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Steven
03-15-2009, 10:21 AM
Voice of Moderate Islam in Britain Arrested for Stabbing...
A Muslim who advised the Government following the July 7 London bombings has been arrested after an alleged stabbing.
Inayat Bunglawala, 39, was held on suspicion of attacking another man at his £300,000 home.
Mr Bunglawala, who also briefed former Security Minister Tony McNulty on the threat posed by Islamic radicals in the UK, was arrested two weeks before Christmas last year.
The identity of the alleged victim is unknown and it is not clear what circumstances led to the alleged attack in the early hours of December 13 last year.
Mr Bunglawala has been released on bail while the Crown Prosecution Service considers bringing charges.
Mr Bunglawala is one of the most prominent members of the Muslim Council of Britain, an organisation which advises the Government on extremism and counter-terrorism.
After the July 7 London bombings in 2005, he was one of seven Muslims appointed to a Home Office taskforce tackling radicalisation in the UK.
Last week, Mr Bunglawala was featured on the BBC and in many newspapers as the moderate ‘voice’ of British Islam after the Luton anti-war demonstrations.
Critics claim his arrest will once again focus attention on the MCB.
In his final years as Prime Minister, Tony Blair came to distrust the organisation amid claims it was linked to Islamic extremism. But the MCB has enjoyed a renaissance under Gordon Brown and briefed Counter-Terrorism Minister Bill Rammell on community tensions last week. MCB representatives also advised Foreign Secretary David Miliband during last year’s Israel-Gaza War.
Conservative MP Patrick Mercer, who worked as a security adviser to Mr Brown, said of the alleged incident: ‘This calls into question the Government’s vetting of its Islamic advisers.’
Mr Bunglawala has previously worked as a civil servant at Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs but now runs an Islamic website.
His wife, Tahmina Saleem, works for Redbridge Council in East London. They have several children. According to the Land Registry’s records, Mr Bunglawala bought his large Luton townhouse for £300,000 in August 2007.
Many in the Islamic community have been concerned at his behaviour. Mr Bunglawala – the MCB assistant general secretary and Press spokesman – lodged a complaint with the BBC after its website described firebrand cleric Abu Qatada as an ‘extremist’.
Dubbed Al Qaeda’s ‘Ambassador in Europe’, Abu Qatada gave religious authority to extremist groups in the UK and abroad, including the men behind the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre.
Last night, a BBC News source said: ‘We were right to call Abu Qatada an extremist and we would be happy to do so again.’
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=932_1237084658
This Inayat Bunglawala is as "moderate" as the 9/11 suicide bombers.
Steven
03-15-2009, 01:22 PM
This Inayat Bunglawala is as "moderate" as the 9/11 suicide bombers.
Come on Yala cut him some slack. ;)
Here is the list of demands that they had for the public schools there.
Muslim Council of Britain Lists Demands of British Public Schools
February 22, 2007 by Eric Fleming
The Muslim Council of Britain released a set of demands on Wednesday, hoping to ban what it calls "un-Islamic" activities in Britain's public schools. Playground games, school plays and assemblies, swimming lessons, field trips and even vaccinations.
Professor Tim Brighthouse, the chief advisor to London schools, was set to attend the MCB presentation, a sign some see as "deeply worrying," as it may fuel fears that the demands are made with government approval.
Muslim Council of Britain Lists Demands of British Public Schools
"The presence of Tim Brighouse implies Government backing of this report," says Tory MP Greg Hands. "This is very worrying." Adds Terry Sanderson, from the National Secular Society, the report is a "recipe for disaster."
"The MCB shouldn't try to force its religious agenda on children who may not want it," he continued. "The Government needs to send the MCB packing. Schools should be about teaching, not preaching."
Riling opponents even further is the fact that the report, titled "Towards Greater Understanding - Meeting the Needs of Muslim Pupils in State Schools," demands that schools should ban all pupils, not just Muslim students, from what the report deems "un-Islamic activies." Activities which would be included in the ban are dance classes, co-ed swimming, co-ed school trips and art classes which include the drawing of human figures.
