An Islamic London would be a better place ?

Is London's future Islamic?

It’s the capital’s fastest growing religion, based on noble traditions and compassionate principles, yet Islam can still be tainted by mistrust and misunderstanding. Here Time Out argues that an Islamic London would be a better place

The noise from the expectant crowd hushed to a murmur as an open-backed lorry that had driven slowly up the Mall – known since the Islamic revolution of 2021 as The Way of the Martyrs – nudged its way through the thousands gathered in Mohammad Sidique Khan Square. On the lorry, two masked guards held a young man, black hood over his head; a quiver running through the material suggested he knew what was coming.

The lorry halted by the plinth that had once held Marc Quinn’s sculpture ‘Alison Lapper Pregnant’ – long since removed as an insult to decency – and was now the place of public execution. A rope noose attached to a wire cable hung from a mechanised hoist. The main doors of what had been the National Gallery flung open and an Imam walked down the steps of the new Institute of Islamic Jurisprudence, opened only a week before by Sultan Charles, Prince of Islam and protector of the faithful in England.

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Michael Hodges, Tue Jun 5
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Richey Rich said...
PLEASE ... PLEASE tell me that this article is a joke. ..A joke, right? I thought that the US had a monopoly on stupidity.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 23:16
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Howard Roark said...
The world has not produced such an accepting Muslim society, save for possibly Turkey, that the author writes about. Until Islam survives its own version of the Reformation, I hope that my friends across the pond do not suffer such a fate described by the author.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 23:13
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A Texan said...
Does the name Jonathan Swift ring a bell?
Posted on Jun 07 2007 23:12
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Lucy Wiggin said...
Dawkins was right: There is such a thing being so open-minded that your brain falls out.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 23:10
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jdawg said...
"Considering a move to the States now - seemingly the only sane place left on the bloody planet. "--------------------------------------Thanks for the compliment, but have you been keeping up with what our Congress is trying to do? They're working overtime to surrender to the islamonazis in Iraq, tear our borders wide open, give amnesty to illegal aliens, and ...Sane? Maybe relatively speaking, but not so much anymore.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 23:10
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steve said...
aaaaahahahahahahaha... london is already screwed because your futbol tough guys have become pansies and let their contry be taken over.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 23:10
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Jason said...
This article has to be the dumbest thing I have ever read. And I grade essays written by college freshmen for a living.One could spend hours refuting the ridiculous fallacies and revealing omissions that abound in this pile of tripe, butI have to assume that Mr. Hodges is mentally handicapped in some way, and thus such mockery would be in bad taste.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 23:04
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Cpt. Benedict Richmond said...
Is the author on crack? Where the hell has islam ever worked, and this traitor wants to give the capital of our country over to an evil faith mired in mysoginy, totalitatianism and repressive backwards 7th centruy savagery?ThisIsLondon should be ashamed for printing this garbage and thus aiding the enemy at a time of war.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 23:03
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Scott England said...
with this kind of provocation, it won't be long until normal people understand it's ok to express that western culture is superior. Demoralised westerners just need a shock or two to overcome the PC crap we've been force fed over the years. Better start studying your "Quotable Churchill".
Posted on Jun 07 2007 22:59
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miketheman said...
I'm so pleased to see the negative comments this article has registered. I for one take every possible opportunity to get everyone see what a vile and dangerous cult Islam is. We all need to get our heads out of the sand and smell the nasty Islamic coffee before it is too late.Dhimmitude No Thanks!
Posted on Jun 07 2007 22:58
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Michael Cole said...
What a load of pathetic drivel, i see no mention of stoning to death of young girls for falling in love with the wrong person.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 22:50
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Michael Cole said...
What a load of pathetic drivel, i see no mention of stoning to death of young girls for falling in love with the wrong person.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 22:50
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Beth said...
rc at 22:32: You said--"Turkey gets close, but that's only proportional to its nonsecular leanings."No it doesn't. Turkey still sucks. I lived there. Sure, there are some places, like Izmir, that are VAGUELY reminiscent of some of Europe's dirtier cities (I mean really dirty). Move anywhere east or away from the larger Mediterranean resorts, and it's still a filthy, backwards dump, with the "nice" people cutting up animals on their front porches and women getting beaten for being too unislamic. You also won't see many women driving anywhere outside the major cities. It's still backwards. So the original point stands--where ever Islam dominates, society is a failure. It's the religion of tribalists.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 22:50
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Michael Cole said...
What a load of pathetic drivel, i see no mention of stoning to death of young girls for falling in love with the wrong person.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 22:50
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Dan said...
Why not do an article on London being Jewish? You'd have better health, higher education, greater accomplishment, less crime, less alcoholism (alcohol is drunk in extreme moderation). Notice I said "Jewish" not "Israeli." So do an article like that and see how upset your readership gets. Then you can do an article on anti-semitism.
Posted on Jun 07 2007 22:50
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