK, which have close links with some of these countries.
“A lot of this radicalisation in the Muslim community is to do with the confused foreign policy the UK and the US are pursuing in areas like the Middle East.”
Comments(74)
Lee
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11:33am Wed 31 Mar 10
Avro
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11:56am Wed 31 Mar 10
bredandbuttered
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11:57am Wed 31 Mar 10
freemindz01
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12:45pm Wed 31 Mar 10
Andraste
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12:54pm Wed 31 Mar 10
Lee wrote:Please stop advocating anti-Islamic views. The majority of Muslims are law-abiding citizens. I work with them and they hate extremism just as any non-Muslim does.
A lot of this radicalisation in the Muslim community is to do with the TRILLIONS of petrodollars recieved by areas like the Middle East. i'm sorry blaming the radical emlements on the US / UK is totally ignoring the 1400 year old book most radicals THEMSELVES claim inspired such beliefs, more lies and half truths from supposed moderates ignoring fact.
dan155
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1:34pm Wed 31 Mar 10
tjm5
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1:42pm Wed 31 Mar 10
Andraste
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1:48pm Wed 31 Mar 10
tjm5 wrote:You sound as if you've been sucked in by the lies of the BNP. Always blaming someone else for your own problems. Get yourself a job like the rest of us and live and let live.
Alienated, I will tell you what is alienated in Bradford. The white majority, and eventually we will be forced out as muslims get to do what they want and anyone who challenges is a racist!!!
tjm5
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1:57pm Wed 31 Mar 10
ms walker
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2:04pm Wed 31 Mar 10
ms walker
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2:10pm Wed 31 Mar 10
tjm5 wrote:You could also hazard a guess that the high percentage of unemployed people in Bangladeshi and Pakistani 'deprived' communities is down to institutional racism - which DOES exist, and has been proven so. But you probably don't want to hear that, do you.
Never been out of work since graduating from university thank you very much. Also might be worth pointing out that the perception of Bradford outside it's crumbling city limits is of a dead or dying city where people fear to tread. Added to this is the fact that Bradford according to government statistics is the most dangerous city outside of London and is 70% deprived. And would you like to hazard a guess the make up of said deprived areas. Or is stating fact also considered racist!!!!
thecitygent
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2:21pm Wed 31 Mar 10
Joedavid
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2:21pm Wed 31 Mar 10
skullzytko786
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2:33pm Wed 31 Mar 10
albion wrote:can i remind you that the Ahmadiyya people r classfield as non muslims there have diffirent belives in islam which is out of our league .there r basically KAFIR meaning devils and who the hell r there coming out and running there mouth about islam and muslim communitys. the only place these Ahmadiyya be at these casinoz and brothels and abuse the english system loanz intrest mortgage scamz business loanz scamz basically like the zionist.
Very well said Dr Iqbal, if people have nothing to hide they have nothing to fear.
skullzytko786
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2:37pm Wed 31 Mar 10
albion
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2:40pm Wed 31 Mar 10
skullzytko786 wrote:Hmm. sounds very like they are making an attempt to integrate, good on them!
albion wrote:can i remind you that the Ahmadiyya people r classfield as non muslims there have diffirent belives in islam which is out of our league .there r basically KAFIR meaning devils and who the hell r there coming out and running there mouth about islam and muslim communitys. the only place these Ahmadiyya be at these casinoz and brothels and abuse the english system loanz intrest mortgage scamz business loanz scamz basically like the zionist.
Very well said Dr Iqbal, if people have nothing to hide they have nothing to fear.
ms walker
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2:46pm Wed 31 Mar 10
thecitygent wrote:I have never said they were 'blameless'. We should all take responsibility. Even you.
The wonderful MsWalker is back. Yawn, the record is stuck. Rather than blame institutional racism you may care to consider the statistics for educational attainment by the Pak and Bengladeshi communities - little wonder that they don't fare too well in the jobs market. The best work ethic in respect of unskilled labour comes from the Poles/east Europeans as mployers will testify. You seem to think that our muslim friends are blameless and have no responsibility for their state of affairs. Blame the indigenous population and its institutions. They were not so unattractive to immigrants in the first place were they?
Rambo
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2:48pm Wed 31 Mar 10
skullzytko786 wrote:Big up Ali G in da houzee.
albion wrote: Very well said Dr Iqbal, if people have nothing to hide they have nothing to fear.can i remind you that the Ahmadiyya people r classfield as non muslims there have diffirent belives in islam which is out of our league .there r basically KAFIR meaning devils and who the hell r there coming out and running there mouth about islam and muslim communitys. the only place these Ahmadiyya be at these casinoz and brothels and abuse the english system loanz intrest mortgage scamz business loanz scamz basically like the zionist.
