Category Archives: Right wing

Breivik’s toxic legacy

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Aslak Sira Myhre argues that Norway has failed to learn the political lesson’s from Anders Breivik’s terorist atrocities:

… the debate on Islam and Islamophobia has hardened rather than softened after 22/7. In the aftermath of the killings, some anti-Islamic organisations and websites showed remorse, but that phase passed, and now the venom is even stronger.

Those who insist that Islam poses a threat to Europeans and Norwegians, and claim the past 1,500 years is a story of a never-ending clash between a Christian civilisation and Islamic barbary, are just as insistent as before. Instead of opening a door to decent debate, the terror has cemented divisions. Both rightwing politicians, and anti-islamic webpages sites like document.no has after some months of afterthought return to business as usual. Norwegian newspapers still have to shut down their web debates due to verbal abuse every time an article or comment on Islam or immigration is published.

Guardian, 17 April 2012

The British University head that seeks to force Islamic values on all British students

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Abhijit Pandya offers his insights into the controversy over the non-existent plan by London Metropolitan University vice-chancellor Malcolm Gillies to ban the sale of alcohol on campus:

“The promotion of this Islamic non-drinking culture is also contrary to general manner in which friends and social relationships are not only made at University, but also in the workplace and beyond to general life in our country. It is so contrary to the general social habits of our country, that it places Muslim students at risk of not enjoying superior British social habits.”

RightMinds, 15 April 2012

Waukesha, Wisconsin: 200 attend anti-Islam rally

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Waukesha anti-Islam rallyWith the big-name draw of Walid Shoebat, more than 200 people gathered at the Waukesha Expo Center Saturday night to hear the message that Islam is a growing threat to law and peace in the United States.

The rally was an especially strong draw for Brookfield residents who oppose a mosque proposed for the city by the Islamic Society of Milwaukee.

Shoebat, who says he is an ex-terrorist, has been confronted about his past by media outlets like CNN, who reported they could find no evidence to support his background story. But he stood by his case Saturday, saying the media were the real frauds.

“Heck, sometimes even FOX News doesn’t even like what I have to say, because I say Islam is not a peace-loving religion,” Shoebat told the crowd.

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Norwich church banned from using market stall after complaints about ‘hate-related’ leaflets

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Norwich Reformed Church logoA church has been banned from using a market stall to hold its weekly outreach service following a complaint about “hate-motivated” leaflets published by the group.

The Norwich Reformed Church held a weekly outreach bookstall from the Norwich City Council-owned site on Hay Hill, but has been informed it is no longer allowed to use the stall after the council received a complaint about literature on it. The complaint prompted a review of the materials produced by Reverend Alan Clifford, pastor of the church, and the council contacted police as materials, particularly the leaflet entitled Why Not Islam, were considered to be hate-motivated.

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Far-right anti-Muslim network on rise globally as Breivik trial opens

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Counter Jihad Movement coverThe international network of counter-jihadist groups that inspired Anders Behring Breivik is growing in reach and influence, according to a report released on the eve of the Norwegian’s trial.

Far-right organisations are becoming more cohesive as they forge alliances throughout Europe and the US, says the study, with 190 groups now identified as promoting an Islamophobic agenda.

The report, by anti-racism group Hope Not Hate, states that since the 33-year-old’s killing spree, the counter-jihad movement – a network of foundations, bloggers, political activists and street gangs – has continued to proliferate.

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Another fake story about Muslims demanding special treatment

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Sheila Musaji examines the concocted controversy over the supposed plan to restrict the sale of alcohol at London Metropolitan University, which has been taken up in the US by the likes of Pamela Geller (“Imposing Islam: London University mulls alcohol ban”) and Bonni Benstock-Intall of Bare Naked Islam (“DON’T BAN BOOZE, BAN MUSLIMS!”).

The American Muslim, 14 April 2012

Muslim students demand campus ban on alcohol, claims right-wing press

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The right-wing press has latched on to an interview with Prof Malcolm Gillies of London Metropolitan University in which he reportedly said he wants to create alcohol free areas on campus out of “cultural sensitivity”.

The Mail went with: “London university considers stopping sale of ‘immoral’ alcohol on campus because it offends their Muslim students.” The Telegraph reported: “A university Vice-Chancellor is planning to ban the sale of alcohol in parts of the campus because some Muslim students believe it is ‘evil’ and ‘immoral’.”

See “Sensationalist reporting on London Metropolitan University ‘alcohol-free zones’ consideration”, ENGAGE, 13 April 2012

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UKIP leader denounces ‘Ayatollah Livingstone’, calls for second preference vote for Boris Johnson

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Farage and flagBoris Johnson continues to win support from the anti-Muslim right for his bid to be re-elected to the London mayoralty. Following on from his endorsement by the English Defence League’s football hooligan section, UKIP is now calling on its supporters to cast their second preference vote for Johnson.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has explained: “Ken Livingstone is dangerous and does not represent the aspirations of Old Labour at all. His comments on Islam, calling for London to be a ‘beacon for Islam’ and to spend the next four years ensuring Londoners know the teachings of Mohammed are divisive, opportunistic and totally unacceptable.

“He has clearly been learning politics from George Galloway and is pandering dangerously to one religious group. He is standing to be the Mayor for the whole of London and, particularly with the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee celebrations, should be someone all Londoners can respect and be proud of.

“While we have deep reservations about some of Boris Johnson’s views, especially his support for amnesties for illegal immigrants, we now recommend that Londoners give him their second preference vote. Ken Livingstone – Ayatollah Livingston – would be a disaster for London.”

Islam has made London a more conservative place than it was 50 years ago

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So Ed West claims on his Telegraph blog. “The new conservatism of London has already had profound effects, as demographic changes gather pace”, he tells us.

The evidence West presents to justify the assertion that London’s Muslim community is having such an impact on a city in which 92% of the population is non-Muslim is, unsurprisingly, thin to say the least. He refers us to the hyped-up story about an alcohol ban at London Metropolitan University and to some swimwear adverts having been defaced in Tower Hamlets, where he invites us to believe there is a particular problem with homophobic violence (omitting to mention that the problem is much more serious in neighbouring Islington). Oh, and seven years ago Tate Britain decided not to show a piece of conceptual art that featured the Qur’an.

And that’s it. That’s the basis on which we’re asked to accept that Muslims (with some small assistance from “African Christians”) have turned London into “one of the most religiously conservative places in England”.

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