ITV BBC Censor in Fear of Radical Islam

[Ibtisam]

First the fat funny man; now this;

 

 

ITV & BBC Censor London Mayoral Election Broadcast "in Fear of Radical Islam"

Saturday, 03 May 2008

 

 

Papers are being filed Tuesday morning at the Royal Courts of Justice after the BBC and ITV instructed London Mayoral Candidate Alan Craig to censor his Party Election Broadcasts aired last Wednesday (23rd April). The two broadcasters demanded that The Christian Choice candidate not criticise radical Islamist group, Tablighi Jamaat, over their plans to build Europe's biggest mosque next to the Olympics site in West Ham. Use of the word 'separatist' was ruled out by both ITV & BBC.

 

Alan Craig is asking the High Court to ensure the electoral process and freedom of speech is not threatened by fear of Islam. He is calling on the other Mayoral candidates to endorse his concern about political censorship. Commenting ahead of the action against the BBC, Alan Craig said:

 

"Elections are about open discourse and a free exchange of views. The action of the broadcasters closed down democratic discussion and showed the fear of both ITV and the BBC in offending a radical Islamic group. In preventing rational and moderate comment, the BBC and ITV have fuelled the sort of paranoia which extreme groups like the BNP have fed-off in this election."

 

Under BBC duress, Alan Craig changed his factual description of Tabliqi Jamaat from "separatist" to “controversial”. Then late in the day, ITV insisted that the agreed word “controversial” should be applied to the mosque plans not to the Islamic group. But Alan Craig’s objections to the mega-mosque have consistently been related to the nature of the Islamic group behind the project; the plans have not yet been submitted to Newham.

 

Alan Craig represents the local ward on Newham Council where the Mosque is to be built and so has a direct constituency interest in the proposal. He claims not only ‘political interference’ by the broadcasters, but says such action breaches his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects freedom of speech. He says political interference has taken place because whilst forbidding the use of the word 'separatist' in the election broadcast, the BBC had already published identical comment in three separate webpages on the BBC Elections 2008 website (see NOTES below), as well as news reports by BBC Newsnight and BBC London TV News where Cllr Craig was quoted making the same 'separatist' point, but before the elections.

 

Alan Craig added:

 

"Nationally and locally, leading Muslims share my objections to the mega- mosque yet two national broadcasters have attempted to close down the democratic debate, through misplaced concern. Two years ago, Trevor Phillips warned against the "stifling suppression of free expression" and said "barriers to honesty and understanding are a disaster for race relations". When it comes to the political crunch, the BBC were not listening and have learnt nothing. "

 

In their warning to Alan Craig, BBC and ITV officials instructed the Christian Choice to ‘tone down’ its views and change the sense if a Party Election Broadcast was to be approved. The legal language of ‘libel’ was mentioned by the BBC and in the case of ITV, Alan Craig was forced to go back to the studios at the last minute to record a second censored version.

 

The Christian Legal Centre is acting in the case. It is calling for a Judicial Review of the BBC’s decision and will ask the judge to order, as a matter of urgency, for the unedited Party Election Broadcast to be shown by election day.

 

Source: www.londonbangla.co.uk / Christian Choice

[Jacaylbaro]

I can see even their own rules are not working for them sometimes ,,,,,,, time change i can see

 

 

what is next ??

[Ibtisam]

There was a big debate about renaming this tube station Banglatown in East london, lol. The newspapers were having a day with it.

[Fabregas]

Waar Ninkaan Christian Party waa beenhawas!

 

 

His entire campaign is built on some ridiclous notion that Tabliiq, one of the most peaceful Islamic Groups, is somehow a radical-Alqaeda related group!

 

 

Sad thing is that Some Muslims groups are opposing the building of the Mosque and supporting the stance of this man, because they have some some Aqeeda/Political differences with Tabliiqs!

[Geel_jire]

^ exactly what i was thinking ... the tabliq are not exactly famed for being fighters ... its just an excuse getting in a blow whichever way they can

[Jacaylbaro]

an Ethiopian askari once said:

 

Tabliiq is the one who brings people to the masjid ....

 

Ikhwaan are those who are teaching those brought to the masjid about Islam and the Quraan ....

 

Al-qaida then takes the situation over, train them and put them in the frontlines .....

 

 

That is how they think ,,,

[Abtigiis]

I am not a fan of tabliq. I used to call them "Itixaad Fulay ah". What is the point of preaching to people to pray and observe this and that, when women are raped next door. The real people who translate the book of Allah without if's and but's are Itixaad. Their grace and confidence tells it all. If circumstances in the world today don't fit their approach, it is not their mistake. The empire will crush. There is no reason to water down our beliefs to appease the US and its anti-islamic morons at the helm.

[Jacaylbaro]

Maqiiqane ,,, haye ,,,

[Abtigiis]

haye dee!