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2009-09-07 Britain

90 arrested in Birmingham anti-Islam rally

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Posted by Fred 2009-09-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
File under: Global Jihad

#1 A Muslim community leader in Loughton, Essex, who was abducted and threatened last week over Friday prayer sessions he has been leading, accused the far-right British National Party (BNP) for ordering the assault.
I suppose that's one way of looking at it, if you are a deluded prayer session leader.
Violent race riot flared after mosque chief urged Muslims to confront right-wing 'English Defence League' protesters

Posted by tipper 2009-09-07 08:37|| 2009-09-07 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 A Muslim community leader in Loughton, Essex, who was abducted and threatened last week over Friday prayer sessions

Muslim community leader arrested for making up BNP kidnap story

Nice try Iran Press at making up fascist propaganda.

Posted by ed 2009-09-07 09:57|| 2009-09-07 09:57|| Front Page Top

#3 It was not immediately clear how many of the 200 belonged to each side, as the youths had their faces covered in most of the television footage of the incident in the city's downtown area.......

...many were heard chanting "One Country/One Flag/One Language."

Posted by Besoeker 2009-09-07 10:03|| 2009-09-07 10:03|| Front Page Top

#4 The unrest broke out when supporters of an English nationalist group, the English Defence League, encountered anti-fascist activists during a rally on Saturday opposing expansion of Islamic ideas in Britain, West Midlands police said Sunday.

Am I misreading this, or are both groups seeking the same goals? And, if they are both against the "expansion of Islamic ideas in Britain", why would they fight each other? "The enemy of my enemy is my friend".

Posted by WolfDog 2009-09-07 10:32|| 2009-09-07 10:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Told you so.

Posted by E Powell 2009-09-07 10:47|| 2009-09-07 10:47|| Front Page Top

#6 after racially-charged anti-Islam demonstration

Exactly what RACE is islam?

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-09-07 11:12|| 2009-09-07 11:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Porcine?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-09-07 11:21|| 2009-09-07 11:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Am I misreading this, or are both groups seeking the same goals?

I think you're misreading it, WolfDog. The anti-fascists are multi-culti leftists who fancy themselves on the side of the oppressed natives (in the little, brown-skinned sense) against the fascist, imperialist Brits who won't even allow the natives to speak their native language... or something equally confused and stupid. Elsewhere the EDL are accused of being Britain's KKK.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-09-07 13:27|| 2009-09-07 13:27|| Front Page Top

#9 Sort of like being one with Sen Byrd?

Posted by 3dc 2009-09-07 15:02|| 2009-09-07 15:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Elsewhere the EDL are accused of being Britain's KKK.
TW, the're a strange mob. Started out as football hooligans and have now taken up politics.

Posted by tipper 2009-09-07 16:30|| 2009-09-07 16:30|| Front Page Top

#11 It's like the tea parties here, tipper. The Establishment really needs to think about what changed so drastically that normally apolitical types have decided to get involved in large numbers, and not with the traditional parties.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-09-07 16:38|| 2009-09-07 16:38|| Front Page Top

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