Vincent
That is not correct. Muslims are always condemning terrorism and all the rest of it. We’ve been doing it for years now, when it comes to terrorism its impossible to sit on the fence. After the 7/7 attacks religious leaders from around the World passed a fatwa stating that the bombers were not martyrs. All the Muslim organisations here condemned the attacks, the all called on Muslims to help combat extremism.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4694441.stm
The media here hasn’t helped, they keep giving extremists platforms, they are the ones that help spread their message while further demonising the Muslim communities. Those extremists (Bakri, Choudary etc.) do not represent Muslims. Extremists control no Mosques in the UK, the thing is extremists have been driven underground. Extremists make up a small minority so they obviously hide themselves amongst the peaceful majority.
I’ve been going to Mosque for years and I’ve never heard any terrorist threats or any sort of extremism. That sort of stuff doesn’t happen in British Mosques. My own brother just missed the 7/7 bombings, I have always taken a stand against terrorism/extremism, I will always stand firmly against it.