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| Brit Muslims: "Stop referring to Binny's religion" |
| 2001-10-10 |
Muslim activists in Great Britain last week demanded that the BBC stop referring to Usama bin Laden's faith in its reports, saying that the term "Islamic Fundamentalist" is provoking a racial backlash, reports The Times of London. The Muslim Council of Britain wants bin Laden referred to as just a terrorist, with no reference made to his faith. "The BBC is planting an association in the minds of many people the notion that ordinary peace-loving Islamic Fundamentalists are no different than bin Laden," said Inayat Bunglawala, a spokesman for the council. The complaint comes during a debate within the BBC's news department and its Diversity Unit as to whether the corporation is offending Muslims by referring to bin Laden as an Islamic extremist, fundamentalist or Islamic terrorist. That way we can pretend he's a Methodist, right? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |