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By Irfan Yusuf, published 20/6/2008So Camden council's decision against building a Muslim school has nothing to do with racial or sectarian bigotry?
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According to Wikipedia Islam is the second largest religion in England and Wales with a total of 1,546,626 adherents or 3.0% of the total population. This figure comes from the 2001 census. As birth rates amongst Muslim communities are higher than in non-Muslim communities, the percentage of Muslims amongst England's total population has no doubt increased considerably.
In London, Muslims make up 8.5% of the urban population (2001 census) and a recent survey has indicated that the most popular name for baby boys born in the United Kingdom in 2008 will be Mohammed.
As for the whole tack taken by Irfan Yusuf in this article perhaps a piece from Farooq Sulehria that appeared in Pakistan's The News on June 17th should be read as an antidote. As the author notes: "Every single country across the Muslim world has been pointed out by the Amnesty International either for executions and torture or discrimination against women and ethnic and religious minorities. Punishments never handed down even during the Stone Age, have been awarded in 21st century Muslim world".
Farooq's article is entitled "Blaming Others", which is what Irfan and Keysar Trad are true champions at. The article can be found at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=11885