As mentioned in a brief post yesterday, whilst an anti-Muslim grooming demonstration was being held near Downing Street, another demonstration was being held by Muslims in Westminster. In the first of the short videos below, a group of Muslims can be seen praying beneath the walls of Westminster Abbey. Edward the Confessor would not be happy. The second video shows yesterday's Muslim demonstration against the 'Innocence of Muslims' film opposite the Houses of Parliament in the Abbey grounds. Who gave them permission to demonstrate there? Was it the Church? If so, why? Does this imply that some elements within the Church of England support the introduction of a blasphemy law protecting Islam?
Whereas previous Muslim protests in the capital that have caught the media's attention tended to be organised by one of Anjem Choudary's radical Islamist groups, this protest seems to have consisted of 'mainstream' Muslims, and was much larger. As in the recent demonstration about this matter in Bradford, the speakers address the crowd not in English, but in some sort of 'community' language from the subcontinent, thereby doubly demonstrating that they do not belong in England. For some reason, the BBC website did not cover this. Could it have been that the editors did not wish to alarm people?
Central London was evidently buzzing with demonstrations yesterday connected with Islam in one way or another, for the third video shows a group of Pakistani Christians protesting against the persecution of their co-religionists in Pakistan. Given the appalling treatment of Christians in Pakistan, their disquiet is fully understandable.
Whereas previous Muslim protests in the capital that have caught the media's attention tended to be organised by one of Anjem Choudary's radical Islamist groups, this protest seems to have consisted of 'mainstream' Muslims, and was much larger. As in the recent demonstration about this matter in Bradford, the speakers address the crowd not in English, but in some sort of 'community' language from the subcontinent, thereby doubly demonstrating that they do not belong in England. For some reason, the BBC website did not cover this. Could it have been that the editors did not wish to alarm people?
Central London was evidently buzzing with demonstrations yesterday connected with Islam in one way or another, for the third video shows a group of Pakistani Christians protesting against the persecution of their co-religionists in Pakistan. Given the appalling treatment of Christians in Pakistan, their disquiet is fully understandable.
I would gladly trade in the Pakistani muslims in this country for the Christian ones suffering persecution in their homeland. At least the Christians won't be threatening to behead us or trying to implement sharia law along with their evil ideology!
ReplyDeleteIt is true that in general the latter would make for rather more agreeable neighbours.
DeleteYes,I agree Anonymous,totally, but the West should enforce equal rights for the Christians as they were there before the muzrats. Their children are being raped,forcibly converted to the religion of piss and murdered, while here in UK, Methodist and some C0fE "Christians" pander to mozlems, allow them to proselytise from within UK churches and support them against Israel.
ReplyDeleteWe should certainly condemn such abuses, but intervention beyond that - in the form of military force - would not be the answer.
DeleteJust notice in the first clip of the muslims praying they are being filmed by one of their own - the guy on the left.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt his video will be doing the rounds soon showing the rest of the muslim world they can do what they like in this country - and that includes disrespecting Westminster Abbey.
A pity no one thought to throw a few slices of bacon at them, they would soon shift then!
Paul
Yes! It'll be interesting to see how they use this. It will doubtless be presented in a somewhat triumphalist tone.
DeleteThe scant notes attached to the first video on YouTube don't really say much. Is any more known? Did the police actually threaten to arrest the guy recording that video? Why didn't the police do anything about the arselifters?
ReplyDeleteBeyond the notes accompanying the video Gary, I know no more about what he was threatened with than you. However, despite the unwarranted nature of such a threat, it is a relief that he was not detained.
DeleteDo they require permission for these demonstrations and if so, do they take the trouble to obtain it?
ReplyDeleteThose outside muslim 'prayer' sessions often seem more a show of strenght and a delaration of future intent for Islam to dominate the public space.
I resent having someones religion thrust in my face, sometimes blocking off entire streets and claiming them as their own private prayer space. Not very British.
I would assume that they were given permission, but if so, it most definitely was not well publicised to the general population beforehand. As for its intent, I agree with you that it has a great deal to do with claiming ownership of public space, and to make such a claim at the walls of Westminster Abbey is, and evidently was intended to be, symbolically charged.
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