The state and the “extremists”
On Friday, the police arrested twenty two people who were protesting outside the US Embassy. The group were protesting under the banner “United Ummah,” but were arrested on suspicion of being part of the banned Muslims Against Crusades. The demonstration was against the use of US drones in Pakistan. However it is clear that United Ummah … Read more
Islamists plan November 11 demonstration
On Armistice Day, the Islamist group Muslims Against Crusades is holding a demonstration under the banner of “Hell for Heroes.” They claim that this is to “highlight the atrocities which have been committed and continue to be committed against the Muslims … by the US, UK and their allies.” But it is also a deliberate … Read more
Clash of civilisations? Hardly
At 11am today, most people marked the 92nd anniversary of the end of World War I with silence. They remembered the countless lives lost to war with solemnity. In West London, however, one small group of nutters burned a giant poppy and had a shouting match with another small gang of morons. The first group … Read more
