Dispatches: Undercover Mosque
Jan. 18th, 2007 01:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nameandnatureThe recent Dispatches, Undercover Mosque (see Youtube or Google Video), has stirred up a lot of debate. Channel 4's reporter went into what was considered a moderate mosque and discovered it not so moderate after all. I know you can do a lot with selective editing, but it's hard to see how context would make some of the statements in the programme sound any better. Indeed, the video response from Abu Usamah where he explains what he actually meant doesn't really help his case.
Channel 4 has given both evangelical Christians and atheists a hard time in the not too distant past, so it doesn't seem likely they've singled Muslims out for special treatment. What's more interesting was whether these preachers are representative of "moderate" Islam. The forum of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (whoever they may be) has some interesting discussion on the topic, with many Muslims chiming in.
Channel 4 has given both evangelical Christians and atheists a hard time in the not too distant past, so it doesn't seem likely they've singled Muslims out for special treatment. What's more interesting was whether these preachers are representative of "moderate" Islam. The forum of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (whoever they may be) has some interesting discussion on the topic, with many Muslims chiming in.
