The booing of Ali, a proud Muslim and a dignified Englishman of - TopicsExpress



          

The booing of Ali, a proud Muslim and a dignified Englishman of Pakistani descent, in Birmingham, the city in which he was born and lives, was a bleakly predictable product of distorted nationalism and perverted passion. It exposed the cosy myth of multi-cultural harmony and highlighted institutionalised hypocrisy. The reticence of the ECB to engage with the sensitive issue of an England player, being openly booed as a result of his religion and family heritage, has inevitably been linked to their subservient relationship with Indian power brokers, whose financial and political influence shapes world cricket. independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/the-inside-word-ecbs-failure-to-act-on-the-booing-of-moeen-ali-is-an-act-of-corporate-cowardice-9731504.html
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:44:10 +0000

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