An update to the pro-sharia march in the UK last weekend. As we noted, the event was not canceled as widely reported in the media and parroted by wishful thinkers. The Islamists simply rescheduled and held their rally at another location, unlikely to change the cloud of dhimmitude that hangs over Britain like the London fog.
By ANNE JOLIS | WSJ
On Saturday, Islam4UK staged a demonstration calling for Sharia law in Britain. One hundred supporters showed up. Banners spanning 10 feet heralded a sweep for Allah’s word; tents were erected as bearded men and veiled women distributed leaflets bearing Islam’s message of hope for a world beaten down by capitalism. The vision for a Britain under Islamic fundamentalism was unveiled for all to see. Democracy was duly warned.
So imagine when al-Muhajiroun, the Islamist organization for which Islam4UK serves as a platform, perused the ensuing headlines only to discover that their rallying cries had been erased from the pages of British history. “Islam Demo Axed,” cried the News of the World; “Demonstrators Call Off Pro-Sharia Protest,” said the U.K. Press Association. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the planned march through Westminster had been canceled. The Islamic Society of Britain—already a treacherously accommodationist bunch according to al-Muhajiroun’s supporters—went so far as to insinuate an about-face, its spokesman announcing that “Pressure from all sections of the community, including Muslims, has resulted in the Muhajiroun and the hot-heads rethinking their position.”
It’s tempting to laugh off the abandoned march through the heart of London, and to note that among Britain’s Muslims, al-Muhajiroun is a fringe group. But does that prove Mr. Choudary’s dog-and-pony show a failure? The police were out in force in Westminster to keep order, but paid no attention, for all this observer could tell, to the re-formed demonstration on the periphery. Sharia seemed a distant prospect in Trafalgar Square last Saturday. But out in Waltham Forest, with the authorities nowhere to be seen and Britons hurrying past and keeping their heads down, Mr. Choudary’s agenda seemed less fanciful. There is reassurance in that, but also danger.
Read it all via Anne Jolis: The Demonstration That Didn’t Happen
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