02-10-2006, 10:34 PM
Rally against incitement &
Islamophobia
Saturday 11th February 2006
Date: 11th February
2006
Time: 1pm –
5pm
Venue: Trafalgar Square, London.
Public figures from across the
political spectrum are expected to unite this Saturday at a rally against
Islamophobia in Trafalgar Square. The action is taking
place in the wake of the cartoon controversy.
United
Message:
“The first message we want to send
to the country is that of the legitimate voice of the Muslim community as
opposed to those that hijacked last week’s demonstration outside the Danish
embassy. We are people of peace and are trying to do our best also in
bridging
the gap between Islam and the West.
“Secondly, to Europe, the lesson from the cartoon is not that Western
newspapers come under the fold of Islamic law. It is actually that
orientalist and Islamophobic
caricatures are unacceptable, irresponsible, and lead to a more polarised
world.
Jewish leaders and figures like Bill Clinton have likened it to the
characterisation of Jews over the centuries. We know where that ended
up.
“Thirdly, to the Muslim world, we
wish to send a message of calm. It may appear to them that there is a great
Western conspiracy against their faith, but there are a large number of
people
who are on the side of reconciliation, and we hope that comes out loud and
clear
on Saturday.”
Organised
by: Muslim Association of Britain
(MAB), Islamic Forum Europe (IFE),
UK Islamic Mission (UKIM), Da’watul Islam UK
& EIRE, Federation of Student Islamic Societies in UK & EIRE (FOSIS)
& The Islamic Cultural Centre and The Central Mosque Trust, Minhaj – ul –
Quran International
(MQI); Islamic Society of Britain (ISB), Friends of Al-Aqsa & UK Muslim
Shi’ite Organisations
In coordination
with: Pro-Hijab, Muslim Women Society,
Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC), London Muslim Centre, Al-Manar
Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre, Council of Mosques,
MAB Youth, Stop the War, CND, Operation Black Vote, PAX Christi, YMO UK,
YMUK,
Muslimaat UK, Stop Political Terror, Institute of
Islamic Political Thought (IIPT), North London Mosque, Muslim Welfare
House,
Mayfair Islamic Centre, Al-Habib Canning Town Masjid, Leeds Grand Mosque,
Muslim College, Imans and Mosques Council UK, Muslim Directory,
Supported
by: Mayor of London & The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)
& British Muslim Forum (BMF)
Sponsored
by: Islam Channel, ARY Digital,
Channel S, Muslim Weekly & IWitness
Contact: Office: 124 Harrowdene
Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0
2JF, office@mabonline.net
www.mabonline.net / info@islamicforumeurope.com
www.islamicforumeurope.com