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There will be no improvement until there is a genuine debate about Islam and what it represents.
Religions have divided humanity, they project the ''we and they,'' which divide man from man. Religions are dogmatic . The love of something is a sentiment ,''I love Burnley and I love the Rovers!'' Here two sentiments can they become one?- No! Therefore as long as man is divided by these sentiments ,there can never be a love between them or a peace.
The ghettoization in Blackburn is staggering. There are whole swathes of districts that are predominantly Muslim but I have to ask the rhetorical question, "So what?"
I visit Blackburn quite regularly for business reasons and deal with a lot of Asian businesses. I am never intimidated or feel threatened in any way whatsoever.
The fear of domestic terrorism is sparked by the loony right wingers such as Trump and the soon to be defunct, obnoxious racist UKIP Leader Henry Bolton.
I will watch this programme with vivid interest because I want to see if real "Islamic radicalization" is prevalent in the old Lancashire mill town.
That’s a complicated debate given the many branches and factions and the range from Peaceful to fanatical followers and the money put into the latter by Saudi sponsored mosques.
Integration comes from working together, sharing common aims values and standards and intermarriage. The football team could be a beacon for hope but generally that’s not happening. Given we are unbelievers or infidels in some Muslim eyes, it’s not an easy transition.