Scotland United Against Terrorism
Osama Saeed | 12.07.2007 10:13 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Terror War
It's been an incredible week. The despondency of the attack on Glasgow airport a week ago was turned on it's head in Glasgow today at the extraordinary Scotland United Against Terrorism rally.
It was called by a few of us younger folk in the Muslim community and quickly backed by the city's mosques and Islamic organisations. We had hoped for a good response from the rest of Scotland in terms of standing with us.
In fact, we were really touched by how the country responded to us doing this. I was on Newsnight Scotland on Monday when I first announced it. Straight away my phone was going and the emails were coming in from people saying they were really glad we were doing it and that they were coming.
The platform was broad, ranging from Strathclyde Police to the Stop the War Coalition. Civic Scotland was well represented, and then calls started coming in from around the globe. This was quite possibly the first time Muslims had organised anything like this anywhere in the world.
The sun came out this afternoon for the 2000 or so people that came along for something I was really proud to be a part of.
Speeches:
Humza Yousaf intro
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track1.mp3
Assistant Chief Constable John Neilson, Strathclyde Police
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track3.mp3
Dr Hany Al-Banna, Islamic Relief
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track4.mp3
Rev Dr Graham Blount, Church of Scotland
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track5.mp3
Matt Smith, STUC and UNISON
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track6.mp3
Keir McKechnie, Stop the War Coalition
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track8.mp3
Osama Saeed, Muslim Council of Scotland
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track9.mp3
Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track10.mp3
Azad Ali, Muslim Council of Britain
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track11.mp3
Imam Mustaqeem Shah, Al-Furqan Mosque, Glasgow
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/files/Session1_Track12.mp3
Photos:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8435&l=98da2&id=552621862
In fact, we were really touched by how the country responded to us doing this. I was on Newsnight Scotland on Monday when I first announced it. Straight away my phone was going and the emails were coming in from people saying they were really glad we were doing it and that they were coming.
The platform was broad, ranging from Strathclyde Police to the Stop the War Coalition. Civic Scotland was well represented, and then calls started coming in from around the globe. This was quite possibly the first time Muslims had organised anything like this anywhere in the world.
The sun came out this afternoon for the 2000 or so people that came along for something I was really proud to be a part of.
Speeches:
Humza Yousaf intro
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Assistant Chief Constable John Neilson, Strathclyde Police
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Dr Hany Al-Banna, Islamic Relief
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Rev Dr Graham Blount, Church of Scotland
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Matt Smith, STUC and UNISON
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Keir McKechnie, Stop the War Coalition
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Osama Saeed, Muslim Council of Scotland
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Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister
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Azad Ali, Muslim Council of Britain
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Imam Mustaqeem Shah, Al-Furqan Mosque, Glasgow
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Photos:
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Osama Saeed
Homepage:
http://www.osamasaeed.org/osama/2007/07/scotland-united.html
Comments
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Condemn the much greater terrorism of the West
12.07.2007 10:40
Question begs, who are the terrorists?
Here are photos of some of the Iraqi victims of our terrorism:
Paul O'Hanlon
e-mail:
o_hanlon@hotmail.com
bothered?
12.07.2007 12:44
resist the spectacle
fearless
Police
13.07.2007 15:47
horrified