Muslims In Britain After 7/7: the Problem of the Few

The following is based upon an article from a specialist institute and starts to deal with the British government's naïve response to the Muslim attacks in London in 2005. The article is quoted here at length as it opens up a number of issues, which will emerge from this article and its sequels, as essential for an understanding of the slide into political and educational acquiescence to Islam and so, the dhimmitude of the British government and people.

Islamophobia existed prior to 9/11, but levels of discrimination and violence rose subsequently. Implicit racism remained considerable long afterwards. Similarly, after the 7/7 attacks, faith-hate crime augmented significantly. Negative stereotypes of Muslims were commonplace in the news, and the negative depictions of Muslims were disproportionate. ...

The state we are in: identity, terror and the law of jihad, 2006

THE WEEKS AFTER the London bombings of 7/7, the most deadly to strike the capital since the Second World War, have been testing times for British Muslims. We struggle under a threefold burden. Like others, we nervously rang family and friends to find out if they were all right. The mangled and twisted frame of the familiar double-decker bus and the unseen horror in the Tube tunnels below London's streets signalled a new and bloody era. We learnt with shock that our own community had produced Britain's first homegrown suicide bombers, seemingly integrated British lads. Our feelings of moral outrage were tempered by profound disquiet that this had been carried out in the name of our religion. Finally, we have felt the consequences, the most fearsome part of which has not been the six hundred per cent rise in faith-hate crimes in London during the first four weeks, 1 but a lurch towards draconian legislation amid talk of the failure of British multiculturalism from across the political spectrum. 2

2019

This research focus's mainly on the Muslim communities of Northern Britain, such as Bradford, Burnley and Oldham and their response to racial discrimination during the period of 2001 and the untold unrest these communities felt after both the northern riots and 9/11.

Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 2008

Almost one third of the world's Muslims live as minorities in non-Muslim states. This article examines the position of Muslims in the West with special reference to Muslims in the United Kingdom. First, an overview of Muslims in Western states is presented, concentrating on Muslims in the United States, Canada, Australia and Western Europe. Second, the demographic and socioeconomic position of Muslims in Britain is discussed, particularly highlighting various issues facing them. Third, the issues of religious discrimination and the feeling of insecurity among British Muslims, as well as state policies towards Muslims, are examined. Finally, it is argued that Western states, including Britain, have a long way to go in terms of their policies to accept Muslims as equal citizens and, in this context, several lines of action are proposed.

in Timothy Peace (ed.) Muslims and Political Participation in Britain (Routledge), 2015

9/11 is often marked out as a significant event in the current political and historical context in that it signalled a discernable shift to a new politics categorised in specific " Western " countries by the " war on terror ". Through an examination of British press representation of British Muslims over a 15 year period I show how this represents a continuation of processes that became more visible following 9/11. Starting in the period prior to 9/11, I argue that, despite an overall negativity within the British press, there was some negotiation of these spaces due to the various affiliations and allegiances of different groups who had an investment in specific constructions of " Britain " at particular moments. However, this resulted in the predominance of a " cultural clash " framework as Muslims became the focus of anxieties of living in an increasingly globalised world. Whilst these discursive debates have continued to dominate post-9/11, I examine the emergence of a security framework previously associated with world news. The aim is to provide an overview of patterns of coverage that might tell us something about the impact of various political events, most

This paper seeks to analyse the political and sociological landscape of Muslims in Britain. As such this paper focuses on tracing the roots and histories of all the major political, social and religious movements of British Islam. The effects of each of these movements are analysed by looking at their impact on the three main institutions of life of British Muslims: the home, school and the mosque. The problems which this impact causes are raised and then potential solutions are given. The paper concludes with the assertion that Muslims are caught in a vicious cycle and only through simultaneous action on all three fronts can progress be made.