[oraltyrap]

Just more nutty extremism out of Pakistan.

[boizzones]

Originally posted by Caligastia
They don't seem to be able to grasp the concept of viewing people as individuals, which is why they assume that Britons will be whipped into an anti-muslim frenzy by this. Basically, they project their xenophobic feelings onto others. I did a double-take when I saw who posted this...

[SodeSceriobia]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Despite the claims in the first two paragraphs, there was no mass backlash against Muslims in the UK after 7/7 and 21/7. If there had been the article might have been able to provide some details, which it doesn't. If there were, perhaps some blame might be apportioned to the terrorists themselves, but apparantly not according to this outlet. How dare the evil racist British media report on terrorism!
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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...DPP/article.do

British Muslims did not suffer a backlash of abuse and attacks in the wake of the July 2005 London bombings, the Director of Public Prosecutions said.

Only 12 offenders motivated by religious hatred were prosecuted in the whole of England and Wales in the month after the suicide bombings that killed 52 people, he revealed.

Of these only six cases involved attackers who told police that they acted because of the bombs on underground trains and a bus.

The findings suggest that widespread fears about reprisals against Muslims in the aftermath of the terror attacks were misplaced.

However, overall race-related crimes rose by more than a quarter last year.

The final line is amusing, when taken in relation to the preceding paragraphs.

[geasurpacerma]

Because of their "we're all brothers" approach they'll always feel victimized and afraid.

[freeprescriptionplanrrx]

The British media is agreessive though. What this guy doesn't seem to understand (or is simply ignoring) is that the media is like that to everyone, not just Muslims...

[mirvokrug]

Where does the article allege the British media is inciting hate crimes? It merely reports that the British media is reporting on the trial, and since it's a Pakistani newspaper it gives a Pakistani-centric take on it, stating that Muslims (Presumably its readers in London) fear that they may suffer as a result.

If a British newspaper reported that people in the UK were concerned about taking trips to Arabic countries because of possible revenge attacks resulting from the war, would that mean they're also accusing someone (Bush and Blair) of inciting racial hatred?

[OQmYckYz]

I guess it's a matter of perspective. I don't consider an aggressive media - or accusations thereof - to be a bad thing.

The Pakistani newspaper saying it "might revive attacks on Muslims" fails simply because there aren't really attacks to revive. If some Muslims really do worry about attacks, should it not be reported lest British newspapers take offense?