Jon Snow: The invitation dropped into my inbox without fanfare. I didn't know its author, it was informal and it simply asked if I would meet a group of young Muslims one evening in London...
So it was I found myself drawing up outside a nondescript building. Two young men materialised and ushered me and my bicycle inside. It was immediately clear that one of the young men was a mullah and the building was a religious house with a small mosque below stairs.
I was shown into a brightly lit room. On the tables were bottles of water, small packets of M&Ms and large plates of very English scones....
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As a British Muslim, my frustration comes from speakers who are called onto news like channel 4 and are not able to give intellectual and articulate views. Many of the best speakers on Islam are not Theoligians or mullahs, but ordinary people with main alternative careers.I would love for them to be representatives instead. its our job to bring to attention to british media these type of speakers (as reflected in this event) that many appear not to know about.
Posted by: Hina | Thursday, 13 July 2006 at 06:45 PM