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| British Secy. May calls on Muslims to respect UK values |
| 2015-03-24 |
| [Iran Press TV] The UK Home Secretary, Theresa May has urged British Moslems to help deal with extremism, saying the country must not tolerate citizens who fail to respect its values. May also noted that British freedoms come with "responsibilities." Her comments came with the unveiling of a broad approach to tackling extremism in the UK. May said while extremism exists in racism, anti-Semitism and homophobia, "Islamic extremism" is the greatest threat to the country, RT reported. "We are free to practice any faith, follow any religious denomination, or ignore religion altogether," she told an audience in central London. Other deranged pleadings follow. "We are free to wear whatever clothes we choose. We are free to establish our own faith schools and give our sons and daughters the best education possible. We are free to build our own churches, temples and mosques and worship freely," she said. Now, the head of research of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in London, Arzu Merali believes such comments only demonize Moslems in the country. "Unfortunately Theresa May, The British Home Secretary's comments today, are the latest in the lined out speeches, comments, commentaries by politicians of high ranks," She told Press TV's UK Desk in a Monday interview. "It creates the idea in the general public's mind that Moslems have an inherent feeling of violence and hatred towards the majority of the society and this has been amplified right now because we are in the run-up to the general election." It's not simply an idea, it's reality. Merali said, "These kinds of accusations are not only false, but very dangerous because it is creating an enormous climate of hatred." This is while the UK home secretary warned of growing levels of "Islamic extremism" spreading throughout the country, citing examples of the Trojan Horse plot to take over Birmingham schools and allegations of hard boy ideas being promulgated in schools. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 It creates the idea in the general public's mind that Moslems have an inherent feeling of violence and hatred towards the majority of the society Kinda like seeing spots on a leopard? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-03-24 12:28 |
| #7 Isn't it usual to call for the Majority to respect the Minority? This is backasswards, calling for the Minority to respect the Majority. Time for a whiff of the grape. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-03-24 09:38 |
| #6 Don't worry Nigel Farage is the next Pym. He was attacked WITH his family by a group of grauniad reading fascists. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2015-03-24 08:32 |
| #5 Pym Fortuyn said the same thing. He was slagged by the Chattering Classes...and then he was murdered. We'll see what happens. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2015-03-24 08:28 |
| #4 Do I need to add a /sarc to that? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-03-24 08:21 |
| #3 When in Rome, do as the Romans do. England has a good number of |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-03-24 08:21 |
| #2 Pretty please? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-03-24 07:55 |
| #1 Or? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-03-24 05:38 |