State schools in UK isolate non-Muslims

Nice academic post, but is wrong on many levels. Christianity, along with most other world religions has moved forward, while Islam is stuck in the 7th Century. So, you Britons are "less concerned about the matter than" we Americans? One can usually see more from far...

Look, the "problem" of moslems in UK is undeniable, if less pronounced than in France or Sweden. But with attitude like yours, you'll get there in no time. Did you know, there are a whole boroughs of cities in France where police dare not coming, for a fear of bodily harm? Have you ever heard of Swedish city called Malmo? It has over 20% of moslem immigrants, and is ruled by them.

Cheers

 

Uh-oh. A new sheriff is in town. Snakestretcher gets a fig from an Imam turned principal at his local school every time he says or acts like that towards other kids in his class.

Rock the Kasbah...

 

Good points, I have already stated that Islam appears to be (I know nothing of the religion so I must base my judgment upon impressions) the most proscriptive of current religions. I do think there may be traditional and environmental factors at work within this phenomenon, as those areas of the world wherein Islam has a majority following are not always the most sociologically or technologically advanced.

And I agree that sometimes the perspective from a distance may be more advantageous, but I am presently at a much greater physical distance from my homeland than are you (although the psychological distance is probably much less). .

Well, I'm not quite sure to what you are referring when you state "with attitude like yours". If you mean a propensity to take people as I find them, to reject pejorative generalisations in respect of their religion or ethnicity, and to look for historical and environmental reasons for apparent value systems and attitudes - I would hope the UK is not in grave danger from its sons who share my values.

BTW, the 20% Muslim population of Malmo was not based upon Census statistics, or other documentary evidence, but is an estimate by journalists John Mickelthwait and Adrian Woolbridge for the purposes of their book God is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World. It may be totally accurate, but should not be quoted as proven fact.

Unfortunately, I am being put in the position of having to seemingly defend the adherents of a faith which I do not share, know little about, and in common with other religious faiths, have little use for. Approximately 23% of the world's population (or about 1.6 billion people) are Muslims, and the percentage of those who are violent jihadists is minuscule, just as there are over 2 billion Christians, while an equally minuscule proportion of those are proscriptive fundamentalists.

What is skewing our impressions of the Muslim 'danger' is the aftermath of historical and present day imperialism, and its effect upon the societies worst affected thereby. Those from the colonised (in the historical and current economic sense) cultures who have emigrated, carry with them the seeds of resentment which will take generations to dissipate. And even then, only under circumstances wherein they see their legitimate (to them) concerns being addressed to some extent. People who see no prospect of justice usually turn to one of two things, either religion or violence. Often the two are conflated.

I know it doesn't make life any easier for those of us not involved in the exploitation and injustices which have resulted in this situation, but understanding a problem is essential to attempting to rectify it.

 

He's correct. This forum is not the place for anybody with nothing to contribute but infantile comments. In fact, there are rules for such people to negotiate.

When I was at school in the UK the boys and the girls were segregated. It worked very well- as far as male development and academic concentration were concerned. This was true of the girls' schools also. Persecuting muslims for gender segregation in schools is moronic- if not a tad racist.