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| Warsi: Fewer than one in four people believe Islam is compatible with British way of life | |
| 2013-01-24 | |
| Fewer than one in four people now believe that following Islam is compatible with a British way of life, Britain's most senior Muslim minister will warn today. Highlighting unpublished research showing that a majority of the country now believes that Islam is a threat to Western civilisation Baroness Sayeeda Warsi will say that "underlying, unfounded mistrust" of Muslims is in itself fuelling extremism. And she will cite new figures from the Association of Chief Police Officers showing that between 50 to 60 per cent of all religious hate crimes reported to police in Britain are now perpetrated against Muslims.
"I don't have to remind anyone what happens when an unfounded suspicion of one people can escalate into unspeakable horror." Two years ago Baroness Warsi, who has responsibility in Government for faith and communities, was criticised claiming that Islamophobia in Britain "had passed the dinner table test". | |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 Typical Muslim reversal of the truth. The Islamic world is a notable sea of fire in an otherwise generally placid world. Because all its various neighbours are conspiring against it, or because Islam's the cause of all the trouble? Occam wouldn't have to strain himself to draw the obvious conclusion. Warsi needs a lesson in The Basic Blinding Obvious. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2013-01-24 12:33 |
| #8 The other 3 in 4 want Sharia law. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-01-24 12:33 |
| #7 Fewer than one in four people believe Islam is compatible with FIFY Baroness. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-01-24 09:56 |
#6 between 50 to 60 per cent of all religious hate crimes reported to police in Britain are now perpetrated against Muslims Sounds like the Jews and Christians have given up asking the police for help. Or the Muslims are flooding the system with reports like "he ate pork in front of me". |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2013-01-24 09:24 |
| #5 But, but, but we accept the "incompatibility" of western tourists and the tribal Andaman. Oh the irony. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-01-24 09:17 |
| #4 how can you possibly say that any suspicion is unfounded? Because it fits the narrative. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-01-24 08:48 |
| #3 when an unfounded suspicion of one people And here we have the crux or liberal/progressive/PC blindness. Given all of the vicious, vile, murderous activity that is instigated by this "one people" how can you possibly say that any suspicion is unfounded? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-01-24 08:39 |
| #2 >between 50 to 60 per cent of all religious hate crimes reported to police in Britain are now perpetrated against Muslims. What they DO NOT say is that the crimes are committed by other muslim sects fighting each other. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-01-24 06:55 |
| #1 Day late, pound short? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-01-24 04:01 |