Local hero slams anti-Muslim political attacks

Tower Hamlets councillor Rabina Khan, recently nominated “Hero of the Year” in the European Diversity Awards, has slammed anti-Muslim attacks against the borough and defended its diversity and integration.

Khan said that distorted media coverage and damaging comments from powerful politicians help build a negative image of the Muslim community in Tower Hamlets, an image that she has been struggling to change.

She said: “If you watch Theresa May’s [UK’s Home Secretary] speech at the Tory conference, she talks about extremism and then refers to a large Muslim community in Tower Hamlets. She doesn’t exactly accuse us of Sharia law, but she puts them in the same sentence.

“Comments like these are enough to damage the whole Muslim community.”

Khan has been living and working in Tower Hamlets since she was 19. In the last 15 years she has been campaigning for gender equality and promoting incorporation between different groups in society.

Her work as an independent councillor and community worker promoting equality and diversity earned her the prestigious Unilever Hero of the Year title earlier this month.


http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2014/10/local-hero-slams-anti-Muslim-political-attacks/

Hats off to her for the great work she does and dispelling poor stereotypes and this borough has received much bad press, like the absurd view it had been placed under sharia law and with Muslim patrols everywhere. Of course this turn out to be no more than some posters and 3 extremist Muslims, who were part of the Choudrey crowd. I like this point best:


“Younger people go out there to find information because they want the truth, they don’t want the lies. If they have the truth, then they will challenge the Muslim community and they will challenge me. They have the right to do that: if we don’t get challenged, we can can’t bring about positive changes.”

yeah yeah yeah......and then.......

victorisnotamused wrote:yeah yeah yeah......and then.......

What, you'd rather be lied to?

Lol! Forget Sharia Law. That's just a smoke screen for unadulterated corruption.

The Bengali community (from politicians and businessmen (or HNWI's) to taxi drivers) all help to pass and launder cash.

But of course many of you will think I'm being racist. Or to suggest such things are rampant in Tower Hamlets is being politically incorrect. And that's the biggest joke of them all. HA HA! That's how they get away with it.

No, what I would question is why if you know, you have not exposed this?
Or is most of this claim, Chinese whispers?

Brasidas wrote:No, what I would question is why if you know, you have not exposed this?
Or is most of this claim, Chinese whispers?

Lol! Why?

I would have thought the question again would be why not.
Hey ho, that is your choice Zack.

Brasidas wrote:I would have thought the question again would be why not.
Hey ho, that is your choice Zack.

I've used their system in the past, so I'll be a hypocrite and a grass.

So I will have to take your view as hearsay then.

Brasidas wrote:So I will have to take your view as hearsay then.

Lol! Please do.