Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Dhimmi of the month?: News anchor wins the honour of Muslims

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Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow was among the winners at the Muslim News Awards for Excellence.

Snow received the media award for his work "travelling extensively in the Muslim world, taking an in-depth look at events and developments".

Other winners included the solicitor for radical cleric Abu Hamza, Muddassar Arani, who took the citizenship award.

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw praised the contribution of Muslims to British society, in a speech at the ceremony.

'Celebrate success'

Mr Straw said: "British Muslims are where Britain and Islam intersect. Celebrating their success is the best way of showing that these two identities can and do thrive in the same place and in the same person. Read the full article here: TV news anchor wins Muslim honour: Jon Snow was recognised for his reporting of the Muslim world
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2 comments:

Mark said...

Bld:

I would take their award and stuff it back where it came from.

In view of the fact that Jon Snow must have dhimmied his way to the award, I doubt that he is going to do that, somehow.

It's sickening, isn't it?

Mark said...

"Celebrating their (British Muslims) success is the best way of showing that these two identities can and do thrive in the same place and in the same person."

Isn't it a load of tosh, Bld?