Articles, Opinions & Views: Muslim Council of Britain sends out guidance on reporting ‘Islamophobic hate crimes’ in wake of jihad murder of MP By Christine Douglass-Williams
Fighting Seventh
The Fighting Rangers On War, Politics and Burning Issues
Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Muslim Council of Britain sends out guidance on reporting ‘Islamophobic hate crimes’ in wake of jihad murder of MP By Christine Douglass-Williams
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Zara Mohammed, the secretary general of the Muslim Council
Jihad Watch : Rather than address the core beliefs that led to the murder of Sir
David Amess, and condemn killings in the name of Islam globally, the
largest Muslim organization in Britain, the Muslim Council of Britain,
is screaming victimhood.
It’s a speciality with Islamic supremacist groups. There is never
public acknowledgement of the teachings of jihad that call for violence
against kaffirs; it is deemed “Islamophobic” even to call out. It’s
always about maintaining their own supremacy over infidels and claiming
victim status is a means to doing it. The stratagem works well in the
West, and they know it.
Ironically, last year, the Muslim Council of Britain
was busy urging investigations into the Conservative Party for
“Islamophobia.” Meanwhile, a report from the International Centre for
the Study of Radicalisation at King’s College London noted
that “the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) is arguably the key node in
the network” of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Britain.
“UK Muslim groups brace for rise in hate crime after killing of David Amess,” by Dan Sabbagh, Guardian, October 17, 2021:
Britain’s leading Muslim organisation is to issue new
guidance to help British Somalis and other individuals and mosques deal
with any incidents of hatred emerging in the aftermath of Sir David
Amess’s death.
Zara Mohammed, the secretary general of the Muslim Council of
Britain, said that mosques in and around Southend were devastated by the
killing of the local MP and “they had regarded him as a member of their
family”.
“This is a heinous crime and we utterly condemn it,” Mohammed said.
“Nobody in the local Muslim community could believe how anybody could
brutally murder anyone, never mind Sir David, who was so engaged with
them.”
But she added there was “definitely an apprehension for Muslim
communities at this time” after it emerged that Ali Harbi Ali, the
25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal
stabbing, came from a British Somali family.
Details about Ali’s motivations remain scarce, although the
investigation into Amess’s death at his constituency surgery on Friday
lunchtime is being treated by police as terror-related following initial
questioning of the suspect.
There has been anecdotal evidence of threats against some British
Somalis since the tragic incident, Mohammed said, particularly towards
“visibly Muslim Somali women” – and against some Somali organisations.
“Our own social media has been rife with hatred,” Mohammed added,
after the MCB released statements over the weekend in support of the
late Conservative MP and his family, and condemning the killing as “an
attack on democracy”.
As a result the MCB was working on producing updated guidance on
“reporting hate crime”, which would be also translated into Somali and
would be partly shared via WhatsApp, a popular means of communication
among the community in the UK.
Fresh guidance will also be sent out to all mosques, Mohammed added,
“reminding them of simple things like making a risk assessment, ensuring
CCTV are fully functional and working with local communities and
friends”.
It would also include a particular emphasis on the safety of Friday
congregations. Four years ago worshippers at two Finsbury Park mosques
were rammed by a van driver in a violent incident that left one dead and
nine injured.
The British Somali community dates back more than 100 years, and
there are at least 100,000 British Somalis in the UK, according to
census data, although the figure is generally believed by experts to be
an underestimate.
The majority live in London, although there are
well-established communities in Cardiff, Liverpool and other major
cities….
