British Muslims Not Fond of Blair

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Agence France Presse reports that British Muslims don’t dig Tony Blair: With war on terror, Blair losing battle for hearts of British Muslims: poll.

And they also want shari’a (Islamic law) courts in Britain, the hijab on women in schools, and accommodation of Muslim prayer times into the workplace.

Eighty percent of the country’s Muslims reject Blair’s claims that the war on terror was not against Islam, up from 68 percent in March, according to an ICM poll carried out for the Guardian newspaper. …

A clear majority, 61 percent of Muslims back Islamic law (Sharia) courts to settle civil cases within Britain’s Islamic community as long as penalties do not break the law.

Fifty-five percent said schools should not be allowed to ban pupils from wearing the Hijab, or Islamic headscarf, on the premises.

Eighty-eight percent say schools and workplaces should accommodate Muslim prayer times as part of their normal day. Some 51 percent say they pray five times every day, 46 percent of men and 68 percent of women.

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