UK'S MYSTERIOUS SILENCE

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UK AS A RESULT OF THE RISE OF ISLAMISTS ARE CREATING INTERNAL CONTRADICTIONS THAT ARE CREATING PROBLEMS FOR THE GLOBAL ORDER. HOWEVER, THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES AND THE MEDIA ARE RELUCTANT TO EVEN IDENTIFY THE ISLAMIST AGITATORS WHO ATTACKED HINDUS IN THE LEICESTER RIOTS

- WASIQ WASIQ

The riots that broke out during the months of August and September in the UK’s city of Leicester between Hindu and Muslim youth sent shockwaves globally. The riots were picked up by a number of national as well as international publications, in addition to featuring heavily on Bharat’s news channels.

MISGUIDED BELIEF

However, what wasn’t picked up, or at least, what wasn’t given sufficient attention was the apparent reluctance of authorities and the media to describe the Islamist agitators that played a significant role in the riots. The reluctance to name Islamism and those who subscribe to this ideology, appears to be rooted in the misguided belief that somehow it would increase Islamophobic sentiments. Yet the evidence to suggest such a claim has any basis in established facts is tenuous. To understand how we have got to this point, we must look at who is making this claim and what the response to it has been.