Salma Yaqoob - Islamophobia

Respect councillor Salma Yaqoob speaks on the recent increase in Islamophobia following comments by Labour ministers and others who want to use rascism to bolster their political careers.

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News & Politics

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• anti-war
• iraq
• lebanon
• palestine
• middle-east
• peace
• islamophobia
• Respect

[CULAVE]

'Behead those who insult islam'; im sure you are familiar with this rant- im aware many muslims wouldn't dream of acting in this way, so why is it these people found something in Islam to encourage them to make such slogans. It wasn't 'behead those who insult democracy' or 'behead those who insult sikhism' If 'Islam means peace' why do you think these people seriously misinterpreted it?

[adycousins]

some muslims are violent extremists. So what? what has the behaviour of a tiny minority got to do with the majority of muslims? The fact that they share the same religion is only relevant to those - like you - that see all muslims as a problem.

[najiballah1]

I love Muslim like any human beings in the world and I must admit that I met some of them whom I consider one of the best people I have ever met. However I do believe that there is something in that religion that is not quite right. We know all religions of the world teach love, compassion and peace. There has not been one movement in the name of Islam without violence and blood shed. What can explain that?

[yington]

@adycousins

How would Muslims treat minorities in an Islamic state ?

Homosexuals ?

Atheists ?

Polytheists ?

Pagans ?

What do you reckon ?

[BOLSHEVIXTREME]

can you supplu is with links to where of which you receive such statistics

[legoflamb504]

Twat atheists (like me) are offensive when discussing religion, but I can't remember a time when a load of atheists kidknapped some poor bloke on his holiday and cut off his head.

There's twats in any pigeonhole of people. It's just that some do completely abhorrent things.

[legoflamb504]

Nothing, it has nothing to do with the majority of muslims.

But the ones that are behaving like douche-bags are doing so because of the way they have interpreted the religion. If these guys were atheists they'd be playing pro evo and jerking off like everyone else.

It's the twats coupled with the religion that's the problem. Just like you get twat christians, jews and atheists. Only thing is twat christians just knock on your door not bombing a load of buses or flying into buildings...

[adycousins]

there's over 6 Billion people on the planet, In Britain there's about 3 million muslims out of a total population of over 60 million. Do the maths moron.

[CharmingLordSausage]

Muslims are a minority? Some minority! 1.8 billion at last count I believe.

[sgsfdgfsdfsdfsddf]

Timothy McVeigh was real conservatism

[NRG242X]

Bush finally found the weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq.

These were in the form of size 9 scud missile (Shoes) which really were a

Message of Mass Democracy when the shoes were projected towards the coward.

This projection aimed at Bush was very powerful as it conveyed sentiments from the billions of voices all over the world and carried their resentment towards Bush

(A.K.A) Bush and Blair 2 cheeks of a Donkeys Ass but later retracted after several donkeys complained of being offended

[gonavylax]

so they are evil. I dont like you islams you hurt my family meber in iraq.