The attempt to drive Islamists and young Asian activists out of the political mainstream is a dangerous folly
Seumas Milne, The Guardian/UK, Feb 25, 2010
If young British Muslims had any doubts that they are singled out for special treatment in the land of their birth, the punishments being meted out to those who took part in last year’s London demonstrations against Israel’s war on Gaza will have dispelled them. The protests near the Israeli embassy at the height of the onslaught were angry: bottles and stones were thrown, a Starbucks was trashed and the police employed unusually violent tactics, even by the standards of other recent confrontations, such as the G20 protests.
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This tide of anti-Muslim hatred is a threat to us all
The attempt to drive Islamists and young Asian activists out of the political mainstream is a dangerous folly
Seumas Milne, The Guardian/UK, Feb 25, 2010
If young British Muslims had any doubts that they are singled out for special treatment in the land of their birth, the punishments being meted out to those who took part in last year’s London demonstrations against Israel’s war on Gaza will have dispelled them. The protests near the Israeli embassy at the height of the onslaught were angry: bottles and stones were thrown, a Starbucks was trashed and the police employed unusually violent tactics, even by the standards of other recent confrontations, such as the G20 protests.
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Tags: anti-Muslim hatred, Britain, British Muslims, far right racists, Joanna Gilmore, London demonstrations, Muslims
This entry was posted on February 25, 2010 at 10:49 am and is filed under Commentary, Human rights, Muslims, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.