Muslim Association of GB this evening on Sky News.

The presenter asked what efforts were being made by the muslim community to combat extremism.

The MAGB spokesperson brought up IslamExpo which opens today at Ali Pali. He referred to it as an 'initiative'.

That's some 'initative' - sensitively timed to coincide with the anniversary of July 7 when the religion was used to justify murdering commuters on their way to work - and when the spokespeople at the event include Yvonne Ridley ("Brother Zaqawi") and Azzam Tamimi:

Tamimi with the BBC’s Tim Sebastian:-

(The subject is whether Tamimi would be willing to be a suicide bomber in Israel):

Sebastian: No—please come back to my question. Please come back to my question. Why if it is so glorious and honourable to do this,
why don’t you do it?

Tamimi: I would do it …

Sebastian: When?

Tamimi: If I have the opportunity I would do it …

Sebastian: When are you going to do it?

Tamimi: When? If I can go to Palestine* and sacrifice myself I would do it. Why not?

Islam is religion and politics fused. This expo is little more than a politico back slapping exercise - not an initiative to combat anything. And since its public funds that are contributing towards it id question where else public money is being spent on muslim 'initiatives'.

In efforts to brush off the timing it was revealed the date couldnt be moved because it had been planned a few years ago. So - how is this then a 'new initiative' to combat extremism.

The MAGB spokesperson went on to cite marginalisation of the muslim community as a factor in increasing extremism.

Rubbish.

Those young men were reasonably well off by the standards of their parents, one in a respected position within the community in a school environment. They had been nothing but cossetted by a liberal multi-culti society - Freedom to practise their religion? Check. Places of worship? Check. Faith schools? check.

And yet presently 37% of *British* Muslims feeling that British values threaten the Islamic way of life and 13% of British Muslims regarded the London bombers as "martyrs".

(In his little video tonight Tanweer mentioned Afghanistan and Palestine* alongside Iraq.
Thought it was just Iraq?).

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