Switch on the news at the moment and chances are you'll see an interview with a Muslim Leader.
It's a sign of just how out of touch the predomininantly white, middle-class media is (and I include myself in that category) with views of the estimated 2 million Muslims in Britain that these people are wheeled out as supposedly credible barometers of British muslim opinion, with little or no questioning of how they were appointed or who they claim to represent.
Perhaps they need to form their own organisation and appoint a chairman who can be the leader of muslim leaders.
Some of these "leaders" are going to Downing Street today to meet Tony Blair and discuss how to respond to the London bombings.
Here's something you can do to pass the time while you're watching their press conference on the doorstep of Number Ten.
Count the number of women among them.
It's a sign of just how out of touch the predomininantly white, middle-class media is (and I include myself in that category) with views of the estimated 2 million Muslims in Britain that these people are wheeled out as supposedly credible barometers of British muslim opinion, with little or no questioning of how they were appointed or who they claim to represent.
Perhaps they need to form their own organisation and appoint a chairman who can be the leader of muslim leaders.
Some of these "leaders" are going to Downing Street today to meet Tony Blair and discuss how to respond to the London bombings.
Here's something you can do to pass the time while you're watching their press conference on the doorstep of Number Ten.
Count the number of women among them.
posted by Stuart at 10:02
2 Comments:
Bit of a silly last comment there, its not like British society is perfect.
For example: Why compared to the percentage of females in the population are so few women elected to the house?
Another one could be How many female bishops are there in the Anglican and Catholic Church?
Could go on all day.
Stuart it goes both ways.
Sally
Hear, hear, Sally. My impression was that Tony invited these people to Downing Street, so, what, they're supposed to say "No, coz women are underrepresented"? Not a bad piece of advice, tho, Stuart: let's count the women heads of State at G8, and also here.
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