Ramadan - the Muslim holy month - is given even greater treatment. Swimming, should it be allowed in general, would not be allowed under the demands of the new report. This is explained under the premise that eating and drinking, which are not allowed during daylight hours, could be hard to police, should a student accidentally swallow water from the pool.
One other part of the report sure to cause outrage from concerned parents and administrators is the demand that, while non-Muslim children should learn about Islam, students from Muslim families should have the right to withdraw from any lessons dealing with Christianity of other faiths. The Muslim Council of Britain says this special treatment is necessary to avoid Muslim children from feeling left out of school lessons and activities.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/158761/muslim_council_of_britain_lists_demands.html
Sharona
03-15-2009, 02:17 PM
I think you might mean 'State Schools'?
Public schools, in Britain, are the fee-paying ones; like Eton, Marlborough, Westminster etc. etc.
The Government don't have an enormous input into these schools because they are independant. That's why they do all they can to close them down shrieking 'Privilege!' at every turn. Not so - these schools now comprise kids from all backgrounds whose parents just can't face sending them to a state school. They make sacrifices to afford the fees.
The public schools (i.e. fee-paying) won't have nonsense like this. I forsee their numbers growing:p
Steven
03-15-2009, 02:23 PM
I think you might mean 'State Schools'?
Public schools, in Britain, are the fee-paying ones; like Eton, Marlborough, Westminster etc. etc.
The Government don't have an enormous input into these schools because they are independant. That's why they do all they can to close them down shrieking 'Privilege!' at every turn. Not so - these schools now comprise kids from all backgrounds whose parents just can't face sending them to a state school. They make sacrifices to afford the fees.
The public schools (i.e. fee-paying) won't have nonsense like this. I forsee their numbers growing:p
OK, public schools here are the free ones. Get with the program mate!!;)
Sharona
03-15-2009, 02:32 PM
Certainly sounds more logical, doesn't it?
We've got three types; public, private and state.
If the government see a good school that is either public, private or state-Grammar, they itch to shut it down. They always cite 'privilege' as a cause, but Grammars are state-funded and the politicians that didn't go to public/private schools (very few) probably went to the Grammars. They're such hypocrites.
They want the Russell group (I suppose the equivalent might be your Ivy League) to take less able pupils on peril of losing their funding. It's really just social engineering and manipulation to make their league tables look good.
I'll shut up now...this is one of my pet soap boxes:rolleyes:
Steven
03-15-2009, 02:51 PM
Certainly sounds more logical, doesn't it?
We've got three types; public, private and state.
If the government see a good school that is either public, private or state-Grammar, they itch to shut it down. They always cite 'privilege' as a cause, but Grammars are state-funded and the politicians that didn't go to public/private schools (very few) probably went to the Grammars. They're such hypocrites.
They want the Russell group (I suppose the equivalent might be your Ivy League) to take less able pupils on peril of losing their funding. It's really just social engineering and manipulation to make their league tables look good.
I'll shut up now...this is one of my pet soap boxes:rolleyes:
White guilt is for weaklings. Our politicians are a mirror image of yours.:tdown::p
For years I have been saying that we need to look to the UK to see what is coming here. We should of learned by the mistakes that your politicians have made.
Sharona
03-15-2009, 03:04 PM
I don't know that it's perceived as weak, though, Steven.
To be morally right - as in, trying to build a system in which we have no racial discrimination and so on - is a decent enough aim. It's just that in tackling a multi-cultural society we've actually gone way too far, creating what seems to be a sort of tribal system and in respect of Islam, a state within a state.
I think it's only recently that one of the women politicians - I think it was either Brown's deputy, Harriet HarPerson (her name is Harman - but she bangs on about equality, hence the nickname) or Hi Hi Hazel (Blears) that actually twigged that the BNP were gaining ground in her constituency. How distant from the public must she have been not to realise that people are getting teed off with the apologist politics?
