Muslim visitor to Britain beaten to death: Islamophobia blamed for attack

[Bluebear]

A Muslim man has been beaten to death outside a corner shop by a gang of youths who shouted anti-Islamic abuse at him, the Guardian has learned.

Kamal Raza Butt, 48, from Pakistan, was visiting Britain to see friends and family. On Sunday afternoon he went to a shop in Nottingham to buy cigarettes and was first called "Taliban" by the youths and then set upon.

Nottinghamshire police described the incident as racially aggravated, not as Islamophobic, angering Muslim groups and surprising some senior officers.

They say it was not connected to a backlash against Muslims following the London bombings, which has seen mosques firebombed and Muslims attacked in the street.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,,1527344,00.html

[LiberalVoice]

1. Yeah suuuuuuuuure...nt

[SalmonChantedEvening]

2. No matter how they describe it,

This is still nothing more than ugliness and hatred.

Just wondering though, how is yelling "Taliban" racial and not anti -Islam?

:shrug:

[fujiyama]

3. Why does it even make a difference?

Hatred is hatred.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

4. None at all

I was just marvelling at the inherent stupidity of the claim.

[Ian David]

5. Here's an idea for a "Love Thy Enemy" tactic

You know how the Muslim organizations in England just threatened violence against gays?

How about if the gay organizations adopted a "love thy enemy" approach and made a big point of mobilizing in defense of the rights of Muslims?

Love Thy Enemy: It Fucks with their Heads.

Maybe start with a letter of sympathy from OUTrage and an offer to take some kind of action in their support.

It's either that, or taunting them by saying, "Hey, all that gay-bashing isn't making the Christian fundies hate you any less, is it?"

[Solly Mack]

6. the UK is going as nuts as America

Oh and, here's a clue to the Nottinghamshire police..."Taliban" isn't a "race"

[maveric]

7. Are they sure it was muslims that carried out the attacks?

It may have been IRA or BFEE.

[Tinoire]

8. And so heats up the war of cultures by the Axis of Liars

Bush, Blair and Sharon.

But their supporters here will tell us this sort of thing "keeps Londoners safe".