March 10 2010

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Britain's 'no-go' areas for non-Muslims

The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester and the Church's only Asian bishop, writing in The Sunday Telegraph, says that people of a different race or faith face physical attack if they live or work in communities dominated by a strict Muslim ideology.

The Bishop, who was born in Pakistan, warns that attempts are being made to give Britain an increasingly Islamic character by introducing the call to prayer and wider use of Sharia law, a legal system based on the Koran. He states that it is becoming more difficult for Christianity to be the nation's public religion in a multifaith, multicultural society.

His comments follow a poll of the General Synod, the Church of England parliament, which shows that it's senior leaders, including bishops also believe that Britain is being damaged by large-scale immigration.

The Muslim Council of Britain described Bishop Nazir-Ali's comments as 'frantic scaremongering', while William Hague, the shadow Foreign Secretary, said the bishop had 'probably put it too strongly'. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said the idea of no-go areas was a 'gross caricature of reality'.

What's your point of view?

submitted by contribs editor on January 6th 2008

Debate

Islam

On January 7th, 2008 chris says:

Chris Gaynor

We are a multi cultural Britain. I don't think Islam has taken over - but I do think that there are a minority who are using the faith for their own twisted ends.

Whether it's God or Allah, religion and politics can be a corruptable force if not respected properly - that's why there have been so many wars in the past!

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