(15 Dec 2014, 6:59 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Horrible tragedy. When I visited the Leeds Grand Mosque on Friday, I learnt a lot from the Islamic people there. They were a lot more open and honest than I was expecting, and were very happy to answer questions relating to terrorism, etc - lovely people!
Situations like this make me so confused.
Muslims I have spoke to are pretty decent, just want to be left in peace and abhor the minority who use Islam to justify terrorism...
I have seen Islamophobia first hand a couple of times...
1. Went to a an EDL rally in Newcastle in 2010, was having a crisis with my beliefs so wanted to see what it was about and the hatred was so intense I felt uncomfortable being there, while no trouble was caused, it was a powderkeg atmosphere...
2. I was talking to an EDL Organiser in Durham not long after who has handing out leaflets and walked up to a woman wearing a burqa and or whatever and stuck a leaflet in her face like he was posting a letter and was heard planning an attack on a Halal Butchers...
Thats all to much and extreme for me