On Radio 4’s “The Message” last Friday there was yet another example of the media’s incapacity to provide a balanced discussion of their own unbalanced depiction of Islam. More4 News editor David Mapstone and media commentator Stephen Glover were brought in as media experts. … Continue reading
“Freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of our democracy. The open exchange of views and the expression of controversial opinions are bulwarks against tyranny. Yet the British tradition of liberty is now increasingly under threat because of the … Continue reading
The media coverage of the botched terrorist attacks in London and Scotland has been much as you might expect. Yesterday we had BBC News 24 reporting that the police had stated that none of the suspects was of British origin – and … Continue reading
“Muslim radicals have established their own draconian court systems in Britain. Controversial Sharia courts have been set up in major towns and cities to impose Islamic law and enable Muslims to shun the legitimate British legal system. Last night religious … Continue reading
Owen Jones, co-chair of the Socialist Youth Network, argues for the left to put fighting Islamophobia at the centre of its activities. We will not be silent Labour Left Briefing, December 2006 Islamophobia is the anti-Semitism of our age. As anti-Semitism … Continue reading
“The widespread refusal to face up to the reality of Muslim extremism is one of the most dispiriting and dangerous traits of modern Britain…. Instead of confronting extremism, the majority of Muslim leaders prefer to bleat about so-called Islamophobia, parading … Continue reading
Leo McKinstry writes about the experience of undergoing a search at a London airport: “I reflected on the irony that I was being forced into this tiresome and humiliating ritual because of the murderous actions of Islamic terrorists. Yet, at … Continue reading
Who said that multiculturalism has failed? By Ken Livingstone Morning Star, 12 November 2005 Against a backdrop of the London bombings, the scenes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the riots in French towns and cities, a furious debate … Continue reading
Another rant against Qaradawi – this time by Leo McKinstry. “Hardline Egyptian cleric … Yusuf Qaradawi’s outlook is suffused with dogmatism, revenge and oppression … Yusuf Qaradawi’s bloodthirsty views … a group of Iraqi, Jordanian and Tunisian writers last year … Continue reading
Let’s stop pretending Muslim hardliners are a tiny minority By Leo McKinstry Daily Express, 15 August 2005 Since the July bombings in London, there has been a remorseless barrage of official propaganda telling us we have nothing to fear from … Continue reading