Glamrocker Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 The notion that muslims have contributed nothing is plainly inane, the NHS employs tens of thousands of muslims, the system would collapse without their help. Muslim Doctors/Health care Professionals There is a significant number of Muslim doctors serving in the NHS, in fact a third of medical students are from ethnic minorities, many of whom are Muslims. 5 There are an even larger number of Muslims in other health care professions. 6 Many Muslims are becoming experts in their medical/scientific fields, and are progressing to consultancy levels in leading hospitals around the UK. Muslims in Sports You don’t have to reach back very far to remember our pride at the success of Amir Khan, 17. Boxing silver medallist at the Athens Olympics. He has become the youngest Olympic boxing champion since Floyd Patterson, won Gold at the Olympics in 1952. Naseem Hamed, 28, has also made a tremendous impact on the global stage, as well as British Muslim converts Chris Eubank and Danny Williams. Muslim Schools Muslim Schools are setting standards of all-round excellence and nurturing a new generation of high achievers. The Leicester Islamic Academy, has achieved a 100% success rate in getting its GCSE candidates to obtain at least five A* to C grade passes. 7 Islamia Girls Secondary School, opened by Yusuf Islam in 1989, topped the examination league table for the London borough of Brent two years in succession in 1994 and 1995. In 1999/2000 it achieved a 96% pass rate. 8 Muslim primary Schools are achieving better than national average. In 2004, Muslim primary schools achieved an average 89% pass rate, 10% higher than the national average of 79%. 9 According to figures from Ofsted, Muslim schools are growing rapidly, in September 2003, there were 53 Muslim schools. In January 2005 there are 118. The number of Muslim schools along with their successful pass rates, are thus providing Britain with young educated Muslims, who will in turn, be in a better position to contribute towards Britain in primary fields of work. Muslims in Law There are a growing number of Muslims in the field of Law, many of whom have set up their own successful law firms, throughout the UK. A prominent Muslim solicitor often appearing in the media is Imran Khan, 37. He has undertaken many high profile cases. He has become one of the most important and high profile solicitors in Britain. He made his name in the Stephen Lawrence case. 10 Muslims in Politics Muslims are participating in the very heart of matters by becoming more politically active. There are currently over 200 Muslim councillors, four elected members of parliament, one elected member of the European parliament and five members of the House of Lords including the well known Lord Nazir Ahmad.11 Muslims have also served and continue to serve as mayors of British cities and boroughs. And that’s not all – the number of Muslims councillors and lord mayors is set to increase. Muslim Small Businesses The Muslim community is increasingly affluent and comprises a substantial small businesses component. The small businesses component is of great importance to the economy of Britain, as it generates employment, and also benefits the economy in the form of business taxes. The Muslim run businesses are more often than not, family run businesses; hence the younger members of the family are encouraged to run businesses, thus, playing active roles in society and contributing towards Britain. Muslim Millionaires There are currently 5,400 Muslim millionaires in the UK. 12. Yes, you read that correctly. This clearly indicates the fact that Muslims have excellent entrepreneurial skills and abilities. The number of Muslim millionaires in the UK thus helps to create jobs/employment in all fields of work. They also help Britain’s economy, as they bring valuable foreign exchange, when they export their goods, thus aiding Britain’s GDP. Muslim Teachers Nawazish Bukhari, who leads the Muslim Teachers Association, was the first Muslim Head Teacher of a state school in Britain. There are many Muslims teachers in senior positions throughout the UK in state schools. Muslims are taking leading roles in shaping the future of Britain. Abdal Hakim Murad- known as T J Winters before he embraced Islam- graduated from Cambridge University with a double-first in Arabic in 1983. He is a lecturer at the Center of Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge University. Muslims in the Media So Rahman, is one of the main faces of Granada TV Regional programmes. He presents Granada Reports, Granada News and Crime file. He has also undertaken many Islamic programmes such as “Pathways of Belief” and “Sharia TV”. He has won many awards such as, Best Television Presenter award 2003, for his works on Granada reports and Crime file. 13 Samira Ahmed has been a Muslim Channel 4 news presenter since 1999. 14 Muslims in the Police force Tarique Ghafoor, is joint third in command of Britain’s biggest and most important police force. He has been one of four assistant commissioners in the metropolitan police. He is the most senior Muslim officer. 