[IslamCity] Christian fundamentalist attacked on Muslim and Mosques

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Christian fundamentalist attacked on Muslim and Mosques http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0F8AF83D-55AB-4F17-A1A2-89975598AD61.htm   Attacks on UK religious minorities up   Close   Thursday 28 July 2005 4:16 PM GMT Over 230 "faith-related" crimes recorded by London police in July Attacks on Asians and religious minorities in London have leapt more than 500% since the bomb attacks on the capital three weeks ago, according to Muslim groups. Across Britain one man has been murdered, one mosque firebombed, a Sikh temple attacked and other buildings and individuals targeted, the Muslim Safety Forum (MSF), an umbrella group of Muslim organisations which advises the police, said on Thursday.     There have been more than 230 "faith-related" crimes recorded by London police since the 7 July bomb attacks on the city's transport system that killed 52 people and which police say were carried out by four British Muslims.     That compares to just 36 during the same period last year.     "We are getting a lot of concerns and fears, particularly from women," an MSF spokesman said.     "Historically there's always been an under-reporting of incidents. The estimate could be five to 10 times higher."     Another group, the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), said its caseload had soared.    "We used to get five to six cases referred to us a week. Now we are getting 100," its chairman Massoud Shadjareh said. Fluctuation Incidents against minorities  include assaults and verbal abuse But London police chief Ian Blair said racially and religiously motivated crime remained at a low level for a large city, despite an increase following the 7 July bombings and a failed second wave on 21 July.      He also noted the statistics could fluctuate significantly on a daily basis.     "At its peak ... the racist crime reached about 65 offences (per day) immediately after 21 July across London in comparison to what had previously been an average of 40," he said.     The reported incidents have varied from assaults and verbal abuse to a handmade poster being pushed through a Muslim family's door reading "Al Qaeda bomber - move or die".  Call for resignation      Meanwhile, a politician said on Thursday that the head of one of Britain's biggest mosques should resign for calling Prime Minister Tony Blair a liar and questioning whether Muslims carried out the London bombings. Khalid Mahmood, a Labour Party member of Parliament from Birmingham in central England, said remarks by Mohammed Naseem, chairman of the city's Central Mosque, were “wholly unacceptable.” ”In light of what he has said, he certainly should resign,” Mahmood said. Agencies   You can find this article at: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0F8AF83D-55AB-4F17-A1A2-89975598AD61.htm Close *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "islamcity" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.