British Muslims Are Too Extreme

BOB · 23-01-2008, 17:24

Head lines in todays DAILY EXPRESS link here Daily Express: The World's Greatest Newspaper :: News / Showbiz :: British Muslims are 'too extreme'-

blazey · 23-01-2008, 17:30

It is nice that they found something to report about other than Princess Diana.

Sue1 · 23-01-2008, 21:35

Both are sad subjects in different ways unfortunately

blazey · 23-01-2008, 21:57

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Both are sad subjects in different ways unfortunately

Both are blown way out of proportion as well to make news. Theres only so much you can say about Princess Diana and they're not going to get a good response from muslims now who are no doubt going to be offended.

I hope muslim people dont give them the reaction they want.

thomas.lee · 23-01-2008, 21:59

'British Muslims are too extreme'.. wow, what planet have you been on in the last 7 years Daily Express?

blazey · 23-01-2008, 22:03

I've only ever met one 'extreme' muslim and he was all talk. By the end of college he said he didnt really think that way. He upset a few westernised muslim girls for dressing like english girls though, but they always covered up apart from showing their arms.
Wouldn't class criticising the way someone dresses extreme though because everybody does that. He made the odd joke about taking the train to london and not returning though. Quite amusing really. I like it how people can look at the humourous side of stereotypes.

keetah992000 · 23-01-2008, 23:15

“I am not surprised that you British are facing so many problems with extremists after what I saw in those mosques in Blackburn. What I saw would not be allowed in Iraq – it would be illegal.”

has he actually said the literature has been written by extremists OR the literature he has seen causes people to act as extremists?

they are two different things

maybe what he saw was a more westernised approach to the religion and that was caused people to take extreme measures feeling that they had to keep the faith strong?

that would be frowned upon i guess - or am i just being optimistic i remember how some people jumped the gun with the "muslim not touching bible" headline

i like to think the best of people lol!

Wynonie Harris · 23-01-2008, 23:21

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Originally Posted by BOB

Daily Express: The World's Greatest Newspaper

Oh yeah, sure! Wouldn't even wrap my chips in it!

Sorrt for thread wander.

Wynonie Harris · 23-01-2008, 23:22

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Originally Posted by BOB

Daily Express: The World's Greatest Newspaper

Oh yeah, sure! Wouldn't even wrap my chips in it!

Sorry for thread wander.

and also sorry for double post!

Retlaw · 24-01-2008, 00:18

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Originally Posted by blazey

Both are blown way out of proportion as well to make news. Theres only so much you can say about Princess Diana and they're not going to get a good response from muslims now who are no doubt going to be offended.

I hope muslim people dont give them the reaction they want.

If they do then it proves the point.

Retlaw

blazey · 24-01-2008, 09:27

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

If they do then it proves the point.

Retlaw

Depends how they react? Any faith would have an uproar if that article had been about them.

extremists are a minority, and a very small one at that. That newspaper prints a load of crap and it reported having financial problems not so long back and they admitted thats why they print about diana all the time, because it sells to a particular group of fans.