Posted on 07/02/2007 11:09:35 AM PDT by the scotsman
A prominent Scottish Muslim has denounced the terror attack on Glasgow airport.
Osama Saeed, Scottish spokesman for the Muslim Association of Britain, said there was no history of Islamic extremism in Scotland.
Mr Saeed described how he had been at the airport with his young children just hours before Saturday's attack.
There have been isolated reports of racist graffiti targeting Muslims in the wake of the airport attack.
Mr Saeed said Muslims were as likely to be the victims of terror, as anyone else.
He added: "My immediate response is one of anger. Thank God no lives were lost, but this kind of attack is aiming for indiscriminate slaughter.
"I was at the airport with my two young children picking up relatives only a few hours earlier.
"These terrorists do not care who they kill. We are seething with anger about this. As a community not only are we just as likely to be victims as anyone else, but we are also looked to in order to provide direction and in some respects take responsibility for this."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
‘Na’eem Raza, a member of the Scottish Interfaith Council and founder of Scotland’s Muslims Consultancy, gives his reaction to the terror attack at Glasgow Airport to the BBC Scotland news website.’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6262402.stm
More Muslims openly denouncing acts of terrorism would go a long way toward persuading me that they are, in general, peaceful. As it is, I still see far too many cheering for the terrorists.
‘no history of Islamic extremism in Scotland’
Ahem...well there is now.
I hope what he’s saying is true. This Islamic terrorism is really not going to change unless it changes from within.
Good. This is damned near the first time I have every heard ANY Muslim say anything like this in response to a terrorist incident.
RACIST GRAFFITI!
Those Scottish B@stards!
Or is he just really angry that the attack didn’t succeed?
He could be denouncing the terrorists because the Scotts will not put up with this for long. Fear changes peoples actions....one way or another.
I’m thinking that perhaps it was only HIM and his kids being at the airport earlier is what brought this close to home for him.
Huh? Well, this is a nice change.
My guess is this guy will have a fat-wah issued for his head before long.
“Good. This is damned near the first time I have every heard ANY Muslim say anything like this in response to a terrorist incident.”
You and me both. First time I can recall.
I'm waiting for them to turn in some "brothers" to see how serious they are.
And they're as likely to be the perpetrators of terror, as no one else.
Another lesson learned: Friendly fire is dangerous to your health, and your children’s health as well.
Well, Mr Saeed must be from Muslim educated classes, like say, a doctor.
Oh, OK, never mind.
So if only infidels are targeted it would have been all right?
“I was at the airport with my two young children placing explosives — I mean, picking up relatives — only a few hours earlier.”
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