Respect

Today we saw the jailing of a muslim woman for attempted murder of her local MP. Roshonara Choudhry was a "stand-out" pupil who was highly respected by her peers and colleagues alike, who dropped out of her english class and apparently became a radicalised muslim, which i believe is a term that is thrown about way too much. She carried out the attack as a retaliation for Stephen Timms apparent involvement in the governments decision to invade Iraq and later Afghanistan. She

After a trial, where she didn't attend in person but by video link, she was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years. She has committed a serious and violent crime and the jail term reflects that, maybe a little longer than it would have been if the crime was against a general member of the public, but still a justified sentence.

The one thing that has really annoyed from the trial were the supporters outside the courts claiming that the sentence handed down was unjust and that it was a slight against Islam and Muslims living in the UK. These people are the reasons that their a tensions between our communities, these are the excuse single minded people in this country, like the EDL and BNP, need to cause friction between two communities that could live side by side like anyone else.

ALL of the Muslim people i have ever met have been some of the nicest people you could wish to come across, they cant do enough to make you feel welcome and at ease. There is no doubting that it is a disciplined religion and can could come across as harsh but Abu Dhabi & Dubai were some of the nicest places i have seen and some extremely polite and welcoming people, and you can see the respect the people have for the laws and traditions of the country and religion.

Respect is the name of the game and people need to show a lot more of it, on both sides.