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OP - May 29, 2013, 03:07 AM

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A mosque has been praised for serving tea and biscuits to English Defence League supporters after the far-right group arranged a demonstration there.

About six people turned up to protest at the mosque in Bull Lane, York, on Sunday and were invited inside to play football with worshippers.

More than 100 supporters of the mosque had gone there after learning of the planned EDL protest.

Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu said the mosque's response was "fantastic".

He said: "Tea, biscuits, and football are a great and typically Yorkshire combination when it comes to disarming hostile and extremist views."

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Father Tim Jones, who went to the Bull Lane mosque, which is situated in his parish, said: "I've always known they were intelligent and compassionate people and I think this has demonstrated the extent to which they are people of courage - certainly physical courage and also a high degree of moral courage.

"I think the world can learn from what happened outside that ramshackle little mosque on Sunday."

Hull Road ward councillor Neil Barnes said it had been a "proud moment for York".

He said: "I don't think I'll ever forget the day that the York Mosque tackled anger and hatred with peace and warmth - and I won't forget the sight of a Muslim offering a protester tea and biscuits with absolute sincerity."

Fears over a demonstration grew after Yorkshire EDL Scarborough Division posted a message on its Facebook page calling for supporters to gather outside the mosque.

Imam Abid Salik said: "We did have a few people who did come to protest but when they came some of the members of the mosque went over and they engaged in a conversation.

"Some people went over with cups of tea and biscuits, they were talking for about 30 or 40 minutes and then they came inside, which was a really, really beautiful thing."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-22689552

Umm wrong people?
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Reply #1 - May 29, 2013, 07:09 AM

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Reply #2 - May 29, 2013, 08:34 AM

Did they try to convert & radicalise them?
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Reply #3 - May 29, 2013, 09:13 AM

Quote from: Jila on May 29, 2013, 03:07 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-22689552

Umm wrong people?

Nooo.. they are following some part of the holy book..

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Reply #4 - May 29, 2013, 09:27 AM

There is no info on the EDL's supporter reaction. If they welcomed discussion and played football with the people from the Mosque, they were not so bad after all. If they just refused everything and went on with the protest, that's totally different and do not paint them in a good light…
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Reply #5 - May 29, 2013, 11:03 AM

Quote from: Yi Sun-Sin on May 29, 2013, 09:27 AM
There is no info on the EDL's supporter reaction. If they welcomed discussion and played football with the people from the Mosque, they were not so bad after all. ....................

may be they are not from EDL but from BDL

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Reply #6 - May 29, 2013, 09:20 PM

I'm inclined to think that they had the wrong protestors. It doesn't sound like the EDL at all. Sounds more like someone had an impromptu minor protest to counter an EDL one that was planned, and the EDL didn't show up.

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Reply #7 - May 29, 2013, 09:23 PM

And the folks at the mosque just saw white people and were like "Look, EDL! Welcome in brozzars!"
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Reply #8 - May 29, 2013, 09:24 PM

Fukn white people. They all look the same.

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Reply #9 - May 29, 2013, 09:39 PM

Quote from: osmanthus on May 29, 2013, 09:20 PM
I'm inclined to think that they had the wrong protestors. It doesn't sound like the EDL at all. Sounds more like someone had an impromptu minor protest to counter an EDL one that was planned, and the EDL didn't show up.

It was them with a crappy turn out.
I know they're trying to do the right thing, but EDL will probably accuse them of trying to convert em or something, or call it taqiyya...

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Fukn white people. They all look the same.

That is racist.
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Reply #10 - May 30, 2013, 01:29 AM

Too much media attention is given to these pugnacious EDL imbeciles.
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Reply #11 - May 30, 2013, 07:11 AM

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That is racist.

I'm white. Get over it.

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Reply #12 - June 17, 2013, 08:48 PM

Quote from: osmanthus on May 29, 2013, 09:24 PM
Fukn white people. They all look the same.

Yeah, I just cant tell the difference between John McCririck and Angelina Jolie.

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