Britain: Uncle Toms dine with Uncle Sam
Leaders of Britain’s Muslim community have drawn searing criticism for attending an iftar party hosted by the US embassy in London, just as Washington prepares to launch phase two of its anti-Muslim Crusade with a new war against Iraq.
The event, which was put on earlier this month by the US ambassador, Mr William Parish, at his swanky residence in the capital, attracted some 70 guests. Among them were some of the most high-profile figures in the nation’s 2.5million strong Muslim community.
The US embassy said the participants were drawn from a broad cross-section of the “Muslim and diplomatic community” but refused to supply the full guest list. However Ummahnews has learned that among the guests were Iqbal Sacranie, the secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, the Labour parliamentarians, Khalid Mahmood, Lord Ahmed of Rotherham and Baroness Uddin.
But the fact that the event was the first of its kind in Britain has led others to view it as a public relations exercise to counter the widespread perception that the US-led war on terror is actually a war against Islam. The attendance of leading Muslims will also be seen as a slight by those who are taking part in the biggest ever Muslim boycott of US companies as a gesture of defiance, particularly over Washington’s stand on Palestine.
it has also emerged that Mr Sacranie was warned against participating by at least one member of his own organisaton. Inayat Bunglawala, secretary of the MCB’s media committee, said he had advised against the attendance of a senior delegate.
News of the event only came out this week through leaks since none of the participants have publicised the meeting, a strange omission for people whose invitations was purportedly based on their status as ‘representatives’ of the Muslim community.
However, the reasons have not washed among the rank and file of the Muslim community.
But Jahangir Mohammed, director for the Manchester-based Centre for Muslim Affairs, said: “These people are confused. They don’t know right from wrong. On the one hand they’re asking people to boycott America but they themselves are dining at the embassy and eating at their table.”
**“And its particularly insulting in Ramadan when you’re supposed to get closer to Allah that they are drawing closer to America.. Right now the Muslim community needs a policy of active non-cooperation with US and British politicians,” he added. **
Dr Muhammad al-Masari of the Committee for the Defence of Legitimate Rights in London said: “Any such invitation should have been rejected out of hand. The US is at war with Muslims and these leaders’ presence merely gives legitimacy to their war. The Muslim position should be one of active and enduring opposition.”
comment: Alhamdulilah the sellouts are being exposed left right and centre. The propganda machine by america and britian is in full swing and unfortuantly even in ramadhan some of these muslims choose to associate with the enemies of islam!
