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04:28:09 am on June 14, 2008 | # | |
Another Muslim rentaquote speaks out (this one comes with Ivory Tower credentials):
Dr Farhan Nizami CBE, a key adviser on Islam to the Prince of Wales, accused British Muslims of failing to make sure their children learn to speak English or supporting them in their education [...] He said this leaves them alienated from mainstream society and exposed to being groomed by radical Islamic groups.
Underlining his distance from ‘everyday’ life, he adds:
“They need to make them aspire to things higher rather than just being self-employed and looking for small-jobs.”
My thoughts:
1. I am sure all those British Muslims who engage in terrorist activities, or get into the ‘jihadi’ underground, speak English as a first language. Developing a polyglot community should be encouraged (the worst aspect of Britain to ‘integrate’ into is becoming entirely monolingual).
2. What is wrong with being self-employed? Not everyone can get a well-paid job where you have to suck up to establishment figures all day.I have no problem with people encouraging improvement in education, but these comments were awful.
Nizami’s reported comments also remind me of an arrogant article of the life of British Muslims by Muqtader Khan I once came across. Khan, who also praises Prince Charles’ official Muslim pet in this article, also decried the fact that too many Muslims were ‘only’ engaged in running small businesses and wouldn’t cross the street to enter Oxford University; after all getting into Oxford is merely a question of crossing the high street, isn’t it?
Stupid academics.
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null 5:53 am on June 17, 2008 | #
Indian muslims are subjected to the same advice