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U.K. Imam Opens Service With Land Acknowledgment Of Indigenous Britons That Once Inhabited London
The Babylon Bee ^ | Mar 5, 2025

Posted on 03/06/2025 7:22:07 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

LONDON — In a touching moment, a local imam in the heart of London started off the Jumu'ah prayer service with a land acknowledgment of the indigenous Britons who once inhabited the Muslim territory now known as "London."

According to several in attendance at the service, Imam Kahlife Kakhir spent a short moment at the beginning of his prayer to recognize and remember the former inhabitants of the land which had been appropriated to build the mosque.

"I was actually quite startled, as I had never seen an imam this liberal," said Ali Salman, who arrived in London from Palestine a few years ago. "I don't think that we Muslims need to be holding up and honoring the culture that we've rightfully taken over. We have no reason to be grateful for the land conquered for Allah."

Other attendees at the service were more positive about the land acknowledgement, however.

"I just love learning about ancient history," said Soheil Aliyaa, a 14-year-old Muslim boy. "The idea of Britons living in England is so hard to imagine. It's really an eye-opener learning about dead cultures."

At publishing time, several imams in Paris had followed suit by acknowledging the ancient French people who had once roamed the streets of Paris.

(Excerpt) Read more at babylonbee.com ...


TOPICS: History; Humor
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1 posted on 03/06/2025 7:22:07 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Like reading a future headline.


2 posted on 03/06/2025 7:28:24 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Like reading a future headline.


3 posted on 03/06/2025 7:28:35 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: EvilCapitalist

It’s parody with a very short shelf life.


4 posted on 03/06/2025 8:00:57 PM PST by TigersEye (The Golden Age of MAGA is upon us!)
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To: MinorityRepublican
It's really an eye-opener learning about dead cultures

ouch

5 posted on 03/07/2025 2:52:46 AM PST by SisterK (to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly)
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To: TigersEye
Meanwhile, something with a longer shelf life...

First-generation migrants to make up 25% of Britain by 2035 as population boom takes UK to 73 million, report shows

6 posted on 03/07/2025 3:32:11 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

THE “MUSLIM TERRITORY” NOW KNOWN AS LONDON????


7 posted on 03/07/2025 1:15:09 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: mewzilla

Good grief. They’re done for.


8 posted on 03/07/2025 6:49:00 PM PST by TigersEye (The Golden Age of MAGA is upon us!)
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