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| Britain |
| 'British should try arranged marriages' |
| 2006-06-10 |
| In his first newspaper interview since being elected, Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari suggests this country should adopt more Islamic ways. Alice Thomson meets the new leader of Britain's Muslims Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari was returning from Paris on the Eurostar when he heard the news that a 23-year-old east London Muslim had been shot in a terrorism raid. "I was stunned," he says. "I am chairman of the east London mosque and I come from Bangladesh - I know the families in the area well. The children may squabble in the playground and there are occasional drugs - but not terrorists. "After 9/11 and 7/7, this area prided itself on being mature. We don't rant and rave." The day after Mohammed Abul Kahar, 23, and his brother Abul Koyair, 20, were arrested, Dr Bari was voted the new leader of the Muslim Council of Britain. Afterwards he went straight to Forest Gate, where the raid had taken place, and set up a make-shift office in a sari shop. He was shocked by what he heard. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #9 Look how well it's worked for the British monarchy ... oh, wait ... |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-06-10 18:02 |
| #8 Moderate muslim watch! /Channeling LH |
| Posted by: ed 2006-06-10 15:32 |
| #7 British should try mass deportations. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-06-10 15:18 |
| #6 #4 i want my marriage too be arranged too that fine ass french news woman. can't think of her name though. please help Greamp Elmavinter1163, is that her you're thinking about? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-06-10 15:02 |
| #5 1. Bangladesh has an air force? 2. One of his favorite things about Britain is the food? 3. If Muslims are better than Brits at "earning money, working for it," how did Britain become the pinnacle of civilization, while the Islamic world remains a festering craphole of poverty? Sheesh. |
| Posted by: ST 2006-06-10 14:39 |
| #4 i want my marriage too be arranged too that fine ass french news woman. can't think of her name though. please help |
| Posted by: Greamp Elmavinter1163 2006-06-10 14:05 |
| #3 Raj: Considering what her boyfriend used to do, I wouldn't recommend walking on the same floor as Elizabeth Hurley until after it's been cleaned with bleach. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-06-10 11:04 |
| #2 Dr. Bari - could you arrange a marriage between me and Elizabeth Hurley? Thanks so much... |
| Posted by: Raj 2006-06-10 08:21 |
| #1 Muslim marriages tend to be more successful, more of a partnership. "And if our wives disagree, we beat them, toss them out into the street, and get another. If our daughters misbehave, we send our youngest sons to slit their throats. Yes, Muslim marriages are much more successful." |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-06-10 08:20 |