.... Question why little girls are shrouded in “invisibility cloaks” or ask what would happen if their daughter came home wearing a skirt instead of getting changed at the back of the bus and you are met with a deathly stare. Muslims often remain silent or prevaricate when Islamic human rights abuses are exposed.
Perversely, many in the liberal West are terrified of calling this puritanism out. How else can one explain opinion pieces from Islamic groups and individuals without any counter-analysis? How often is the CEMB interviewed alongside the self-appointed Muslim Council of Britain? Is the former given opportunities to challenge or critique the latter’s claims? The obvious conclusion is this is deliberate — fear of being called anti-Muslim, laziness in seeking the loudest voices. The result is that the mullah’s men win without even lifting the Koran. [The Times (£)] Read more