Sunday, July 01, 2007
The danger of silence
Recent events in Britain once again highlight the danger of when a community is silent. In Iran, an educated and largely secular people are ruled by a minority of religious zealots, so entrenched now, that resistance from the masses may be futile and would certainly be very bloody.
In England, the mainstream of the Muslim community are standing by while extremists become ever more powerful. Some, at least, are scared to act. It seems obvious that the best means of stopping the growing militancy among British born children of Pakistani immigrants, for example, is for that community to band together and put a stop to it before it all goes too far. They must stand and be heard. They must do whatever it takes and ask for help from the authorities if needed.
I’m sure some very good Pakistanis in England have found themselves on the wrong end of ignorant comments. They must be aware that as attacks perpetrated by young Muslim men continue and presumably intensify, it seems inevitable that the backlash will unfortunately, increasingly turn into physical assaults - against anyone who might look even close to Pakistani or Arab, and indiscriminate of their religion. Yes, anger brings out the worst in the ignorant! There is a very bad situation unfolding right now in my homeland. Let nobody be under any illusions – it will continue to get worse until action is taken. I really hope that action comes from within.
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In England, the mainstream of the Muslim community are standing by while extremists become ever more powerful. Some, at least, are scared to act. It seems obvious that the best means of stopping the growing militancy among British born children of Pakistani immigrants, for example, is for that community to band together and put a stop to it before it all goes too far. They must stand and be heard. They must do whatever it takes and ask for help from the authorities if needed.
I’m sure some very good Pakistanis in England have found themselves on the wrong end of ignorant comments. They must be aware that as attacks perpetrated by young Muslim men continue and presumably intensify, it seems inevitable that the backlash will unfortunately, increasingly turn into physical assaults - against anyone who might look even close to Pakistani or Arab, and indiscriminate of their religion. Yes, anger brings out the worst in the ignorant! There is a very bad situation unfolding right now in my homeland. Let nobody be under any illusions – it will continue to get worse until action is taken. I really hope that action comes from within.
