Tag Archives: islam4uk

The Independent View: Wootton Bassett demonstrations: another Muslim point of view

By Shaaz Mahboob | Tue 5th January 2010 - 2:47 pm

It was the afternoon of 31st October 2009 when emerging from the Piccadilly Circus tube station I received a text message informing me that Anjem Chaudhary had given up his plans to march through central London under the banner of Islam4UK that day.

Not only was I pleasantly surprised but felt a deep sense of satisfaction at having, perhaps for the first time in the history of post-Rushdie-affair Britain, reclaimed the public sphere away from the pseudo-religious bigots. These people have consistently hijacked the name of Islam to gain political mileage and to sow the seeds of mistrust, hatred …

Daily View 2×2: 3 January 2010

By Mark Pack | Sun 3rd January 2010 - 7:00 am

It’s Sunday. It’s 7am. It’s time to learn how to dig a hole, but first the news.

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here’s are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator:

What about the blood on your hands Mr Major? asks Nich Starling, reminding us of how John Major failed in the former Yugoslavia to act despite the warnings from Paddy Ashdown
Market Harborough reindeer ban makes Conservative Home reports Jonathan Calder.

Spotted any other great posts in the last day from blogs that aren’t on the aggregator? Do post up a comment sharing them with us all.