Andraste
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3:00pm Wed 31 Mar 10
Rambo wrote:Lol!
skullzytko786 wrote:Big up Ali G in da houzee.
albion wrote: Very well said Dr Iqbal, if people have nothing to hide they have nothing to fear.can i remind you that the Ahmadiyya people r classfield as non muslims there have diffirent belives in islam which is out of our league .there r basically KAFIR meaning devils and who the hell r there coming out and running there mouth about islam and muslim communitys. the only place these Ahmadiyya be at these casinoz and brothels and abuse the english system loanz intrest mortgage scamz business loanz scamz basically like the zionist.
lonniejockstrap
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3:10pm Wed 31 Mar 10
dan155 wrote:dan, you are incorrect about the UN sanctioning the invasion of Afghanistan. They did not!
"So please stop blaming the average Muslim. The real problem is our foreign policy (as well as that of the US). Illegal wars being waged in Muslim countries doesn't really help anyone."
The war in Afghanistan is not illegal, the invasion was sanctioned by the United Nations and is a multinational effort involving dozens of countries. I won't have a religious minority dictating our foreign policy when the UN decides to depose a tyrant.
freedom first
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3:21pm Wed 31 Mar 10
albion
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4:16pm Wed 31 Mar 10
freedom first wrote:Drivel.
Firstly, Bradford is like many other communities dotted around the uk, it is a socially engineered ghetto. They are designed this way to produce a desired effect. They have low unemployment, high crimes figures which inevitably bring many other social ills with them.(eg; hatred of other ethnicities as is displayed by the various posts on this subject)
Although this phenomenon is largely among ethnic communities, it does also include the natives
The tragedy is the people effected by these ills don't realise what they are facing, instead of trying to get out of this vicious circle, they are being sucked in deeper. People need to realise who the real enemy is, and thats not hard, its simple. Who is making these policies????.
On the matter of terrorism, and the al-Qaeda myth,(osama has now become the boogeyman, no-one is actively looking for him)
All I have to say is there is more to the picture. I can go on for hours telling you how it is, but I wont, because it is your responsibility to enlighten yourselves. Recognise the REAL ENEMY.
reportmeagain
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4:16pm Wed 31 Mar 10
tjm5 wrote:We are at that point now.
Alienated, I will tell you what is alienated in Bradford. The white majority, and eventually we will be forced out as muslims get to do what they want and anyone who challenges is a racist!!!
mad matt
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4:49pm Wed 31 Mar 10
Welcome To The New World Order
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5:57pm Wed 31 Mar 10
thecitygent
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6:25pm Wed 31 Mar 10
ms walker wrote:Sorry for the delay in reply Ms Walker, distractions such as *work* and generating tax revenues for HMT to deal with. Maybe the start of your journey of self-discovery in Bradford will be to open your eyes. Good luck.
thecitygent wrote: The wonderful MsWalker is back. Yawn, the record is stuck. Rather than blame institutional racism you may care to consider the statistics for educational attainment by the Pak and Bengladeshi communities - little wonder that they don't fare too well in the jobs market. The best work ethic in respect of unskilled labour comes from the Poles/east Europeans as mployers will testify. You seem to think that our muslim friends are blameless and have no responsibility for their state of affairs. Blame the indigenous population and its institutions. They were not so unattractive to immigrants in the first place were they?I have never said they were 'blameless'. We should all take responsibility. Even you. . What I AM trying to do is redress the balance and encourage everyone - including myself - to find out more about why such situations may have arisen. You don't like that, but that's because you're too scared to confront your own fixed values and ideas. Your assumptions about me prove that. . Would you like me to pen you another poem while you try to think of something intelligent to respond with? I could write a new 'Ulysses' while I wait.
bredandbuttered
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6:25pm Wed 31 Mar 10
Andraste
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7:30pm Wed 31 Mar 10
freedom first wrote:Are you saying the government's the real enemy ?
Firstly, Bradford is like many other communities dotted around the uk, it is a socially engineered ghetto. They are designed this way to produce a desired effect. They have low unemployment, high crimes figures which inevitably bring many other social ills with them.(eg; hatred of other ethnicities as is displayed by the various posts on this subject)
Although this phenomenon is largely among ethnic communities, it does also include the natives
The tragedy is the people effected by these ills don't realise what they are facing, instead of trying to get out of this vicious circle, they are being sucked in deeper. People need to realise who the real enemy is, and thats not hard, its simple. Who is making these policies????.
On the matter of terrorism, and the al-Qaeda myth,(osama has now become the boogeyman, no-one is actively looking for him)
All I have to say is there is more to the picture. I can go on for hours telling you how it is, but I wont, because it is your responsibility to enlighten yourselves. Recognise the REAL ENEMY.
ms walker
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7:34pm Wed 31 Mar 10
thecitygent wrote:You haven't actually answered any of my points at all, as usual. And what you have written doesn't make sense. :-/
ms walker wrote:Sorry for the delay in reply Ms Walker, distractions such as *work* and generating tax revenues for HMT to deal with. Maybe the start of your journey of self-discovery in Bradford will be to open your eyes. Good luck.
