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Muslim mission: one man's campaign to prevent more violence
MPAC the the Muslim Public Affairs Committee U.K. was formed in 2000 with the aim of giving Muslims a voice in British society, engaging them more in British life, especially by getting them involved in politics. The emergence of England's homegrown 7/7 bombers made MPAC's campaign all the more urgent. That bloody day last summer brought the need for change home to 30-year-old Yorkshire-born Shabbir Dastgir, who's been a member of MPAC since the beginning. He recalls his shock at learning one of the bombers had spent time in his own community in Birkby, a suburb of Huddersfield, Yorkshire. But when he reflected on it, Dastgir says he wasn't really surprised "because our community just does not have an infrastructure that deals with modern-day developments." "It's very, very village oriented, the mosque elders," he says. "Their mentalities are very, very much back in India, Pakistan." The way Dastgir sees it, Muslims themselves must take responsibility for their own alienation. Ultimately, he believes, Muslims must account for the outrage of 7/7. Posted by: Threremp Sholutle2252 2006-07-07 |
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