.... Good article, LM. You are quite right in saying the Muslim community has behaved in an exemplary fashion. However, your suggestion that the media should acknowledge the "vital role Muslims continue to play in bringing the great back into Britain" is over-egging the pudding somewhat.
Whilst bringing attention to the way the right wing press has repeatedly failed to recognise the contributions of the Muslim community is laudable, you should not ignore the appalling damage done to community relations by the extremist ideologues in places like Tower Hamlets who promote gay bashing in the name Allah, nor those who terrify women into leaving their jobs because they don't want to wear the hijab.
This is nothing to do with the tolerant GB I want to live in. Failure to acknowledge fault in your own communities leaves you open to accusations of cherry picking the stories that suit your political views. Exactly what I think you are accusing the right wing media of doing... [London Muslim] Read more