thecitygent wrote: The wonderful MsWalker is back. Yawn, the record is stuck. Rather than blame institutional racism you may care to consider the statistics for educational attainment by the Pak and Bengladeshi communities - little wonder that they don't fare too well in the jobs market. The best work ethic in respect of unskilled labour comes from the Poles/east Europeans as mployers will testify. You seem to think that our muslim friends are blameless and have no responsibility for their state of affairs. Blame the indigenous population and its institutions. They were not so unattractive to immigrants in the first place were they?I have never said they were 'blameless'. We should all take responsibility. Even you. . What I AM trying to do is redress the balance and encourage everyone - including myself - to find out more about why such situations may have arisen. You don't like that, but that's because you're too scared to confront your own fixed values and ideas. Your assumptions about me prove that. . Would you like me to pen you another poem while you try to think of something intelligent to respond with? I could write a new 'Ulysses' while I wait.
ms walker
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7:36pm Wed 31 Mar 10
Andraste wrote:I think the real enemy is ignorance. On all sides.
freedom first wrote:Are you saying the government's the real enemy ?
Firstly, Bradford is like many other communities dotted around the uk, it is a socially engineered ghetto. They are designed this way to produce a desired effect. They have low unemployment, high crimes figures which inevitably bring many other social ills with them.(eg; hatred of other ethnicities as is displayed by the various posts on this subject)
Although this phenomenon is largely among ethnic communities, it does also include the natives
The tragedy is the people effected by these ills don't realise what they are facing, instead of trying to get out of this vicious circle, they are being sucked in deeper. People need to realise who the real enemy is, and thats not hard, its simple. Who is making these policies????.
On the matter of terrorism, and the al-Qaeda myth,(osama has now become the boogeyman, no-one is actively looking for him)
All I have to say is there is more to the picture. I can go on for hours telling you how it is, but I wont, because it is your responsibility to enlighten yourselves. Recognise the REAL ENEMY.
eccythump
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8:29pm Wed 31 Mar 10
ms walker
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8:40pm Wed 31 Mar 10
lonniejockstrap
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8:42pm Wed 31 Mar 10
ms walker wrote:Agreed.
Andraste wrote:I think the real enemy is ignorance. On all sides.
freedom first wrote:Are you saying the government's the real enemy ?
Firstly, Bradford is like many other communities dotted around the uk, it is a socially engineered ghetto. They are designed this way to produce a desired effect. They have low unemployment, high crimes figures which inevitably bring many other social ills with them.(eg; hatred of other ethnicities as is displayed by the various posts on this subject)
Although this phenomenon is largely among ethnic communities, it does also include the natives
The tragedy is the people effected by these ills don't realise what they are facing, instead of trying to get out of this vicious circle, they are being sucked in deeper. People need to realise who the real enemy is, and thats not hard, its simple. Who is making these policies????.
On the matter of terrorism, and the al-Qaeda myth,(osama has now become the boogeyman, no-one is actively looking for him)
All I have to say is there is more to the picture. I can go on for hours telling you how it is, but I wont, because it is your responsibility to enlighten yourselves. Recognise the REAL ENEMY.
eccythump
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9:22pm Wed 31 Mar 10
ms walker wrote:Really? It seems to me, these people will accept government money, to supposedly facilitate their stemming the tide of radicalisation. But they will not actually stand up and be counted, on the streets, against it! Whether the EDL are present or not, why will they not do this?
The EDL are a completely different issue, eccy.
albion
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10:03pm Wed 31 Mar 10
lonniejockstrap wrote:http://en.wikipedia.
dan155 wrote:dan, you are incorrect about the UN sanctioning the invasion of Afghanistan. They did not!
"So please stop blaming the average Muslim. The real problem is our foreign policy (as well as that of the US). Illegal wars being waged in Muslim countries doesn't really help anyone."
The war in Afghanistan is not illegal, the invasion was sanctioned by the United Nations and is a multinational effort involving dozens of countries. I won't have a religious minority dictating our foreign policy when the UN decides to depose a tyrant.
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There is no UN Security Council resolution authorizing the United States, whether alone or in coalition with other countries, to attack Afghanistan.
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Anyway, the Security Council is no neutral body. Of its fifteen members, the five permanent ones (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China) have veto power, impairing the Council’s capacity to prevent a war being conducted by any of the five. The ten remaining Council members are chosen from the UN member countries for rotating two-year terms. In practice, these ten rotating members are pressured by the United States to vote in its favour. Since the end of the Cold War, the Security Council has been dominated by the American agenda, even though Russian and Chinese interests have occasionally obstructed it. The US will do whatever it feels it needs to do, with or without the backing of the UN or any other organisation.
Quote from former US Permanent Representative to the UN John Bolton 'There is no such thing as the United Nations. There is only the international community, which can only be led by the only remaining superpower, which is the United States, when it suits our interest and we can get others to go along… When the United States leads, the United Nations will follow. When it suits our interest to do so, we will do so. When it does not suit our interests we will not'.
lonniejockstrap
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11:28pm Wed 31 Mar 10
albion wrote:Quote the part that sanctions the invasion of Afghanistan by American troops.
lonniejockstrap wrote:http://en.wikipedia.
dan155 wrote:dan, you are incorrect about the UN sanctioning the invasion of Afghanistan. They did not!
