Sometimes I came across videos on the internet regarding islam and there is always some guy there preaching probably of pakistani or indian descent, living in Britain and speaking with a heavy British accent. Leaders of many islamic terror organizations I have seen for some reason also speaks English with British accent (?) Like al Baghdadi, founder of isis. I dont understand why would a dude from iraq speaks English with a British accent. This need some explanation.
The most radical and extreme islamist movements, sects and ideologies that muslim world suffers even to this day always has their roots on countries that was used to be a British colony and mostly emerged during the British colonial period (for example wahabism)...
I am Turkish, a Kemalist I am (Turkish Republicanism, nationalist and secular)
In my country historically when we were busy doing the kemalist revolution back in the day and overthrowing the ottoman monarchy biggest obstacle we had was also the British. Ottoman royal family after the kemalist revolution also moved into britain. Their descents still lives there to this day. aren't these guys supposed to be anti ottoman (?). When we kemalists were in power before erdogan, islamist politicians and authors etc. was always seeking refuge in Britain aswell. I dont know about other islamic countries but that was the case in mine.
I am not implementing anything, thats just the impression I have about British. I guess imperialism doesn't like it when people become enlightened.
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You raise some interesting points, mate. I can see why so many radical Islamist movements seem to originate in Britain or other former British colonies. A few things that may contribute:
1. Colonialism disrupted traditional Muslim societies and weakened indigenous cultures. This created a vacuum filled by radical new ideologies seeking to "purify" Islam.
2. Britain welcomed many Muslim immigrants from colonies to help rebuild after WWII. But some felt discriminated against and turned to radical thought for a sense of identity and justice.
3. Speaking English facilitates spreading ideas globally. Radicals use the internet and social media to recruit, much like how the British Empire once spread its influence.
4. Britain has more permissive free speech than Muslim countries, allowing fringe ideas to spread initially before being cracked down on.
5. Some radicals were educated in the West but rejected Western values. They used this education against their former home.
So in a way, British imperialism helped radicalize Muslims through disruption and distortion of identity. And speaking English means UK radicals get an outsized platform. Not defending it mate, just trying to see why it may have played out this way historically. Makes sense Britain would resist your kemalist revolution too if it threatened their interests.
They don't, and you're rather poorly educated and laughably ignorant of the subject!
An "accent" doesn't mean they are "British" or from there. Many schools across the world teach proper English, instead of the kiddy "American English". The "accent" you think you are hearing is likely them actually enunciating properly!
As for your assertion on their movements, it's the Turkish who are the worst of all, but you're just too ignorant to notice.
Turkey might be secular for now, but Erdogan is clearly an islamist, so no bright future.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/turkey-marry-your-rapist-bill-law-statutory-rape-a9298906.html
That bill had never been passed and faced a strong opposition back then.
Also I dont get your point. There is no argument regarding if erdogan is an islamist or not.
You blame Britain while the problem is Islam itself, it's a Death Cult basically.
www.thereligionofpeace.com/.../violence.aspx
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