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Hate crimes against Muslims in London have risen by 70% in the past year, according to Met Police statistics. Figures for the 12 months up to July showed 816 Islamophobic crimes, compared with 478 for the previous 12-month period.
originally posted by: BlackProject
... if I asked you to go to any country tomorrow, would you expect them to lay a red carpet out for you to walk on, with a building with your name on it and a place to sit and play pass the parcel? Not likely because hey, that country couldn’t care less what you want or who you are. So why is it here, in the UK and I would think America too they are doing this for religious Muslims and of course other immigrations too.
It is obvious that slowly there is a build-up of those that are seeing their normal way of living slip away from them
Here is a video to show what some people are beginning to react like.
Rant From Woman
Islamophobia - A dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force.
originally posted by: Bluntone22
Reacting to your bad behavior is not hate, it's common sense.
originally posted by: TonyS
a reply to: BlackProject
The term, Islamophobia and its use in terms of accusing someone of being an Islamaphobe, is basically a fabricated concept designed to enforce political correctness. Its applied to a wide range of behaviors and perspectives and it's used to denigrate those who express something less than abject acceptance of the presence of practicing Muslims in civilized Western societies. As is so often with these artificial constructs of the social engineers of Political Correctness, charges of Islamaphobia have become rather laughable except in the sense that they've been picked up by legal systems intent on enforcing Political correctness, which I take to be the case in the UK.
As a result therefore, the use of the term has had the effect of suppressing the exercise of free speech and free expression of heartfelt opinion. Other than that of course, it has no real meaning except as a label used to confound those who object to the importation of Muslims into their communities.
Defamation of religion is an issue that has been repeatedly addressed by some member states of the United Nations (UN) since 1999. Several non-binding resolutions have been voted on and accepted by the UN condemning "defamation of religion". The motions, sponsored on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference,[1] aim to prohibit expression that would "fuel discrimination, extremism and misperception leading to polarization and fragmentation with dangerous unintended and unforeseen consequences". Religious groups, human rights activists, free-speech activists, and several countries in the West have condemned the resolutions arguing they amount to an international blasphemy law.[2] Critics of the resolutions including human rights groups argue that they are used to politically strengthen domestic anti-blasphemy and religious defamation laws, which are used to imprison journalists, students and other peaceful political dissidents.[3][4] Since 2001 there has been a clear split, with the Islamic bloc and much of the developing world supporting the resolutions, and mostly Western democracies opposing. Support has been waning in recent years, due to increased opposition from the West, along with lobbying by religious, free-speech, and human rights advocacy groups. Some countries in Africa, the Pacific, and Latin America have begun switching from supporting to abstaining, or from abstaining to opposing.[1] The most recent "defamation of religions" resolution in 2010, which also condemned "the ban on the construction of minarets of mosques"[5] four months after a Swiss referendum introduced such a ban, passed with only 20 supporting, 17 opposing, and 8 abstaining.[6]]cd[/url] is an issue that has been repeatedly addressed by some member states of the United Nations (UN) since 1999. Several non-binding resolutions have been voted on and accepted by the UN condemning "defamation of religion". The motions, sponsored on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference,[1] aim to prohibit expression that would "fuel discrimination, extremism and misperception leading to polarization and fragmentation with dangerous unintended and unforeseen consequences". Religious groups, human rights activists, free-speech activists, and several countries in the West have condemned the resolutions arguing they amount to an international blasphemy law.[2] Critics of the resolutions including human rights groups argue that they are used to politically strengthen domestic anti-blasphemy and religious defamation laws, which are used to imprison journalists, students and other peaceful political dissidents.[3][4]
Since 2001 there has been a clear split, with the Islamic bloc and much of the developing world supporting the resolutions, and mostly Western democracies opposing. Support has been waning in recent years, due to increased opposition from the West, along with lobbying by religious, free-speech, and human rights advocacy groups. Some countries in Africa, the Pacific, and Latin America have begun switching from supporting to abstaining, or from abstaining to opposing.[1] The most recent "defamation of religions" resolution in 2010, which also condemned "the ban on the construction of minarets of mosques"[5] four months after a Swiss referendum introduced such a ban, passed with only 20 supporting, 17 opposing, and 8 abstaining.[6]
originally posted by: Kapusta
Muslim here.
I have used the term Islamaphobe. And normally direct it at people who refuse to research Islam and assume extremism represents the whole of Islam. Ones who bask in the ignorance of " the msm tells me so it must be true "
The same people spread misconceptions and ideas about Islam just as extremist do.
Their is nothing wrong with being concernd about extremsim i am concerned my self .
If Muslims want to live Sharia law then they need to move to a land that supports it. That is a sharia law ruling.
But when people sit here and freak out thinking that their is some big huge plan for Islam to take over the world when its simply not true ,what shall we call these people?
Its a fear a phobia they have based of pure ignorance.
I don't know about the UK, but in the US, we don't determine how we treat immigrants based on how the most hostile countries would treat them. We have OUR standards and they don't change based on the selfishness, xenophobia, or suspicion of people who aren't like us.
In other words, if a person came knocking on my door asking for help, I wouldn't consider how I would be treated if I knocked on THEIR door. I would do what I could to help them. Because that's who I am. And I'm proud of who I am. I have my standards and they're not dependent on other people's standards.
Whose normal way of living is slipping away? I don't understand this.
Getting on a bus, wearing a head scarf is not "bad behavior".
originally posted by: Kapusta
But when people sit here and freak out thinking that their is some big huge plan for Islam to take over the world when its simply not true ,what shall we call these people?
Its a fear a phobia they have based of pure ignorance.
originally posted by: Kapusta
Muslim here.
I have used the term Islamaphobe. And normally direct it at people who refuse to research Islam and assume extremism represents the whole of Islam. Ones who bask in the ignorance of " the msm tells me so it must be true "
The same people spread misconceptions and ideas about Islam just as extremist do.
originally posted by: Ozsheeple
a reply to: BlackProject
Its not islamiphobia if they really are trying to kill you.
In all seriousness yes it is on the rise in the west, i think the MSM plays a big role in this.
When ever muslims are in the news it tends to be for negative reasons(isis,lone wolf attacks etc.etc)
However i have noticed a trend where people get called racist or islamiphobic for criticising islam or muslims or immigrants or for that matter anyone that is not their race.