"So please stop blaming the average Muslim. The real problem is our foreign policy (as well as that of the US). Illegal wars being waged in Muslim countries doesn't really help anyone."
The war in Afghanistan is not illegal, the invasion was sanctioned by the United Nations and is a multinational effort involving dozens of countries. I won't have a religious minority dictating our foreign policy when the UN decides to depose a tyrant.
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There is no UN Security Council resolution authorizing the United States, whether alone or in coalition with other countries, to attack Afghanistan.
.
Anyway, the Security Council is no neutral body. Of its fifteen members, the five permanent ones (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China) have veto power, impairing the Council’s capacity to prevent a war being conducted by any of the five. The ten remaining Council members are chosen from the UN member countries for rotating two-year terms. In practice, these ten rotating members are pressured by the United States to vote in its favour. Since the end of the Cold War, the Security Council has been dominated by the American agenda, even though Russian and Chinese interests have occasionally obstructed it. The US will do whatever it feels it needs to do, with or without the backing of the UN or any other organisation.
Quote from former US Permanent Representative to the UN John Bolton 'There is no such thing as the United Nations. There is only the international community, which can only be led by the only remaining superpower, which is the United States, when it suits our interest and we can get others to go along… When the United States leads, the United Nations will follow. When it suits our interest to do so, we will do so. When it does not suit our interests we will not'.
org/wiki/United_Nati
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Information on the link would suggest that the invasion was covered by previously imposed sanctions against certain individuals and organisations wherever they might be found.
ms walker
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11:33pm Wed 31 Mar 10
eccythump wrote:If the EDL were present I certainly wouldn't stand alongside a load of ex-football hooligans hiding their nagenda behind middle-england's flag, eccy. But read the article, it says why they find it difficult to accept. "it’s stigmatising the image of the Muslim community and a lot of people were concerned that the Government’s blanket naming of the Muslim community was not a good thing".
ms walker wrote:Really? It seems to me, these people will accept government money, to supposedly facilitate their stemming the tide of radicalisation. But they will not actually stand up and be counted, on the streets, against it! Whether the EDL are present or not, why will they not do this?
The EDL are a completely different issue, eccy.
Stan Dandyliver
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11:51pm Wed 31 Mar 10
ms walker wrote:As opposed to standing up and be counted in the fight against black supremacism and Islamic fascist racism and sexism?
eccythump wrote:If the EDL were present I certainly wouldn't stand alongside a load of ex-football hooligans hiding their nagenda behind middle-england's flag, eccy. But read the article, it says why they find it difficult to accept. "it’s stigmatising the image of the Muslim community and a lot of people were concerned that the Government’s blanket naming of the Muslim community was not a good thing". As was pointed out earlier, terrorism is not the sole preserve of fundamentalist Islam - the nail bombs in Brixton preceded the attacks on the World Trade Centre. So perhaps the question you might like to answer is, are you prepared to stand up and be counted in the fight against white supremacism and racism?ms walker wrote: The EDL are a completely different issue, eccy.Really? It seems to me, these people will accept government money, to supposedly facilitate their stemming the tide of radicalisation. But they will not actually stand up and be counted, on the streets, against it! Whether the EDL are present or not, why will they not do this?
Stan Dandyliver
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11:51pm Wed 31 Mar 10
ms walker wrote:As opposed to standing up and be counted in the fight against black supremacism and Islamic fascist racism and sexism?
eccythump wrote:If the EDL were present I certainly wouldn't stand alongside a load of ex-football hooligans hiding their nagenda behind middle-england's flag, eccy. But read the article, it says why they find it difficult to accept. "it’s stigmatising the image of the Muslim community and a lot of people were concerned that the Government’s blanket naming of the Muslim community was not a good thing". As was pointed out earlier, terrorism is not the sole preserve of fundamentalist Islam - the nail bombs in Brixton preceded the attacks on the World Trade Centre. So perhaps the question you might like to answer is, are you prepared to stand up and be counted in the fight against white supremacism and racism?ms walker wrote: The EDL are a completely different issue, eccy.Really? It seems to me, these people will accept government money, to supposedly facilitate their stemming the tide of radicalisation. But they will not actually stand up and be counted, on the streets, against it! Whether the EDL are present or not, why will they not do this?
