Wrong conclusions, since the report abt the low General Knowledge abt past world history in Brits could just be an article written to poke fun at its targets rather than serious attempt to analyse the true situation.Singha wrote:UK proceeding along desired lines.....parliament ruled by islamists and streets ruled by a mix of yobs, morons and islamist streetfighters.
A widely-circulated e-mail has falsely claimed that schools in the UK will stop teaching the Holocaust because it might cause offence to Muslims.
He said: "Terrorism against the kuffar [non-believers], terrorism against those that terrorise us, terrorism against those that terrorise our women and children. Yes we have terrorised them so when they call you terrorist, be proud to have that title."
As the audience at Regents Park Mosque in central London, joined in, he chanted: "Oh Allah support Sheikh Osama, Oh Allah destroy America.
"Destroy the kafir wherever they are. Let their blood run in the mountains of Afghanistan, let their women become widows, may their children become orphans, let them be bombed. Let death come to them by the hands of the mujahideen [holy fighters]."
Where is that quote from churchill about how england has the moral duty to protect muslims from oppression of caste-hindus ?vina wrote:Yawn.. Sharia law "inevitable" in the Islamic Emirate of England
Calling Gerard!!Gus wrote:Where is that quote from churchill about how england has the moral duty to protect muslims from oppression of caste-hindus ?vina wrote:Yawn.. Sharia law "inevitable" in the Islamic Emirate of England
Replying to Jinnah on August 5, Churchill ‘‘espoused the right of Moslems and the Depressed Classes to their fair share of life and power. I feel that it is most important that the British Army should not be used to dominate the Moslems, even though the caste Hindus might claim numerical majority in a constituent assembly’’.
On August 3, Churchill had written to Jinnah: ‘‘I was... surprised to read all the insulting things that were said about Britain at the Moslem Congress in Bombay, and how the Moslems of India were described as undergoing British slavery. All this is quite untrue and ungrateful.’’
... on December 12, a wary Churchill turned down a lunch invitation at the Claridges’s, advising that the two should not be ‘‘associated publiclyâ€
First, Prince Harry is a high value target and is useful only as a bucket of chum is at sea. Second he is a deadly risk to the brave men and women who had to struggle even harder in Iraq to protect him. That photo is for prepping the middle-aged crowd that the old bull dog spirit and not just the looks, is still alive. And it does help erase some parts of his Halloween costume goofup.Sanjay M wrote:
Where's our little pampered poodle, the son of the Gandhi clan? He's not to be seen anywhere in the absence of his bodyguards, let alone on a warfront. The only shots he's taking are by posing for camera-men.
Boss, we are not the only people stuck with Rahul type people. Hell, ask Americans, one such Rahul was ruling them for the last 8 yearsSanjay M wrote:I'm saying that I wish we had more people in our ruling classes who had Harry's spirit, instead of being stuck with so many like Rahul.
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Once again, kudos to Harry.
And how will we know if the herrowick leader we have is of Paddy Ashdown material or is just a lying Mushbob BrownPants? 
But then my objection is against the cynical reasoning behind this extremely costly excersize and also suggestion from Sanjay M that it ought to be replicated in India.Once I was talking to a stripper from England. (Not in a strip jointSingha wrote:is it harry or william who has a wild nightlife and moves around with celeb teens ?
) She informed me that Harry and Williams are regulars at those places. Also they are a big fan of Nelly Furtado. (Pardon my spelling. I am too old to know these hip artists.)You are pretty much spot on.Manu wrote:All these fears of Sharia in UK are misplaced. The Brits have almost stopped immigration from Pakiland/BD and and an equal number of Poles and other assorted Eastern Europeans are set to become the largest minority.
The Birth rate of native Pakis is almost at the same levels of UK white population (who continue to be 92%-93% of the total population), so no Islamic takeover any time soon.
From what I hear (and saw last Bank Holiday weekend)...most of the front-end, blue collar workforce is now Polish.
UK Residents please correct me if I am wrong.
LONDON - After taking a battering from the global credit crisis, London has a potential ace up its sleeve as it seeks to restore its reputation as a global financial center — its premier position in the Islamic banking industry.
The British government will decide next week if it will issue a sovereign Islamic bond, or sukuk, a new avenue into a market that's estimated to eventually reach $4 trillion by Standard & Poor's.
