A number of schools were essentially taken over by Islamic fundamentalists in Birmingham, England. Yahoo/AP Teachers and staff at these schools are accused of discriminating against non-Muslims, homophobia, and segregating the school. There are now fears that the students at these schools are vulnerable to being or already have been, radicalized. Birmingham has a large number of Muslim immigrants.
AFP has further reporting on this subject. In addition to the actions reported in the other article, teachers and a principal expressed anti-western viewpoints and claimed that the Boston Marathon bombing and the murder of solider Lee Rigby were both false flags or hoaxes. The plot to take over the schools has been described as a "Trojan horse". Teachers with similar views were promoted and non-radicals were bullied and harassed. They also controlled the governing bodies of the school.
My Comment:
Scary stuff. I am sure it will play into the hands of those who support the Eurabia conspiracy theory. I'm not a proponent of that theory myself but this is still a very disturbing case of a relatively small minority population doing things they really shouldn't be doing. It's probably worst for the non-radical Muslims in the U.K. who will have to suffer for the actions of others.
The immigration of Muslims into Europe in recent times is probably one of the more important global issues in the world today that most Americans are completely ignorant about. Much like American immigration policy interconnects with many of the domestic issues that the United States, this wave of immigration in Europe has implications to virtually every aspect of European life. It's an extremely complex issue that I'll admit that I am not informed enough on, but it may very well be the issue of 21st century Europe.
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