Stan Dandyliver
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11:51pm Wed 31 Mar 10
ms walker wrote:As opposed to standing up and be counted in the fight against black supremacism and Islamic fascist racism and sexism?
eccythump wrote:If the EDL were present I certainly wouldn't stand alongside a load of ex-football hooligans hiding their nagenda behind middle-england's flag, eccy. But read the article, it says why they find it difficult to accept. "it’s stigmatising the image of the Muslim community and a lot of people were concerned that the Government’s blanket naming of the Muslim community was not a good thing". As was pointed out earlier, terrorism is not the sole preserve of fundamentalist Islam - the nail bombs in Brixton preceded the attacks on the World Trade Centre. So perhaps the question you might like to answer is, are you prepared to stand up and be counted in the fight against white supremacism and racism?ms walker wrote: The EDL are a completely different issue, eccy.Really? It seems to me, these people will accept government money, to supposedly facilitate their stemming the tide of radicalisation. But they will not actually stand up and be counted, on the streets, against it! Whether the EDL are present or not, why will they not do this?
bcfc1903
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12:49am Thu 1 Apr 10
ms walker wrote:Do you play the fiddle Ms Walker because Rome's burning,i get the impression that the UK is being colonized by an alien culture.Yes there are many law abiding people in our country which includes the vast majority of those that come from the Indian subcontinent,but their culture doesn't fit with western values and it's culture.In my opinion the disharmony that manifests it's self now is nothing compared to what's brewing in the non too distant future.I hope i'm wrong about this but i do worry what sort of country the my kids will be living in in 30 years time.
thecitygent wrote: The wonderful MsWalker is back. Yawn, the record is stuck. Rather than blame institutional racism you may care to consider the statistics for educational attainment by the Pak and Bengladeshi communities - little wonder that they don't fare too well in the jobs market. The best work ethic in respect of unskilled labour comes from the Poles/east Europeans as mployers will testify. You seem to think that our muslim friends are blameless and have no responsibility for their state of affairs. Blame the indigenous population and its institutions. They were not so unattractive to immigrants in the first place were they?I have never said they were 'blameless'. We should all take responsibility. Even you. . What I AM trying to do is redress the balance and encourage everyone - including myself - to find out more about why such situations may have arisen. You don't like that, but that's because you're too scared to confront your own fixed values and ideas. Your assumptions about me prove that. . Would you like me to pen you another poem while you try to think of something intelligent to respond with? I could write a new 'Ulysses' while I wait.
albion
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6:47am Thu 1 Apr 10
reportmeagain
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8:46am Thu 1 Apr 10
Stan Dandyliver wrote:You are so right,cant fault a single thing you've posted but you will probably be removed for posting it,keep the faith.
ms walker wrote:As opposed to standing up and be counted in the fight against black supremacism and Islamic fascist racism and sexism? What a shallow, imbalanced, demented old husk of a hag you really are. And yes, when it comes to hideous and self-deluded Anglo-Saxon bashers like you, I am more than prepared to stand up, be counted, make it personal and meet both you, and the sad leeches on England's resources that you so vehemently represent, head on. You would be surprised at the depth of feeling in this country against your sort, though even faced with proof you would deny the truth. Just because you and the vocal minority shout the loudest doesn't mean that the sleeping giant of English nationalism doesn't exist. Count the days to the awakening, you poisonous turncoat.eccythump wrote:If the EDL were present I certainly wouldn't stand alongside a load of ex-football hooligans hiding their nagenda behind middle-england's flag, eccy. But read the article, it says why they find it difficult to accept. "it’s stigmatising the image of the Muslim community and a lot of people were concerned that the Government’s blanket naming of the Muslim community was not a good thing". As was pointed out earlier, terrorism is not the sole preserve of fundamentalist Islam - the nail bombs in Brixton preceded the attacks on the World Trade Centre. So perhaps the question you might like to answer is, are you prepared to stand up and be counted in the fight against white supremacism and racism?ms walker wrote: The EDL are a completely different issue, eccy.Really? It seems to me, these people will accept government money, to supposedly facilitate their stemming the tide of radicalisation. But they will not actually stand up and be counted, on the streets, against it! Whether the EDL are present or not, why will they not do this?
dan155
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8:58am Thu 1 Apr 10
albion wrote:Ditto, there was no major objection to the invasion from the U.N, unlike Iraq. On top of this the Taliban were never recognised by the UN as the legitimate leaders of Afghanistan, only a small handful of countries including Pakistan and Saudi Arabia acknowledged their government.
"The military campaign in Afghanistan was not specifically mandated by the UN, but was widely (although not universally) perceived to be a legitimate form of self-defence under the UN Charter. The ISAF force, of which British forces in Afghanistan form a part, is fully mandated by the UN."
Like most religious or political writings, its all in the interpretation.
The above is from House of Commons files.
eccythump
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10:54am Thu 1 Apr 10
reportmeagain wrote:Well said Stan' I think Ms Walker should get herself off to specsavers and bin those rose coloured glasses she has been sporting. As for calling the EDL merely a load of ex-football hooligans, and intimating a racist agenda (or are we supposed to say xenophobic now, Mr Brown) on all their recent marches, the EDL have been bull-penned by the police, given short shrift, and put back on coaches, trains etc. While the real fascists, the UAF (united against freedom) have run rampant with hatred and violence. Recently one of them wounded a BNP member with a dart, all caught clearly on camera, yet he escaped prosecution! BTW Ms Walker, football hooligans used to take darts to matches, when they were filmed in the crowds, they were arrested, and prosecuted, so UAF football type hooligans, it seems are let immune!