"It will further underline London as an international Islamic financial center,"
"It will be the first hard currency, highly rated, government sukuk to be issued. These are all milestones," Percy said at BLME's headquarters in the capital's financial district, where the bank opened for business just six months ago.
Islamic financing is increasingly seen as a key support to London's reputation as a financial center, which took a beating recently due to the failure of Northern Rock PLC and criticism of proposals to raise taxes on wealthy expatriates living here.
"Islamic finance is a tool that the government realizes it has in its hand, which it can utilize to re-establish some clear blue water between themselves and Wall Street," said David Testa, chief executive officer of Gatehouse Capital PLC. Gatehouse is expecting to receive its license to become the fifth standalone Islamic bank in London within weeks.
As the fallout from the U.S. credit crisis continues to take its toll on banking, interest is rising on banking which conforms to Shariah, or Islamic law. It forbids interest and requires deals to be based on tangible assets, which have provided some insulation from credit turbulence.
Shariah compliant products attempt to replicate the concept of interest through cost-plus transactions, leasing arrangements or by linking payments to returns on underlying assets. The process is normally blessed by a board of religious scholars affiliated with a bank.
A British government sukuk — which could be announced in next week's annual budget — would increase liquidity in the market and expand the secondary commercial market in the takaful, or Islamic insurance, sector.
"Sukuk and other bonds would absolutely explode," . "If we in London could promote such a market, there would be huge international interest."
Wilson added that the British government is likely to go ahead with the sukuk even after a furor earlier this year over comments from Rowan William, the archbishop of Canterbury and the head of Britain's Anglican Church, that a limited application of Shariah in Britain was inevitable.
"The sukuk would look very good in the interest of the Islamic finance altogether and U.K. Muslim community in particular," said Wilson.
Britain has worked to position London to take advantage of the rapid growth in wholesale Islamic banking. It is the only Western country among the top 15 for Shariah-compliant assets, ranking ninth, according to industry group International Financial Services London.
Both retail and wholesale services have grown rapidly since the Islamic Bank of Britain became the first domestic bank to cater exclusively to the country's 2 million Muslims just four years ago. There are now also some 23 conventional banks, including Lloyds and HSBC, offering Islamic products.
In contrast, France, with a Muslim population of more than 5 million, has just four conventional banks offering Islamic products.
London is also far ahead in training for the industry. The Islamic Finance Qualification offered by its Securities and Investment Institute is recognized around the world and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants' Certificate in Islamic finance is the first offered by a professional chartered accountancy body.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... _for_wiganLargest Chinese Buddhist temple plan for Wigan
IT is famous for its pier, pies and mintballs, but Wigan could soon also be celebrated for a massive Chinese temple. In a bid to attract tourists, the town's huge Chinese textiles hub project may soon include an ornate Shaolin Buddhist temple - the largest of its kind outside China.
It is thought the temple would attract hundreds of thousands of people a year. An outline concept for the Wigan Chinese Temple project has been put forward by the Lee Kai Hung Foundation, a charity founded in 1992 to help Chinese students studying in Britain, on behalf of the North West Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
It would be a source of meditation for visiting Chinese business people.
The game developers have made the mission so hard that you need an trainer to complete it.derkonig wrote:^
cover for chicom sigint/elint operations?
must be just like the xinhua office in wash d.c. which was/is notorious for being a chicom intel base.
btw, any BRFites played IGI2: Covert Strike?
it has a "chinese temple" kinda mission..
G Subramaniam wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7297901.stm
Priest hurt in faith-hate attack
A priest has been attacked in the grounds of his church, in what police described as a "faith-hate" crime.
Canon Michael Ainsworth, 57, was injured by two Asian youths at the church, in Tower Hamlets, east London.
Canon Ainsworth said a third youth watched as he suffered cuts, bruises and black eyes in the assault at the church of St George-in-the-East.
The youths also jeered at the priest for being a churchman in the attack on Wednesday night, the Met Police said.
An appeal for witnesses has been made.
Replying to Jinnah on August 5, Churchill ‘‘espoused the right of Moslems and the Depressed Classes to their fair share of life and power. I feel that it is most important that the British Army should not be used to dominate the Moslems, even though the caste Hindus might claim numerical majority in a constituent assembly’’.He said he was told in a phone call by the Manchester force’s senior recruitment consultant: “A family who aren’t of English origin who see England on your arm could feel you might discriminate against them.