Ken Livingstone will be delighted to find himself praised as a “giant” by Dr Azzam Al-Tamimi, director of the Institute of Islamic Political Thought in London. This in contrast to those “traitors to Islam” who renounce violence and claim that organisations like the MCB are not representative of Muslims in Britain: John Ware, presenting Panorama on August 21 “could not have insulted, taunted, and defamed Islam and the Muslims if not for the help he received from some Muslims in Britain, be it during the year-long prior research or during the production.” Nor indeed could Bush and Blair have managed “their frenzied attempt to destroy Islam, which ascends high in spite of them”, if not for this “group of Muslims detached from their faith and from the Islamic nation”.
“Since the July 7 bombing in London, there have been continuous attacks on Islam and Muslims, not only in Britain but throughout the liberal democratic system in what is known as the West, in Europe or beyond.
“There is no doubt that the forces of the extreme right and the racist movements… and the Zionist lobby in this democratic system have been full of rancor and hatred, and that these events gave them the opportunity to spew their venom…
“Yet all the human and material resources possessed by these forces, including media and political [influence], have not served [their interests] as much as has a fanatical group of Muslims, who, competing with politicians and writers hostile to Islam, immediately rushed to defame the most esteemed ‘ulama and the Muslims in general. They shirked from defending the just causes of Islam in Palestine, Iraq, Kashmir and Chechnya, [while they justified] the violations of human rights, civil liberties and the rule of law, under the pretext of fighting [Islamic] extremism and terrorism.” […]
“It is wonderful that the Muslims find non-Muslim men and women who stand by them and support them during this trial, while there is treachery on the part of people who presume to belong to the Islamic nation and claim to be defending its creed and law. These [wretched] ones are a far cry from the giant Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London… likewise, they are a far cry from [other] giants of the British Left, led by the fighter George Galloway, who has allied himself with the Muslims and has defended them against the racists and the Zionists…”
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