Stan Dandyliver wrote:You are so right,cant fault a single thing you've posted but you will probably be removed for posting it,keep the faith.ms walker wrote:As opposed to standing up and be counted in the fight against black supremacism and Islamic fascist racism and sexism? What a shallow, imbalanced, demented old husk of a hag you really are. And yes, when it comes to hideous and self-deluded Anglo-Saxon bashers like you, I am more than prepared to stand up, be counted, make it personal and meet both you, and the sad leeches on England's resources that you so vehemently represent, head on. You would be surprised at the depth of feeling in this country against your sort, though even faced with proof you would deny the truth. Just because you and the vocal minority shout the loudest doesn't mean that the sleeping giant of English nationalism doesn't exist. Count the days to the awakening, you poisonous turncoat.eccythump wrote:If the EDL were present I certainly wouldn't stand alongside a load of ex-football hooligans hiding their nagenda behind middle-england's flag, eccy. But read the article, it says why they find it difficult to accept. "it’s stigmatising the image of the Muslim community and a lot of people were concerned that the Government’s blanket naming of the Muslim community was not a good thing". As was pointed out earlier, terrorism is not the sole preserve of fundamentalist Islam - the nail bombs in Brixton preceded the attacks on the World Trade Centre. So perhaps the question you might like to answer is, are you prepared to stand up and be counted in the fight against white supremacism and racism?ms walker wrote: The EDL are a completely different issue, eccy.Really? It seems to me, these people will accept government money, to supposedly facilitate their stemming the tide of radicalisation. But they will not actually stand up and be counted, on the streets, against it! Whether the EDL are present or not, why will they not do this?
lonniejockstrap
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2:55pm Thu 1 Apr 10
dan155 wrote:I take it then -as regards Historical accuracy- that we three are agreeing that the UN did not sanction the invasion of Afghanistan. It has been argued that the US were worried about a Veto from either China or Russia had they gone to the UN to obtain a specific mandate. And don't forget the quote from former US Permanent Representative to the UN John Bolton: 'When the United States leads, the United Nations will follow. When it suits our interest to do so, we will do so. When it does not suit our interests we will not'.
albion wrote:Ditto, there was no major objection to the invasion from the U.N, unlike Iraq. On top of this the Taliban were never recognised by the UN as the legitimate leaders of Afghanistan, only a small handful of countries including Pakistan and Saudi Arabia acknowledged their government.
"The military campaign in Afghanistan was not specifically mandated by the UN, but was widely (although not universally) perceived to be a legitimate form of self-defence under the UN Charter. The ISAF force, of which British forces in Afghanistan form a part, is fully mandated by the UN."
Like most religious or political writings, its all in the interpretation.
The above is from House of Commons files.
nevisthecat
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3:59pm Thu 1 Apr 10
albion
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4:05pm Thu 1 Apr 10
nevisthecat wrote:A good deal of the history of the middle east involves this country, whether that was always advisable is probably an unfathomable question.
Firstly, all those citing the attack on the pregnant lady by an Asian seem to omit the attack on the Asian taxi driver by 3 whites. A sense of balance please.
Secondly, Ms Walker raises a good point. We in the UK have little or no understanding of the history of the middle east. The US/ UK did support the over throw of a denmocratic government in Iran to secure their oil interests. Imagine if the UK government was systematically undermined and then usurped by a foreign government. I can imagie the EDL and their moronic chums would have a few things to say about that.
This is a highly complex geo-political situation, it is not a case of muslims v the world. Gretaer understnaing of the situation would be a benefit to all side.
As for he EDL / BNP - pray tell what is an "Anglo-Saxon", what is "Englishness"? We are a mongrel race. Since 1006 we have been ruled by the French, Scots, Dutch and Germans. The thing that makes England and the UK special, is the fact that it does take in the oppressed. We have not had a pogrom since the middle ages, unlike Europe. We have risen above most of the other countries in the world in the way we treat those who come to us for refuge, and that makes me proud to be "English". That is why I did my time in the armed forces, not because of some massively erroneous idea of "white Englishness" but becasue we stand up to bullies and oppression, and we grant freedom. The EDL and the BNP are bullies and they attract those who are quite frankly, thick as **** with all the political and historical knowledge of a tapeworm.
nevisthecat
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4:10pm Thu 1 Apr 10
ms walker
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8:41pm Thu 1 Apr 10
eccythump
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8:48pm Thu 1 Apr 10
ms walker
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9:20pm Thu 1 Apr 10
eccythump
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9:36pm Thu 1 Apr 10
bredandbuttered
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11:08pm Thu 1 Apr 10
ms walker
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11:13pm Thu 1 Apr 10
eccythump wrote:We're getting somewhere Eccy... you're admitting to being a mongrel now. And one with a bosom too! That's a promising start ;-)
Ms Walker proudly quoting nevis:-
"We have risen above most of the other countries in the world in the way we treat those who come to us for refuge, and that makes me proud to be "English".
