tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post1440533531772761157..comments2023-09-10T08:36:21.578+01:00Comments on Maryam Namazie: Sharia-controlled zones not welcomeMaryam Namaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580229703737060601noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-72588584196550510442011-08-14T17:44:23.901+01:002011-08-14T17:44:23.901+01:00Hi there,
I just want to clarify some of the prob...Hi there,<br /><br />I just want to clarify some of the problems that has been reported in Tower Hamlets in the East End.<br /><br />In recent years, the number of crimes carried out by Islamists in that area has sky-rocketed.<br /><br />That area alone has seen a huge surge in violent homophobic attacks and attacks on smokers outside pubs.<br /><br />The east London mosque has played host to anti-gay and extremist speakers even going so far as hosting a 'spot the fag' competition.<br /><br />Also, many women - Muslim and non-Muslim alike - have been hissed and spat at by Islamists, especially during voting time where these women came out to exercise that right.<br /><br />Women are frequently targeted for not wearing the hijab or for not wearing it correctly.<br /><br />The introduction of the now 'no go' areas is just another in a long wave of Islamist activity in that area.<br /><br />This page from Pink News has more: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?s=tower+hamlets<br /> <br />Of course, it doesn't help matters when the mayor himself is an associate of the far right 'Islamic Forum of Europe':<br /><br />http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/03/04/homophobic-hatred-growing-in-lutfur-rahmans-east-london-council-chambers/<br /><br />regards,<br />Martyn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-30247232021561343112011-08-14T11:02:13.018+01:002011-08-14T11:02:13.018+01:00How many 'small groups of nutters' does th...How many 'small groups of nutters' does there have to be before we see realise that this is a bigger issue?Richard Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681161491452857578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-2685981648457148862011-08-14T08:12:55.718+01:002011-08-14T08:12:55.718+01:00This would be frightening. People's rights wou...This would be frightening. People's rights would be seriously violated.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-66690519573293782792011-08-14T02:49:27.632+01:002011-08-14T02:49:27.632+01:00From what I heard the police and councils were qui...From what I heard the police and councils were quite swift in removing the fly posters and stating that they were illegal.<br /> <br />I hope that this was just a small group of nutters receiving publicity well beyond their due by that paragon of objective reporting, The Daily Mail.Rafiq Mahmoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324778475024366671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-68762024050359688652011-08-14T02:00:56.484+01:002011-08-14T02:00:56.484+01:00I read about these so-called Sharia Zones and was ...I read about these so-called Sharia Zones and was hesitant in believing that local councils and the government as a whole would allow this.Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303161563414073890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-52049197210390414172011-08-13T23:33:57.439+01:002011-08-13T23:33:57.439+01:00The only problem I see you having is preventing th...The only problem I see you having is preventing the Catholics from using this issue to swing things towards a Christian version of "Sharia"... since Muslim religious law is just a tweaked version of Old Testament law.<br /><br />Good luck keeping things secular!Improbable Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00388199130147075176noreply@blogger.com