“The flyer asks neighbours to object to the plans because of fears surrounding congestion and parking, residential disturbance and the loss of employment space.”
If there were a flyer objecting to a proposed church because of fears surrounding congestion and parking, residential disturbance and the loss of employment space, would the authors of the flyer be accused of anti-Christian bigotry? Of course not. But every objection to anything remotely related to Islam gets this reaction. This incident shows why it is virtually impossible to have an honest public discussion about the motivating ideology behind jihad violence. Any such discussion is immediately shut down with charges of “Islamophobia.”
“‘Islamophobic’ Mosque objection flyers anger neighbours,” by Ollie Sirrell, Bracknell News, September 27, 2019 (thanks to Henry):
FLYERS asking neighbours to object to plans to build an Islamic Community Centre on Cookham Road have been branded as “Islamophobic” by residents.
Those living close to the proposed site have had put through their letterboxes which ask neighbours to submit their concerns to Bracknell Forest Council.
Attached with the flyer is a card where neighbours are asked to write the reasons for their objections, as well as a free post envelope with BFC’s planning department address on the back.
The flyer asks neighbours to object to the plans because of fears surrounding congestion and parking, residential disturbance and the loss of employment space.
However, one recipient told the News she thought the flyers were ‘Islamophobic’.
Suzanna Chambers, from Boyd Court, said: “This is nasty, objectionable and a little too much like ‘the other’ for my liking.
“Given that there is no option but to object to the Mosque and point two of the leaflet is pretty much point one rejigged, I’d say it’s Islamophobic.
“It is nasty and insidious and so disappointing in this day and age.”…