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Recent Publications by New English Review Authors
Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics and Culture of Decline
by Theodore Dalrymple
In Praise of Prejudice: The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
by Theodore Dalrymple
Defending The West:
by Ibn Warraq
Nations, Language and Citizenship:
by Norman Berdichevsky
Romancing Opiates
by Theodore Dalrymple
Which Koran?
by Ibn Warraq
Our Culture, What's Left of It
by Theodore Dalrymple
What The Koran Really Says
by Ibn Warraq
Life at the Bottom
by Theodore Dalrymple
The Origins of the Koran
by Ibn Warraq
Why I Am Not Muslim
by Ibn Warraq
Spanish Vignettes: An Offbeat Look Into Spain's Culture, Society & History
by Norman Berdichevsky
Leaving Islam
Edited by Ibn Warraq
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Sharia in Britain: a Failure of Judgement

by Mary Jackson (September 2008) 

 Why don't we just give up now, roll over, and become an Islamic state?” asked a despairing Daily Mail reader. Earlier this year, the Archbishop of Canterbury said Sharia law in Britain was “inevitable”. Could it get any worse? Yes, according to the Daily Mail. In a speech in July at the East London Muslim Centre, our top judge implied it was desirable...more...
Posted on 6:09 PM by NER
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10 Sep 2008
Mike

There is a YouTube video (I'd have to sesarch for it) in which makes the point that as the Muslim percentage of a country's population rises, so does Islamification and violence.  The US and a few others are at the bottom of the list, with less than aroung 3%.  The scale goes up to 99% to 100% in Turkey and SAudi Arabia.  As we go up the scale, we see more and more unrest, more and more violence against the native non-Mulsim population.

One of the points I remember is that at a certain percentage (I think Britain has passed it already), they push for halal establishments, which of course provides employment opportunities for Muslims and eventually sharia-run companies.  One of the next steps is to establish sharia councils in cities, where their rules can be applied and enforced outside of the country's own. 

I've given up on "Formerly Great Britain", but there's always a faint chance that the spirits of Nelson, Pitt, Churchill &c, will come back.



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