Young British Muslims angry with police and media

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Young British Muslims angry with police and media Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:22pm EDT

By Peter Griffiths

LONDON (Reuters) - Many young British Muslims feel demonized by the police and the media and say they have come under pressure to prove their loyalty since the September 11 attacks and the 2005 London bombings, a study has found.

The report for the Policy Research Center, an Islamic think tank, was intended to give young Muslims their own voice to counter assumptions made by outsiders.

It said young Muslims had been portrayed in the media as a threat to society and often struggled to convince people that they can be both British and Muslim at the same time.

Public debate over immigration, nationalism and integration has left them feeling under attack, while Britain's role in Iraq and Afghanistan has only increased the pressure.

"As well as facing questions and challenges to their loyalty, young Muslims ... are being pressed to define their identity in light of national and international events," the report said.

Young Muslims are too often asked to prove that their religion is peaceful and they are law-abiding, the report said.

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My, my.....(sic)

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Always the victims.............

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Tough hop.

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"an Islamic think tank"

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"Many young British Muslims feel demonized by the police and the media and say they have come under pressure to prove their loyalty since the September 11 attacks and the 2005 London bombings, a study has found."

I think Muslims are getting pretty darn remarkable treatment in the UK given the way the adherents of their religion behave.

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Young British Muslims angry

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Obama the Muslims. (Pick an appropriate four letter verb.)

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give young Muslims their own voice to counter assumptions made by outsiders

So Britons are "outsiders." Interesting.

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"Young British Muslims angry with (fill in the blank here, any noun, most verbs and several gerunds will work)"

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they have come under pressure to prove their loyalty since the September 11 attacks and the 2005 London bombings, a study has found.

I don't think that is such a bad thing. One would hope that Muslims would be able to denounce violent Islamist terrorist activity.

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Many young British Muslims feel demonized by the police and the media and say they have come under pressure to prove their loyalty since the September 11 attacks and the 2005 London bombings, a study has found.

Well, they should prove their loyalty, every single one of them. And they can go home if they do not like it!