Does Islam frighten you....?

link not working Ursa, presume it's the Iraqi killed in Swansea? are the press calling it racist and stirring things up just because he's an Iraqi? I happen to think It is racially motivated, but until they catch someone we have to stick with assumptions. If so I can probably assume that whoever did it used the "terrorist" excuse  to justify a dose of old fashioned British bigotry. Same happened last year in Llanelli, someone got assaulted on their way to the Mosque in Station Road, and that was blatant racisim as they shouted abuse at him while they did him over, seem to recall they used the . Didn't even know there was a mosque in Llanelli until then. An example of a town that is culturally and ethnically unaware? Whilst not in the same league as Swansea, who have a well documented problem with racism (memorable chants of "you're owned by a Paki" from the North Bank aimed at Cardiff fans a few years ago, as well as monkey noises for visiting players,It did happen, I was there at the time), Llanelli does have the bonehead element who like to cause grief. You can see it every weekend in the take aways etc.If they don't like the guys, then don't buy your food there you morons.....

Where was I going with this post?

mr lloyd evans wrote: Trouble is Ursa, your link is to the Muslim news, not a site/publication regularly read by the "British" public. It is also the fault of the British media for not publicising the condemnations to a wider, more "mainstream" audience, thus ensuring the majority of people are aware that such a condemnation has taken place. Then we might not have incidents such as the apparant racist murder of an Iraqi that took place in Swansea this week. Perhaps our "great" British press would prefer to make little or no references to such articles as the one you have a link to, prefering instead to leave things stir up a bit. After all, death, violence and fear sell more copies than people standing united and condemning. Do the press/government actually want to publicse the condemning? or can't they stand the thought of a united, multi cultural society........

That is a frankly insane comment, mate. I'm sure you don't really believe it...I hope you don't...

There are some excellent views here. A good debate.

I can only speak from what I read in the proper press (not the Mail or Express!! Talk about inciting the BNP), by visitng muslim countries and talking to people who have a far better understanding of this issue than I have. I know the Imam of a mosque in Cardiff and am very friendly with an Iraqi who actually fought against us in the original Gulf War (fight or be shot). Their stories are amazing.

Anyone with an interest in this should listen to the BBC's Jeremy Bowen talk about the 6 day war between Israel and Palestine. I heard him at the Hay festival earlier this year.