tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post1278293350311057377..comments2023-12-02T00:59:10.380+01:00Comments on England Expects: Arise Sir IqbalGawain Towlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-9216178509590232432007-06-19T11:56:00.000+02:002007-06-19T11:56:00.000+02:00Quite, what we have is a cultural cringe, a bendin...Quite, what we have is a cultural cringe, a bending over backwards to prove our inclusivity. Meanwhile, those we are trying to impress treat our attempts with contempt.<BR/><BR/>Inches and miles come to mindGawain Towlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-60604318522575810142007-06-19T05:02:00.000+02:002007-06-19T05:02:00.000+02:00Whilst I have no particular interest in Sir Salman...Whilst I have no particular interest in Sir Salman’s novels I am pleased to see him honoured as his knighthood demonstrates that whilst honouring our own we will not be intimidated or influenced by outside political pressures. <BR/><BR/>It is of course ludicrous to claim that this honour is “an obvious example of fighting against Islam by high-ranking British officials.” Were this true we would not have seen a 2005 knighthood bestowed by The Queen upon Sir Iqbal Sacranie, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, described by The Guardian as the “Most Influential Muslim in the UK”. <BR/><BR/>Rather than criticise the British government, Iran should congratulate Britain for having recently raised a number of British Muslims to the highest ranks of British Society as members of the House of Lords. These include Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, the first Muslim peer; Lord Patel of Blackburn, leader of the British Hajj Delegation; Baroness Falkner of Margravine; and Baroness Uddin of Bethnal Green.heydel-mankoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02754584418522784112noreply@blogger.com