General:

• Britan is one of the countrys who was able to include the muslims (”Multicultural”) → Muslims are considered the stepchildren of British multiculturalism
• Fear of further attacks, discursive polarisation and New Labour's preference for patriotism, communitarianism and social cohesion seem to be leading to a slow erosion of multiculturalism.
• The so called “Islamphobia” has its root cause in the last decade where non muslim people killed muslims in wars
• In addition, there are other conflicts in which the West in general and Britain in particular are accused of colluding with anti-Islamic forces - most notably in the Israel-Palestine conflict
• However, the belief that peaceful coexistence is possible despite differences in values is increasingly being challenged - including by figures such as former Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett and the chair of the ethnic minority equality body, the Commission for Racial Equality, Trevor Phillips.
• Muslims have allegedly not recognized that they have to include them into the british society
• Even the muslims who are living in britan with a british pass are discussing if there is a future for british muslims or just muslims that live in Britan
• Multiculturalism is seen as increasingly discredited
  • After the disaster of 11th September 2001 politicians had distinguished between muslims and terrorists.That same month, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw had declared: "To blame Islam for what happened would be as wrong as blaming the Christian religion for the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland." And Tony Blair added: "What happened in America was not the work of Islamic terrorists. It was not the work of Muslim terrorists. It was simply the work of terrorists.” **| https://www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2006/april/britisch-oder-muslimisch
  • In May 2002, for example, the Minister for Europe, Peter Hain, said: "We certainly welcome the contributions that the Muslim communities have made to British culture. They enrich our culture, they are welcome here. But there is a tendency among a minority to self-isolate. This makes them susceptible to exploitation by extremists and fanatics like Osama Bin Laden, as well as targets for racists and Nazis. This is where we need to work together to solve the problem."
• Two years later had become more strident: Trevor Phillips, the aforementioned chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, shows: "Muslim affirmations that their religion forbids the crimes committed in its name, that it supports diversity and that women's equality is one of its core values can only be taken seriously if we see them implemented in our communities.” → This statement shows serious doubts on all the british muslims
• After the assassination in London in 2005 the terminology of some politicians had changed. Instead of saying “War against the terrorism” they considered to say “ war against extremism”
  • Whereas the term "terrorism" denotes a crime, "extremism" is an attitude that presumably contributes to the preparation and legitimisation of such crimes. The "war on extremism" thus pursues more ambitious and far-reaching goals.
• With interior minister Davind Blunkett the “enemy image” to the multiculturalism grew a lot. In a nutshell he said that multiculturalism has the tendency to support something like self isolisation from a certain group and this would lead to alienation, violence and even terror
• In British words, what is multiculturalism in 2005:
  • "Multiculturalism means celebrating Diwali but banning Christmas, tolerating a mosque named after Saddam Hussein in our second largest city but banning the Union Jack on the grounds that it is 'offensive' to minorities. It means freedom of speech for mad mullahs who burn our flag in Regent's Park and wish death on Britain, the USA and the Jews, but 'no platform for racists' for those who dare to disagree. It means the BBC's ban on playing 'Land of Hope and Glory' and 'Rule Britannia' in radio concerts and an edict from World Service television that it is 'inappropriate' for presenters to wear poppies [lapel flowers symbolising the memory of British soldiers killed, S.B.]. Multiculturalism means celebrating all cultures and traditions but those of the majority.