That said, the British don't yell until yelling is the only option; doesn't mean to say that we aren't aware or aren't getting our vocal chords ready. I've scratched the surface of a few liberals lately and they aren't at all happy:clap:
Steven
03-15-2009, 03:19 PM
I don't know that it's perceived as weak, though, Steven.
It is not.
To be morally right - as in, trying to build a system in which we have no racial discrimination and so on - is a decent enough aim. It's just that in tackling a multi-cultural society we've actually gone way too far, creating what seems to be a sort of tribal system and in respect of Islam, a state within a state.
The UK is catering to a religion that is all about discrimination. It just does not work.
I think it's only recently that one of the women politicians - I think it was either Brown's deputy, Harriet HarPerson (her name is Harman - but she bangs on about equality, hence the nickname) or Hi Hi Hazel (Blears) that actually twigged that the BNP were gaining ground in her constituency. How distant from the public must she have been not to realise that people are getting teed off with the apologist politics?
That said, the British don't yell until yelling is the only option; doesn't mean to say that we aren't aware or aren't getting our vocal chords ready. I've scratched the surface of a few liberals lately and they aren't at all happy:clap:
I agree the tide is turning and I can't say that the Muslims there do not deserve it. Just think, when the Brits finally say that they have had enough, that loser Choudary can yell victim. :lol:
Sharona
03-15-2009, 03:26 PM
If the MI5 rumour gets around then he'll be yelling a lot quicker than we think:D
Steven
03-15-2009, 03:31 PM
If the MI5 rumour gets around then he'll be yelling a lot quicker than we think:D
Come on, spill it...spill it. What is the rumour? If you do not want to post it you can PM it to me if you like.
If the rumour has anything to do with Thatcher being put back into power for just 90 days, I am all for it.:clap:
Sharona
03-15-2009, 03:55 PM
Have a look at the 'Andy' section at Harry's Place.
As for Maggie.....no, can't see it myself. She forgets where she is from one minute to the next so she'll probably think she's in Washington with Reagen:rolleyes:
AlanSilver
03-16-2009, 07:01 AM
every day there is some muslim wanting something.
they might as well get Bin Laden to advise them on muslim terror. "dont worry about that bloke over there with the ruksack"
maven
03-16-2009, 01:15 PM
You are talking about no less a person than 'Bungers' here. This guy is a top TV personality on both UK newschannels, Islam Channel (where he has his own show) and Press TV. Very popular with the 'Yooth.'
He appears young and cool but belongs to what most Brits consider to be an extreme Islamist organisation which the government thinks are quite sweet.
This is the guy who had the last word on Salman Rushdie in the recent BBC programme about him. Ahmed in jail, Bungers on a stabbing charge what next! It's amazing news that Mr Holier-than-thou could be busted in this way!
It all sounds too good to be true. Knowing the Brits he probably dared to challenge a burglar armed with an Uzi and handgrenades.
(Attacking someone breaking into your home is a very serious offence in the UK.)
maven
03-17-2009, 05:48 AM
UPDATE:
Whether Bungers carried out this act or not we shall see, but due to the high level of Muslim intimidation of the British media and public in the UK only one outlet; 'The Daily Mail' (known for it's criticism of Islamism in Britain) dared to print the story.
In a country with so many famous newspapers, with newschannels like BBC and SKY not one outlet dared to risk the wrath of the Muslims in case the charges were dropped.
And this is not some remote figure, Bungers is a very well known personality to the British public.
A similar case happened a few years ago when a young Pakistani Muslim boy chopped a young Pakistani Muslim girl to bits with a machete in the street (I think she was 11) who was walking home alone from a mosque. The case was mentioned only once on the news and then dissapeared. Many months later I heard no charges had been preferred. The life of a Muslim female in the UK is cheap and the reputation of the Muslim community is paramount in editors considerations. No one, least of all a media outlet wants to be accused of racism or 'Islamophobia'. Had the girl been white or black the whole world would have heard about it.
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