By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Trust me when I say that most of us British Muslims detest the fanatics who screamed at British soldiers parading in Luton this week even more than outraged non-Muslims do. We want the ground beneath them to open up.
They cynically betray us and our faith; they don't give a damn, not even about the blameless young Muslim children in the playgrounds and streets of Luton who will now be vilified and bullied. It is the kind of incident that encourages some white Britons to join far-Right parties.
Thank God the police were able to control the situation. We might have had a riot in a locality that already has serious communal divisions.
The abused soldiers took part in an illegal war not of their making. Though some British combatants did not behave with honour, many died for a cause they probably never believed in. Imagine how their families feel. Read more ...
Trust me when I say that most of us British Muslims detest the fanatics who screamed at British soldiers parading in Luton this week even more than outraged non-Muslims do. We want the ground beneath them to open up.
They cynically betray us and our faith; they don't give a damn, not even about the blameless young Muslim children in the playgrounds and streets of Luton who will now be vilified and bullied. It is the kind of incident that encourages some white Britons to join far-Right parties.
Thank God the police were able to control the situation. We might have had a riot in a locality that already has serious communal divisions.
The abused soldiers took part in an illegal war not of their making. Though some British combatants did not behave with honour, many died for a cause they probably never believed in. Imagine how their families feel. Read more ...
Source: The Evening Standard
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