I agree with quite a few points made by Inayat Bunglawala in this recent Guardian piece. I touched on some similar ground recently when I commented on Loonwatch:
“I don’t believe Muslims, individual Muslims or groups, should be expected to condemn acts of injustice or terrorism committed by other Muslims. I think it’s entirely valid to focus on criticising and exposing anti-Muslim bigotry. Of course having posts supporting victims of apostasy laws is itself a very effective antidote to the claims of Jihadwatch etc – but I can quite see why you don’t like being pressured into repeating those points as though what was happening in Iran or wherever was your responsibility.”
I am quite happy to find common ground with people I don’t always agree with – Mehdi Hasan, for example – when I agree with him I’ll say so, and I recently noted on Inayat Bunglawala’s blog that I thought he made a fair point about Baroness Warsi. But I do think it’s a bit rich that someone who made those notorious ‘Tribe of Judah’ comments, and who twice in quick succession used a puppet master graphic to illustrate stories about Jews/Israel should lecture others about prejudice.
