wow
what a thread... i honestly didnt think this topic wud take off in such a way on accy web but its cool
time for my two cents if thats ok with y'all...
Firstly i think its pathetic that this case was even able to reach the courts. shocking. the school was more than willing to accomadate her and her needs. you would be surprised how many muslims think this case is a joke.
a few background details i think accy web wud b very interested to know about
the blairs were hoping this would be a good Google Page Ranking to attract back the asian vote after the iraq debacle shud the public opinion swing the right way - alas it did not.
the girl herself isnt a member of that extremeist group but has ppl close to her who do. y the blairs allowed them to get attatched to this case is still beyond me. i would've thought they would've done their homework before accepting this case. esp where the extremist group was quite active.
as for the courts - they are a joke. the head teacher of the school - a muslim - the meals at lunch from a muslim company - they were one of the first schools in the uk to allow asian clothing - they were one of the first to consult wiht the muslim uk council as to dress code and get their stamp of approval that the food was suitable for muslims. they were one of the first non-muslim schools to allow prayer times for students. why didnt the courts take this into consideration??
i smell something burning and it just isnt the school meals...
india btw has about as many muslims as pakistan - the rank in numbers is hindu, muslims then quite a way back sikhs and christians. i dont think judaism is a religion that took off there..
her post-court speech was just immensly humourous to me - where the hell she was tryin to make links i do not know - but that shows that she was a tool for ppl behind the scenes to bring those issues up. and it wudnt b that hard wiht a girl as such. 15 yr old, very impressionable (we all know how peer pressure can affect ANY 15 yr old), she's an orphan - no parents to guide her (there wud b no chance in hell she wud b able to do half the things she has done otherwise) along comes a religious group that makes her feel comfortable with and convinces her its the right thing.
for the ppl who are worked up by this - i dont blame u - it is british PC gone drastically wrong. the only ppl who wud've made a hoo haa if this hadnt gone this way wud've been the ppl backing her.
i wish i was 14 and a jedi rite now...