25,000 Muslims March in England Calling for Laws to Stop Insulting Islam
Up to 25,000 British Pakistani men, women and children from across the UK gathered in Aston Park to call on the British government to introduce legislation that bars people from insulting Islam under the garb of the Freedom of Speech.
The participants, who also travelled from several parts of European cities, were led in a mile long march by Pakistani scholar Alauddin Siddiqui. This is the fourth consecutive gathering for the biggest Melaad-un-Nabi of British Pakistani in Britain but this year it was dedicated to "Protect the honor and legacy of Hazrat Muhammad".
He announced that a rally of tens of thousands of Muslims will be held soon in Hyde Park to profess loyalty to Hazrat Muhammad as well as to condemn the crudely made "Innocence of Muslims" movie which was recently released in the US and caused outrage in the Islamic world, including leading to a ban on Youtube in Pakistan.
Peer Siddiqui told the audience that relations between Islamic and Western countries have improved in recent years and these years need to be strengthened but that is possible if all religions are respected and there should be a law in place to ensure that Islam and Muslims are not singled out.
"There is resentment amongst Muslims over the continuing failure of the western government for not doing enough to protect Muslims. Attacks on Muslims have increased and while we are law-abiding and peace-loving citizens of this country, we want our government to take our concern into account," he added and appealed to Muslims to stay peaceful against provocations.
Speakers said that freedom of speech was a cherished value but abusing Islam is not freedom of speech. They said the best way forward is to engage constructively with Muslims about their religion. They said Muslims were making a great contribution towards everyday life in western countries and it is important that their contribution is recognized.
Source: stormfront
He announced that a rally of tens of thousands of Muslims will be held soon in Hyde Park to profess loyalty to Hazrat Muhammad as well as to condemn the crudely made "Innocence of Muslims" movie which was recently released in the US and caused outrage in the Islamic world, including leading to a ban on Youtube in Pakistan.
Peer Siddiqui told the audience that relations between Islamic and Western countries have improved in recent years and these years need to be strengthened but that is possible if all religions are respected and there should be a law in place to ensure that Islam and Muslims are not singled out.
"There is resentment amongst Muslims over the continuing failure of the western government for not doing enough to protect Muslims. Attacks on Muslims have increased and while we are law-abiding and peace-loving citizens of this country, we want our government to take our concern into account," he added and appealed to Muslims to stay peaceful against provocations.
Speakers said that freedom of speech was a cherished value but abusing Islam is not freedom of speech. They said the best way forward is to engage constructively with Muslims about their religion. They said Muslims were making a great contribution towards everyday life in western countries and it is important that their contribution is recognized.
Source: stormfront