Yes, and what a lot of good this has done us, hasn't it? We are not seen as freedom fighters and a benevolent, charitable, caring people. Don't make me laugh! We are seen as a laughing stock, and an easy mark, even those who have lived here for generations, despise us for our foreign policies, we are expected to bow and scrape, and beg forgiveness for the indiscretions of our empirical past. Why should my generation have to do this? hundreds if not thousands, are plotting as we speak to destroy us from within. I may be a mongrel, but I would not bite the hand that feeds me, that is the job of a snake, nay a viper in our bosom.
eccythump
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12:05am Fri 2 Apr 10
ms walker
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2:03am Fri 2 Apr 10
albion
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6:41am Fri 2 Apr 10
ms walker wrote:The difference is that they are not members of any world domination organisation which openly instructs them to carry out such atrocities in its name.
"hundreds if not thousands, are plotting as we speak to destroy us from within."
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So as well as islamic fundamentalists, this would presumably include terrorist plotters such as
Tony Lecomber
Ian Davison
Nicky Davison
Neil Lewington
Terence Gavan
Robert Cottage
Allen Boyce
Terry Collins
Mark Bullman
David Copeland
All of whom I understand have links to the BNP.
They are all the same, these misguided people who use violence to spread hatred, fear and dissent.
Do you see that?
eccythump
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1:25pm Fri 2 Apr 10
ms walker
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1:33pm Fri 2 Apr 10
albion
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2:05pm Fri 2 Apr 10
ms walker wrote:Nothing makes it "acceptable" but the people you listed are in the main crackpot loners and there has always been such characters throughout history.
@ Albion and Eccy:
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So that makes it acceptable does it?
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We can plot to blow people up, and shoot them, and poison them, but just as long as we're part of a half-baked quasi-political party, don't claim benefits and don't go to church? Just as long as it's because we hate brown people who wear different clothes and worship God in a different way, that makes it ok?!
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Do you two ever THINK about what kind of message you're sending out??!
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eccythump
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2:35pm Fri 2 Apr 10
ms walker wrote:Are you deliberately mis-representing what I have said, or just stupid, how dare you! Show me, quote where I even intimated, that terrorism is in any way acceptable! My abhorrence of it, is the main reason I began commenting on here in the first place. Fool!
@ Albion and Eccy: ! So that makes it acceptable does it? . We can plot to blow people up, and shoot them, and poison them, but just as long as we're part of a half-baked quasi-political party, don't claim benefits and don't go to church? Just as long as it's because we hate brown people who wear different clothes and worship God in a different way, that makes it ok?! . Do you two ever THINK about what kind of message you're sending out??! .
ms walker
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3:12pm Fri 2 Apr 10
albion wrote:Seems odd that the 'crackpot loners' are all linked to the BNP...!
ms walker wrote:Nothing makes it "acceptable" but the people you listed are in the main crackpot loners and there has always been such characters throughout history.
@ Albion and Eccy:
!
So that makes it acceptable does it?
.
We can plot to blow people up, and shoot them, and poison them, but just as long as we're part of a half-baked quasi-political party, don't claim benefits and don't go to church? Just as long as it's because we hate brown people who wear different clothes and worship God in a different way, that makes it ok?!
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Do you two ever THINK about what kind of message you're sending out??!
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Samples of Imams and their equivalents preaching hate and death to unbelievers are easily found online as are passages from Islamic text saying similar things, some claim that they are taken out of context when they are printed on forums but some terrorists claiming to act in the name of their religion interpret them in the same manner.
I would wish you a happy Easter but I have no time for that lot either, but greetings anyway.
albion
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3:14pm Fri 2 Apr 10
ms walker
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3:15pm Fri 2 Apr 10
eccythump wrote:You have only indicated your abhorrence of Islam so far, Eccy. Do we take this as tacit abhorrence of white supremacists too? :-)
ms walker wrote:Are you deliberately mis-representing what I have said, or just stupid, how dare you! Show me, quote where I even intimated, that terrorism is in any way acceptable! My abhorrence of it, is the main reason I began commenting on here in the first place. Fool!
@ Albion and Eccy: ! So that makes it acceptable does it? . We can plot to blow people up, and shoot them, and poison them, but just as long as we're part of a half-baked quasi-political party, don't claim benefits and don't go to church? Just as long as it's because we hate brown people who wear different clothes and worship God in a different way, that makes it ok?! . Do you two ever THINK about what kind of message you're sending out??! .
ms walker
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3:19pm Fri 2 Apr 10
albion wrote:No, peaceful muslims. There are millions of them.
