UK Muslim Brotherhood Blames Muslim Radicalization On Islamophobes


The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) has issued a statement condemning the recent Stockholm car bombing while at the same time attempting to place blame for the radicalization of Muslim youth on “Islamophobes.” According to the MAB statement:

The Muslim Association of Britain strongly condemns the criminal terrorist bombing in Stockholm and proposes that the best way to uproot terrorism effectively is through a rigorous fight against Islamophobia. The Muslim Association of Britain strongly condemns the criminal terrorist bombing in Stockholm. Terrorism has hit again in Europe and European Muslims, in particular British Muslims, have been alarmed by the very unusual connection between Luton, Iraq and Sweden. The Muslim Association of Britain emphasises on the many lessons that all parties involved, must consider seriously: 1- Terrorism has been unabated in recent years, it has been operating as a global phenomena and that ‘Al-Qaeda’s discourse and ideas are still inspiring some Muslim individuals or groups, not only in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, the Gulf and Somalia …., but also in Britain and Europe. 2-The increasing rise of far right and fascist groups such as the EDL targeting Islam and Muslims in addition to unjust wars, coupled with increasing demonization trends against the Muslim faith and Muslim figures, institutions and mainstream organisations by some sections of the media, and few so called ‘Think tanks’ in Britain and Europe. This has all been counterproductive and has promoted the case of the terrorist excuse used to convince the very few young Muslims. Therefore these ‘islamophobes’ have been providing the right ammunition to help Al Qaeda justify a corner stone of its propaganda: ‘in which the West perceives Islam and Muslims as the enemy’ and that strengthens the terrorists’ rationale, in order to recruit more and commit more crimes in Europe and the west. 3- It is imperative to be extremely sensitive when treating issues related to Islam and Muslims, so that we can work together to fight terrorism and Islamophobia as fighting islamophobia deprives the terrorists from the corner stone of their excuse. Finally, the Muslim Association of Britain calls upon a very serious and candid discussion amongst all the shareholders and the stakeholders to more efficiently combat the root causes of both terrorism and islamophobia in Britain and even in Europe.


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