Massive Mosque?

[OwlHoot]

No and No.

Holland (because I read somewhere that 15% of the population of Holland is Muslim)

[vetran]

strangely we have some in Slough

Friday afternoon traffic round the entire area is abysmal.

The tile shop two rows down might as well shut up shop on a Friday afternoon.


The main reason is it makes clear the sheer scale of immigration and the fact that the mosque will allegedly grow in size (aggressively and without planning consent) and parking from the start will be woefully inadequate.

The Sikh / Hindu temples however seem to just fit in and have enough parking, not sure why.

[Gibbon]

Holland (because I read somewhere that 15% of the population of Holland is Muslim)

No.

[RasputinDude]

Local council has just turned down a mosque application in my road.

Heavily residential area just off a very congested main road with zero off-street parking to cater for the full contingent of 140 worshippers every Friday. That's why I had a problem with it.

Plus those closer to it than me surely wouldn't have enjoyed frequent comings and goings between 4am and 11pm every day.

Then it was an inappropriate application. But there are plenty that get protests just because it's a mosque.

[captainham]

Then it was an inappropriate application. But there are plenty that get protests just because it's a mosque.

Islam has a 'PR problem'. It's not perceived to be inclusive of women and it is perceived to have more than it's fair share of extremists who are only too happy to blow themselves up and surrounding innocents, burn poppies, storm embassies when a little book gets burned by an American crackpot Christian, etc.

I say 'perceived' as that is certainly my own perception, but not being an expert on the matter, my perceptions are all I have.

[RasputinDude]

Islam has a 'PR problem'. It's not perceived to be inclusive of women and it is perceived to have more than it's fair share of extremists who are only too happy to blow themselves up and surrounding innocents, burn poppies, storm embassies when a little book gets burned by an American crackpot Christian, etc.

I say 'perceived' as that is certainly my own perception, but not being an expert on the matter, my perceptions are all I have.

Yes, you're right. It does.

I've been round a couple of mosques - I phoned them up and asked if I could come and talk to them. They were very helpful and accommodating and answered all of questions.

Mind you, that's my experience of mosques in Stockport and Manchester, so not a representative sample of the whole of the UK.

[shaunbhoy]

I say 'perceived' as that is certainly my own perception, but not being an expert on the matter, my perceptions are all I have.

Maybe your "perceptions" might not be so radical if you didn't take the Wail?

[captainham]

Maybe your "perceptions" might not be so radical if you didn't take the Wail?

I don't think I'm helped by the general picture that is painted in the press. As with most things, it's often the few that spoil it for the majority.

Unfortunately, with an estimated 1.6bn Muslims worldwide, those few can still be a pretty big number.

[captainham]

I don't think I'm helped by the general picture that is painted in the press. As with most things, it's often the few that spoil it for the majority.

Unfortunately, with an estimated 1.6bn Muslims worldwide, those few can still be a pretty big number.

I rest my case, this just popped up. Islam needs Max Clifford.

BBC News - Yaseen Ali Ege murder: Mother killed son over Koran studies

[shaunbhoy]

I had to Google Wailing

I don't think I'm helped by the general picture that is painted in the press. As with most things, it's often the few that spoil it for the majority.

Unfortunately, with an estimated 1.6bn Muslims worldwide, those few can still be a pretty big number.

Indeed. Nothing sells more papers to Middle England than those perpetuating the notion that big bad Islam is out to somehow slaughter their infants whilst they sleep!