Posted on 07/07/2005 6:34:53 AM PDT by GPBurdell
BBC NEWS
Muslim leaders join condemnation
Muslim leaders have condemned the attacks on London and said they fear their communities could now fall prey to vigilante attacks.
Muslim Association of Britain president Ahmed Sheikh said the attacks would make the Muslim community less safe.
He said women in headscarves might be in particular danger and warned all Muslims to be especially vigilant.
Muslim News editor Ahmed Versi noted one of London's biggest Muslim areas, around Aldgate East, had been targeted.
Mr Sheikh said the unique good relationship Muslims had with the government and society was threatened.
"The person who did this was targeting along with wider British society the Muslim community, ruining the good relationship we have."
"Muslims have to be vigilant now, especially the mosques, and I hope the police will increase security" Ahmed Versi Muslim News
He said the police should consider extra protection for mosques and Islamic schools and said Muslims, particularly women in headscarves, should be vigilant and avoid unnecessary journeys.
"It is scary. A tiny element of the community will make use of this. It is a blow to us, to all of us. It is a moment of sadness and we send our condolences to the families of those who have been killed or injured."
Mr Versi said he had already received one threatening e-mail about the blasts.
"There might be some increase in attacks on the Muslim community especially visible aspects of Islam like mosques, community centres and women with headscarves.
"Recently there have been a lot of attacks on Muslim women on buses in London, it has increased during the last few months."
But he said the immediate Muslim revulsion at the attacks could help calm the situation.
"I don't think there'll be as high a number of attacks as after 11 September because Muslims have come out very strongly, especially Muslim leaders, condemning the attacks.
"I'm sure many Muslims will have been injured as well... one of the bombs - at Aldgate - was near to the east London mosque, it's a very heavy Muslim area.
"Muslims have to be vigilant now, especially the mosques, and I hope the police will increase security on mosques and Islamic centres."
Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/4660411.stm
Published: 2005/07/07 13:03:31 GMT
© BBC MMV
**cough** BULL$#!% **cough**
Scumbag muslims are always claiming that "violence isn't the way of islam". In fact, as we all know, violence is what islam is ALL about.
The anti-islam blog The Flanstein will, I'm sure, have some comments....
http://flanstein.blogspot.com
I hope so.
I understand their fear, but I have yet to see any of these groups actually get involved in the pursuit of these criminals. If they want people to believe them join the fight to stop this barbarism.
They should deport them so they ( the Muslums) are safe...:-)
No, but words have meaning, and like Dick Durbin's, their meaning is not satisfactory.
If he feels unsafe why not return to where he came from and leave the UK? Whining maggots.
Join the battle, or STFU.
Nor do I.
Doesn't the koran teach/tell them to lie at all costs wherever possible, to the infidels?
Then they ought to cough up the perpatrators, since some of them know who they are; being such a tight community and all that..
I imagine they are celebrating in private. Talk is cheap.
Bull shit!
That is for the public.
If they had not privately consented to and probably ordered them, the attacks would not have occurred.
Nuke the cube in medina.
condemnation is a really pretty word but it doesn't mean a thing. It's time for them to step up to the plate and start killing the terrorist animals among them.
I wonder if the Brits will fold up like a house of cards under threat from these losers.
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