Hardline takeover of British mosques

The Times newspaper reports extremist hardliners taking over a great many mosques in Britain
I think whatever your worldview ,this development can't be seen as good news.
www.timesonline.co.uk...

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[edit on 01/24/07 by karl 12]

I realise not all muslims are inherently bigoted (or suffer the delusion they are somehow more superior to other humans) but the true figure of active radical islamists (at least in the UK ) is a lot higher than some people would wish to beleive:

Almost half of Britain’s mosques are under the control of a hardline Islamic sect whose leading preacher loathes Western values and has called on Muslims to “shed blood” for Allah, an investigation by The Times has found.

Riyadh ul Haq, who supports armed jihad and preaches contempt for Jews, Christians and Hindus, is in line to become the spiritual leader of the Deobandi sect in Britain. The ultra-conservative movement, which gave birth to the Taleban in Afghanistan, now runs more than 600 of Britain’s 1,350 mosques, according to a police report seen by The Times.

The Times investigation casts serious doubts on government statements that foreign preachers are to blame for spreading the creed of radical Islam in Britain’s mosques and its policy of enouraging the recruitment of more “home-grown” preachers.

Mr ul Haq, 36, was educated and trained at an Islamic seminary in Britain and is part of a new generation of British imams who share a similar radical agenda. He heaps scorn on any Muslims who say they are “proud to be British” and argues that friendship with a Jew or a Christian makes “a mockery of Allah’s religion”.

Alarming but important info. Thanks. S n F