Muslim leaders fear revenge attacks by the extreme Right

[wicket]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22989-1685606,00.html

MUSLIM leaders voiced fears yesterday that racist right-wing groups are already seeking to stir up hatred against their community after the bomb attacks.

Talks were being held with police and local authorities to ensure the security of mosques and areas where there are large Islamic populations.

Although the Government emphasised that it would not “jump to conclusions” about responsibility for the attacks, there was a grim acceptance among many community leaders that the perpetrators would turn out to be extremists linked to their religion.

All the large Muslim groups in Britain swiftly condemned the bombings, which they said were contrary to Islam’s highest principles of peace, justice and humanity.

[LaurenG]

1. You see there really is NO difference

between extremists. We are living under the rulership of some. Danger Danger Danger.

[alarcojon]

2. Let's hope this doesn't happen in the States

what with all the frothing at the mouth on talk radio and all. Especially since many of us, as evidenced after 9/11, can't tell a Saudi turban from a Sikh pugh.

[Just Me]

3. The frothing radio heads are not Americans. They are hate-mongers.

IMFO. I reject those people as fellow Americans because they behave in such an obscene anti-American manner.

[acad122861]

4. It didn't happed after 9/11, so I doubt it will happen now.

After Sept. 11, an Indian woman was attacked by white trash, but there was not the wholesale backlash against the Arab community, as many feared. Unlikely it will happen now.

[Solly Mack]

5. That's not true. Hate crimes against Muslims increased after 9/11

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/26/1038274306725.html?oneclick=true

"The FBI found that while attacks against Muslims had been the least common hate crime against a religious group - just 28 in 2000 - the number of incidents surged to 481 in 2001."

That's not a small increase.

Though I do agree that the people doing it are trash. Those who verbally abuse Muslims are also trash. Like those people on Faux Snooze and fundie religious leaders - nothing but trash. Especially Ann Coulter, though she's been trash so long she's decomposed into nothing.

[alarcojon]

6. Tell that to Balbir Singh Sodi

A man in the US has been convicted of murdering a Sikh man, whom he mistook for an Arab, in revenge for the 11 September attacks.

Frank Silva Roque's lawyers had tried to claim he was insane when he shot Indian immigrant Balbir Singh Sodhi.

The murder took place in an Arizona petrol station just four days after the attacks, blamed on Muslim extremists.

In the aftermath of the attacks there was a massive surge in hate crimes against Muslims and Arabs in America.


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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3154170.stm

Welcome to DU, but please check your facts in the future.

[wicket]

7. sorry, but that is complete bullshit

http://www.hanania.com/hatevictims.html

[mom cat]

8. Welcome to DU

:hi:
After 9/11 there was also a postman who is killed because of his skin color. And there has been continuing discrimination against Muslims since those attacks. Although there may not be a wholesale large-scale attacks in retaliation for what happened in London, I suspect that there may be as spike in hate crimes.