What will you do now?
Posted on 07/14/2005 8:53:08 AM PDT by Nachum
A MOSQUE and a community centre in Edinburgh have been daubed with racist graffiti in the wake of the London terror attacks.
Messages such as "Islam Scum" and "This centre sympathises with the Terrorists", were scrawled over the buildings' doors and walls following last Thursday's bombings.
It comes as police revealed a worrying increase in cases of racial abuse shouted at Muslims in Edinburgh.
Senior officers today branded the attacks "appalling" and said that security had been stepped up around the city's Muslim communities in the wake of the atrocities. The graffiti attacks happened at the Sha Jalal mosque, in Annandale Street Lane, and the Pakistan Community and Cultural Centre, Annandale Street, sometime overnight on Thursday.
Superintendent George Simpson, head of the Lothian and Borders Safer Communities department, said: "We have had minor pieces of graffiti.
"However, these incidents are appalling and there is no space for this behaviour in the democratic society that we live in.
"In the wake of the London bombings we have made contact with all vulnerable premises within the Lothian and Borders force area. We are providing patrols and regular checks of these premises on a daily basis.
"We want to hear from anybody who has been a victim of racial attack of any nature, be it verbal or physical, especially at this vulnerable period."
Supt Simpson said that some Muslims had also been victims of severe "verbal attacks" since last Thursday.
Jalal Chaudry, chairman of the Islamic Society of Scotland, said: "It is very upsetting that these two mosques have been vandalised in this way. There have been reports of a number of mosques in London being targeted since last week's bombings.
"I only hope this doesn't happen north of the Border as it is very damaging to the Muslim community. However, we have the full backing of the police, who have been extremely supportive and reassuring. People are quick to assume that Islam is to blame but they should wait until the full investigation has been carried out before jumping to conclusions."
Councillor Shami Khan, a leading member of the city's Pakistan community, added: "It is a shame that it has been targeted just because of these headcase fundamentalists. We have done so much work over the years to help build confidence in the Muslim community and some Muslims live in fear of things like this happening. It is a shame that all our hard work gets ruined."
The muslims are the victims. We should all remember that.
As damaging as a bunch of bombs in the Tube? sheesh.
Well, at least there were no panties put over anyones head, and the air conditioner was left at a comfortable level. What's next, taped beheadings? S/off
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What is racist about "Islam Scum"...? I am appalled that there are a great number of islamists in beautiful Scotland, so many that the country has an "Islamic Society" president.
It's understandable but not right. The focus needs to be on better assimilation and making the 'slims into law abiding patriots, as opposed to complete alienation. It would be a tragedy if Omar Kayam went out of business due to the owners being run out of town - nothing like their Lamb Vindaloo washed down with one or more 80 shilling ales! All of that said, the first thing I'd bin would be political correctness!
Would they have any problems with the appearance of such graffiti on any of the organizations that celebrate the 911 attacks in England every year?
If the graffiti were smiley faces would they write about it?
Or is it the nature of the message?
Not saying that this act was justified but there IS institutional support for Islamonazism and terrorism among some British mosques. Places that show recruiting videos to launch jihad against the West.
Turning a blind eye to that leave you open to having the other eye gouged out.
That would make a great tagline! If you don't use it, I'll steal it!...............
What will you do now?
The truth hurts!
Initial reaction--so what. Islam sucks. Question is, assuming you want to assimilate a religion of violent, beheading, anti-women, lunatic, thugs into your society--how do you do it????
Personally, I say kick em all out.
I am waiting for the muslim backlash against the sizable terrorist population they are members of.
If it walks like a duck,.........
I am utterly speechless as this statement.
Islam is not a choice to most of its adherents. Except for those muslims living in western countries, choosing a religion other than Islam can result in severe penalties, including death.
If you're born into it, you're pretty much stuck with it unless you have the courage to face the consequences.
This was NOT a racial attack. Muslim is NOT a race. This was an idealogical attack against a group of people who considers all outsiders to be "infidels" that should be killed.
Great image. Says it all.
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