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  • Group of 130 Imams Condemn London Bridge Attacks, Refuse To Perform Funeral Rites

    Group of 130 Imams Condemn London Bridge Attacks, Refuse To Perform Funeral Rites

    A group of 130 imams and religious leaders have refused to perform the traditional Islamic funeral prayer for the London Bridge attackers.

    The leaders said they would not carry out the ritual that is normally performed for every Muslim, regardless of their actions.

    In a statement on social media, the group said: “Consequently, and in light of other such ethical principles which are quintessential to Islam, we will not perform the traditional Islamic funeral prayer over the perpetrators and we also urge fellow imams and religious authorities to withdraw such a privilege.

    The statement added: “This is because such indefensible actions are completely at odds with the lofty teachings of Islam.”

    Religious leaders of all backgrounds have condemned the attack which killed seven and injured 47 on Saturday evening when three men rammed a rental van into pedestrians then randomly stabbed revellers in bars and restaurants near Borough Market.

    A panel of speakers at the East London Mosque said they would work to combat extremists’ “twisted narrative and their perversion” of religion.

     

    Source: www.independent.co.uk

  • Pint-Clutching Man Becomes Symbol Of London’s Defiance Against Terrorism

    Pint-Clutching Man Becomes Symbol Of London’s Defiance Against Terrorism

    A man pictured calmly taking his pint of beer with him as other people fled past him during Saturday’s (Jun 3) deadly attack in London has been cast as an unlikely hero who encapsulates British humour and defiance.

    Dressed in a red t-shirt and sauntering casually with a friend, the drinker stood out in Sky News footage of men and women running down Borough High Street, away from the London Bridge scene of the attack that left seven people dead and 48 injured.

    The image spread like wildfire across Twitter and British newspapers said the man, whose identity is unknown, was a symbol of defiance.

    “True symbol of the British spirit as man flees terrorist attack clutching his pint,” said student Henry Slesser (@HenrySlesser), on Twitter.

    Others joked that it was only right that he should take his beer with him, given London’s notoriously high prices.

    “Evacuate? Well, OK. But this beer cost six pounds (US$7.74) a pint. I’m taking it with me,” said another Twitter user, Andrew Brooks (@taxbod).

    Londoners take pride in, and sometimes joke about, showing fortitude during adversity.

    Tourist shops are awash with memorabilia emblazoned with “Keep calm and carry on”, a slogan drawn from a World War II poster that became popular in the last 10 years.

    Saturday’s attack, in which three men drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing people in nearby bars and restaurants, occurred five days before a parliamentary election.

    British Prime Minister Theresa May said the vote would go ahead as planned on Thursday.

    Residents of the northern English city Manchester also looked to their city’s culture for solace after a suicide bombing at a pop concert killed 22 people and injured 116 nearly two weeks ago, Britain’s deadliest attack in almost 12 years.

     

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com