15 Muslims changing Britain’s taste buds Who could imagine what British life would be like without sugar, tea or coffee? What would the traditional British Christmas cake taste like without the thick layer of marzipan underneath that frosted icing? Indeed, where would the marzipan be without the almonds? And what about marmalade on toast? In fact, in terms of food, Britain would still be in the Dark Ages had it not started its trade with the Muslims.16 The range of food available here in Britain has never been greater and the British people’s range of tastes have never been wider. Today it is impossible to imagine a high street in the UK without an Indian/Pakistani restaurant offering curry. Chicken Tikka Masala (CTM) is Britain’s most popular dish and is considered by many to be the “National dish of the Nation”. 17 The stats:- Sainsbury’s sell 1.6 million CTM meals every year and stock 16 CTM – related products including CTM pasta sauce. Marks & Spencer’s, famous CTM sandwiches, 18 tonnes are devoured every week. 23 million portions a year are sold in Indian/Pakistani restaurants. CTM has created 14.6% of the sale of the almost half a million curries consumed on average in the restaurants and homes of the UK everyday of the year. 18 The Queen herself is a convert to the new British way of eating, her favourite being one of the oldest Indian restaurant. 19 http://www.therevival.co.uk/muslim-contribution-to-britain You may find that Chicken Tikka Massalla possibly originates from a Indian chef at a restaurant in Scotland therefore there is a strong possibility that it is of Hindu origin and not as the claim on the website,muslim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 It's of much greater concern in UK than in other counties apparently. "The survey found 59% of Britons agreed there were "too many" people living in the country who were not born here, also a much higher figure than the other nations. And seven out of 10 (70%) said the Government was doing a poor job in managing immigration. " http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britons-have-greater-fear-of-immigration-2204068.html And are you branding people who have concerns about immigration as 'abnormal' ? Branding anyone who has concerns as abnormal would at the least be foolhardy. Looking at the stats you've provided above I'm wondering how they would equate if we were to have a general election now. Are those percentages based on other concerns as a yardstick? To be candid you could include me in the 70% because I do have concerns over immigration. If I was asked at what percentage of importance is immigration, the percentage would fall dramatically in terms of concern., almost to the point of dropping way down to at a guess 20 on a list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 No doubt about it imo, Muslims have contributed a lot to Britain. Christians, Jews, Hindus, Chinese etc have also contributed a lot to Britain. Incase you missed the point, no one is slagging off christians,jews, hindus, chinese etc so wether they have contributed is of no relevence but as usual you put your own little spin on your answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 You may find that Chicken Tikka Massalla possibly originates from a Indian chef at a restaurant in Scotland therefore there is a strong possibility that it is of Hindu origin and not as the claim on the website,muslim chicken tikka masaala is a dish concocted especially for the english palette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamrocker Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 chicken tikka masaala is a dish concocted especially for the english palette. Maybe but its not as Spindrifts link implies a pre requisite of the muslim religion therefore that suggests that the link is not to be taken as a true fact in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz1 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Cameron's speech is actually a grotesque racist attack on normal decent Muslims going about their everyday business in Cameron’s collapsing society yet sadly being tarred with the same brush as a small but vociferous bunch of extremist fruitcakes. And why did he make this speech in Germany and not the uK?? And also when there was an an EDL march today. Nice one Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 spindrift, you deny people think like this, but have you seen Baz1's signature? Location: Islamic Kingdom of Great Britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Maybe but its not as Spindrifts link implies a pre requisite of the muslim religion therefore that suggests that the link is not to be taken as a true fact in this case. What on earth are you talking about? Where do you get the idea chicken tikka massala has anything to do with islam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamrocker Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 What on earth are you talking about? Where do you get the idea chicken tikka massala has anything to do with islam? Your link that you posted glorifying the muslim religion,whats up dont you read your own links? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Your link that you posted glorifying the muslim religion,whats up dont you read your own links? Could you show me where my link says a mild and creamy chicken dish is a pre-requisite of Islam please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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