Britain’s first Muslim minister has been prevented from addressing an Islamic conference after an interdepartmental row over the alleged political affiliations of an organiser of the London event. Shahid Malik, the international development minister, had been due to speak at … Continue reading
The question is posed by Charles Moore, writing in the Daily Telegraph in response to the Lord Chief Justice’s recent speech on sharia law. In the category of “Islamist extremists” who he claims have mistakenly been accorded respectability Moore includes … Continue reading
Yusuf Smith responds to Charles Moore’s recent Centre for Policy Studies lecture (pdf) “How to beat the Scargills of Islam“. Indigo Jo Blogs, 23 March 2008 It’s also worth noting the following excerpt from Moore’s ignorant lecture: “Phoney Muslim moderates, … Continue reading
Apologetically imperial: Liberals, political Islam, and a war of terror By Ben White Long before Nick Cohen ruminated on “What’s Left?” and Martin Amis imagined the sexual frustration of millions of Muslim men, even as the ink dried on opinion … Continue reading
Channel 4’s documentary “Undercover Mosque” was great investigative journalism, claims Andrew Anthony. Observer, 12 August 2007 For earlier coverage of Andrew Anthony see here and here. And over at the Daily Telegraph, “Undercover Mosque” also receives the backing of Charles … Continue reading
Charles Moore examines the issue of “Britishness”. He writes: “… millions whose first language is not English now live in this country. A significant minority of them cannot even speak English. Many of these people are Muslims, and some seem to … Continue reading
In a YouGov survey in August 2006 53% of those questioned felt that Islam and Muslims posed a threat to Western liberal democracy. Why do such a large number feel this is so? Has the frequently negative media attention upon … Continue reading
Charles Moore argues that the history of Christian faith schools shows that they represent no threat at all to social cohesion, and that the government was mistaken in proposing a compulsory quota system. He continues: “So what is behind all … Continue reading
No doubt a number of people will have noted the irony that Martin Bright’s recent pamphlet When Progressives Treat with Reactionaries, which claims to expose “the British State’s flirtation with radical Islamism”, was published by the right-wing think-tank Policy Exchange. … Continue reading
“Governments come and go, but there still is such a thing as the British official mind. From our colonial days comes a Foreign Office belief that in any tricky situation, especially one involving religion and politics, one must make friends … Continue reading