Rod Liddle's description of "Somali Muslim savages" has been criticised by leading UK Muslims, as has his insinuation that the Left do not criticise extremism.
Rod Liddle’s description of “Somali Muslim savages” and the implication that British Muslims and the Left are uncritical of practices such as beheading, stoning and mutilation – and seek to silence such criticism – have been brushed aside by leading mainstream Muslims.
Maajid Nawaz, Director of the Quilliam Foundation, told Left Foot Forward:
“If it’s offensive, it’s offensive, and it should be criticised and we’ll criticise it – and we’ll get criticised for that. But the people criticising us are themselves the extremists.
“Where Rod Liddle gets into trouble is when putting this together with everything else.”
Liddle, who’s in the running to be the next editor of the Independent – which Left Foot Forward reported yesterday – had written in the Spectator on November 19:
“Time for a quick update on what the Muslim savages are up to. Here’s a story from today’s Daily Mail, with a cut-out-keep picture, of Somali Muslim savages stoning to a twenty year old woman for the crime of adultery.“
He concluded his article with a sarcastic sideswipe at Somalis:
“Incidentally, many Somalis have come to Britain as immigrants recently, where they are widely admired for their strong work ethic, respect for the law and keen, piercing, intelligence.”
And on Saturday, in a column on the now-abandoned Islam4Uk march through Wootton Bassett, he wrote:
“F*** off back to where you’re from, then, you Muslims.”
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43 Responses to “Latest Liddle outburst: “F*** off back to where you’re from, then, you Muslims.””
Liz McShane
Fony Blair:
you write: “Any Muslim who wants to turn this country into a Muslim state can as Rod Liddle so eloquently puts it, “f*ck off back to where they came from”.
I don’t think they are a particularly numerous group – so I wouldn’t loose any sleep over it.
Maybe try and stop reading The Mail & Express etc and you will feel a bit calmer and have a clearer perspective on things.
Fony Blair
Liz – I read all media which is how I find myself reading some of these bizarre Left Wing “evidence based” blogs!! 🙂
From small acords aok trees grow. Some things need nipping in the bud and should not be ignored.
Fony Blair
small acorns oak trees* (It’s getting late!!)
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