Peaceful terrorists! NICE.
eccythump
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4:14pm Fri 2 Apr 10
ms walker wrote:The thread is about Muslim leaders in Bradford, (remember) ergo that is the jist of my comments, and I think I have indicated my abhorrence of terrorism in any way shape or form in my very last post! I also stated earlier that I have an ample bosom, so the title "sir" does not apply.
eccythump wrote:You have only indicated your abhorrence of Islam so far, Eccy. Do we take this as tacit abhorrence of white supremacists too? :-) . Are you in fact a Liberal, like me?? . You have a great disguise Sir, I'd never have guessed!ms walker wrote: @ Albion and Eccy: ! So that makes it acceptable does it? . We can plot to blow people up, and shoot them, and poison them, but just as long as we're part of a half-baked quasi-political party, don't claim benefits and don't go to church? Just as long as it's because we hate brown people who wear different clothes and worship God in a different way, that makes it ok?! . Do you two ever THINK about what kind of message you're sending out??! .Are you deliberately mis-representing what I have said, or just stupid, how dare you! Show me, quote where I even intimated, that terrorism is in any way acceptable! My abhorrence of it, is the main reason I began commenting on here in the first place. Fool!
ms walker
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4:30pm Fri 2 Apr 10
eccythump wrote:Plenty of Sirs with ample bosoms in this town if you hadn't noticed, sorry ma'am, though I did think you were unusual to admit to it.. ;-)
ms walker wrote:The thread is about Muslim leaders in Bradford, (remember) ergo that is the jist of my comments, and I think I have indicated my abhorrence of terrorism in any way shape or form in my very last post! I also stated earlier that I have an ample bosom, so the title "sir" does not apply.
eccythump wrote:You have only indicated your abhorrence of Islam so far, Eccy. Do we take this as tacit abhorrence of white supremacists too? :-) . Are you in fact a Liberal, like me?? . You have a great disguise Sir, I'd never have guessed!ms walker wrote: @ Albion and Eccy: ! So that makes it acceptable does it? . We can plot to blow people up, and shoot them, and poison them, but just as long as we're part of a half-baked quasi-political party, don't claim benefits and don't go to church? Just as long as it's because we hate brown people who wear different clothes and worship God in a different way, that makes it ok?! . Do you two ever THINK about what kind of message you're sending out??! .Are you deliberately mis-representing what I have said, or just stupid, how dare you! Show me, quote where I even intimated, that terrorism is in any way acceptable! My abhorrence of it, is the main reason I began commenting on here in the first place. Fool!
eccythump
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8:48pm Sat 3 Apr 10
interpretation
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8:55pm Mon 5 Apr 10
bredandbuttered
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9:54pm Mon 5 Apr 10
interpretation wrote:Thank you for the voice of reason, and of the truth.
"As far as Islam is concerned, it categorically rejects and condemns every form of terrorism. It does not provide any cover or justification for any act of violence, be it committed by an individual, a group or a government" It is unfortunate that Islam, the religion of peace, hope, harmony, goodwill and brotherhood had been badly tarnished by the perpetrators of various terrorists acts and barbarism. Goverments need to concentrate their efforts for the sake of national security on all terrorist organisations. In this case the terrorist are using the face of religion as a mask to their plots. The UK government supports worship and encourages worshippers in their religous obligations. As Muslims, we support the government in capturing the cause to terrorists.
albion
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6:41am Tue 6 Apr 10
interpretation wrote:"Goverments need to concentrate their efforts for the sake of national security on all terrorist organisations. In this case the terrorist are using the face of religion as a mask to their plots"
"As far as Islam is concerned, it categorically rejects and condemns every form of terrorism. It does not provide any cover or justification for any act of violence, be it committed by an individual, a group or a government"
It is unfortunate that Islam, the religion of peace, hope, harmony, goodwill and brotherhood had been badly tarnished by the perpetrators of various terrorists acts and barbarism.
Goverments need to concentrate their efforts for the sake of national security on all terrorist organisations. In this case the terrorist are using the face of religion as a mask to their plots.
The UK government supports worship and encourages worshippers in their religous obligations. As Muslims, we support the government in capturing the cause to terrorists.
lonniejockstrap
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10:20pm Tue 6 Apr 10
albion wrote:Not even near the TRUTH. Official FBI records show that only 6% of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil from 1980 to 2005 were carried out by Islamic extremists. The remaining 94% were from other groups (42% from Latinos, 24% from extreme left wing groups, 7% from extremist Jews, 5% from communists, and 16% from all other groups).
interpretation wrote:"Goverments need to concentrate their efforts for the sake of national security on all terrorist organisations. In this case the terrorist are using the face of religion as a mask to their plots"
"As far as Islam is concerned, it categorically rejects and condemns every form of terrorism. It does not provide any cover or justification for any act of violence, be it committed by an individual, a group or a government"
It is unfortunate that Islam, the religion of peace, hope, harmony, goodwill and brotherhood had been badly tarnished by the perpetrators of various terrorists acts and barbarism.
Goverments need to concentrate their efforts for the sake of national security on all terrorist organisations. In this case the terrorist are using the face of religion as a mask to their plots.
The UK government supports worship and encourages worshippers in their religous obligations. As Muslims, we support the government in capturing the cause to terrorists.
And make up 99% of active terrorists.
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10:55am Wed 31 Mar 10