Three weeks prior to this attack, a British Muslim elder was - TopicsExpress

Amna Shafqat Goraya

Three weeks prior to this attack, a British Muslim elder was knived "so violently the spear went straight through his chest," says Rees. "In both cases there was an equal loss of life, but David Cameron did not fly back from abroad to publicly condemn the latter murder, nor was there an emergency convening of COBRA." The rabid Islamophobia of the EDL-variety left unchecked by political leaders -- and the consistent message that "Muslims must do more," including, in some cases, by spying on their own neighbours -- adds to the isolation and marginalization felt by so many. In particular, British Muslims feel an increased pressure at having to take responsibility or a collective blame for actions that are not their own. And when more young men were recruited to the extremist fringes of battles overseas -- whether in Yemen, Syria or Somalia -- the government blames the communities that reared these boys rather than question its own delegitimization through perpetuating state violence. rabble.ca/news/2013/06/stephen-harper-david-cameron-and-political-uses-islamophobia#.Ubnz8i7dZ4U.twitter

Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:55:39 +0000

Three weeks prior to this attack, a British Muslim elder was - TopicsExpress

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