Channel 4, a TV station seen all across England, has decided to embrace the country's coming Islamification. Reports the Daily Mail:
Channel 4 is to reignite controversy over the wearing of the veil - by featuring a Muslim woman in full niqab giving the broadcaster's alternative Christmas message.The woman, today named only as Khadija and said to be a lecturer in Islamic studies, will go head-to-head with the Queen when she gives her annual speech to the nation on 25 December.
Producers are said to have "discovered" her after a month-long search for a suitable candidate.
A spokesman for the channel added: "We felt it fitting that Channel 4's alternative Christmas message should be given by a Muslim woman in a year when issues of religious and racial identity and freedom of expression have dominated the news agenda.
"Khadija has a wide range of interesting views about life as a British Muslim woman"
Khadija - who is in her early thirties and from the Midlands - caught TV bosses' attention for "being articulate, engaging and interesting".
She is due to record the speech within the coming fortnight and is expected to reflect on the past year.
While the channel is refusing to give more specific details of her background for fear that she will be inundated with interview requests, they said she was born in Zimbabwe, is a British citizen and has been wearing the full niqab - which covers everything but the eyes - for ten years.
The decision to broadcast such a contentious alternative comes after several years during which Channel 4 has screened light-hearted, jokey messages by celebrities such as Jamie Oliver and Sharon Osbourne.
The last time a serious issue was tackled was in 2001, when World Trade Centre survivor Genelle Guzman gave the speech.



















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When the page first opened, f
December 5, 2006 - 11:09 ET by aeroWhen the page first opened, for a split second I thought that was a picture of Darth Vader. I'm not kidding--I wondered what news story might warrant having a picture of Darth Vader on it!
Will Frodo deliver an alterna
December 5, 2006 - 11:09 ET by GalvanicWill Frodo deliver an alternative message for the Hobbits?
Darth Khadija will be deliver
December 5, 2006 - 11:14 ET by aeroDarth Khadija will be delivering an alternative message for the Empire, so why not? ;-)
Muslim invasion of England
December 5, 2006 - 11:15 ET by Six String SpiffSee what political correctness does? Have fun, England. Hopefully in a decade or so (if your cities aren't on fire) you will see the error of your ways.
Not all Muslims are Terrorists. However, all the Terrorists have been Muslim.
Is she really speaking or i
December 5, 2006 - 11:20 ET by Dont_B_NVSIs she really speaking or is she a puppet?
I can't see her lips move.
At least she doesn't have to lip sync.
Facemask
December 5, 2006 - 12:00 ET by CelumnazLooks to me like she's sticking her tongue out at the cameraman. She's mocking her audience and they don't know it cause they can't see the faces she makes under the mask. How good of a poker face when delivering the lines.
Intersting, I wonder if we ar
December 5, 2006 - 11:25 ET by Dan The Man 2Intersting, I wonder if we are going to be blessed with the obligatory beheading. I would like to see what is said, it could provide interesting fodder.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
Is this for real? Borat, is t
December 5, 2006 - 11:40 ET by Hero SquadIs this for real? Borat, is that you?
*****
"You've got to turn on evil, when it's coming after you. You've gota face it down, and when it tries to hide, you've gotta go in after it, and never be denied." Neil Young, "Let's Roll" (2002)
Seems to me Peter Hitchens
December 5, 2006 - 11:56 ET by Ken ShepherdSeems to me Peter Hitchens has enough foolishness to write a sequel to The Abolition of Britain.
“…alternative Christmas m
December 5, 2006 - 12:08 ET by JPR1“…alternative Christmas message…” ?????
“…have dominated the news agenda.” ?????
Who are these morons???????
We need someone to deliver the first annual “Alternative Ramadan Message”, someone articulate, engaging and interesting with an ability to get right to the point.
Maybe Sportpolitics could put something together for us.
Hear, hear. My sentiments E
December 5, 2006 - 15:34 ET by kathleenirishHear, hear. My sentiments EXACTLY.
Infidels, UNITE!
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
KIrishUnite. What a concept!
December 6, 2006 - 10:34 ET by JPR1KIrish
Unite. What a concept!
An idea directly responsible for the strength, security and compassion this nation enjoys. Today it is grossly undervalued.
Had the citizens of the United States sustained an unflinching unity for our endevour in Iraq, it would be over. Instead our wishy-washey, candy-assed, lets-be-nice approach has given our enemies purchase.
Should Islam truly unite under it’s radical tenents, western civilization will fall crippled and suffer an ugly demise. The totalitarian nature of their desires and the insidious nature of their means leaves NO room for “putzing” around.
The first thing we need is granite-like unity. Courageous soldiers and high explosives should take care of things from there on.
JPR1 How about this?...
December 5, 2006 - 23:10 ET by ww thumperJPR1 How about this?... .....Political correctness when dealing with Islam will kill america....ww .....
Ww thumperPolitical Correctne
December 6, 2006 - 10:36 ET by JPR1Ww thumper
Political Correctness. What a concept!
Something for weak minds, unable or unwilling to examine facts and make a reasoned decision. Pick your issue; forgien policy, poverty, crime, drug abuse, “social-justice”, somewhere there is a group stalling improvement because they have reached some ridiculous conclusion allowing them to accomadate a weakness.
JPR1 "weakness"
December 6, 2006 - 10:51 ET by ww thumperJPR1 "weakness" Yes , that is what Political correctness leads too! There is always some "brainless group" trying to use Political correctness to solve some problem; BS!! Giving someone a good hard kick on the a$$ solves a lot of crap people try to deal with by being "Politically correct" .....Political correctness when dealing with Islam will kill america....ww .....
ww thumperYes, like children
December 6, 2006 - 11:11 ET by JPR1ww thumper
Yes, like children with foolishness still “bound within”. Severe recourse, unpleasant though it may be, is often the only effective action.
Got to go soon, do you know if they are still pummeling throatwobbler over on the GW thread? No time to investigate.
JPR1 Thanks for your comm
December 6, 2006 - 11:15 ET by ww thumperJPR1 Thanks for your comment, I agree. As for the other person you mentioned, he/she/it is just another troll, just here to ps people off. He has nothing good to contribute... .....Political correctness when dealing with Islam will kill america....ww .....
Seeing as how Gwyneth Paltrow
December 5, 2006 - 12:20 ET by GothampcSeeing as how Gwyneth Paltrow is so enlightened by the British intellect, I wonder which speech she will listen to?
I am so sick of the West kowt
December 5, 2006 - 12:39 ET by mattmI am so sick of the West kowtowing to Islam. Do Islamic countries tolerate other religions? Hell no! Muslims are commanded to, at the very least, not have anything to do with Christians and Jews, and at worst, to kill them. Yet, Liberal PC idiots would call my statement bigoted even though it's based on what Muslims themselves have said and what is in their "holy" book.
BTW If that person(?) is wearing the full niqab, how do we know it's her, or him???
Just one more sign that GB, a
December 5, 2006 - 12:40 ET by Dave RJust one more sign that GB, along with the Western European continent, is doomed to domination by 7th century barbarians.
After seeing that picture of
December 5, 2006 - 12:46 ET by Six String SpiffAfter seeing that picture of the .. woman.. is it? I am curious to see what a Miss Jihad contest would look like... Islam teaches NOTHING, absolutely NOTHING but hate. It goes like this
"Do you believe in Alah?"
"No"
*BOOM* dead...
"Do you believe in Alah?"
"Yes"
"Do you worship and pray for him exactly like I do?"
"No.."
*BooM* Dead..
There is the Muslim / Islamofascist "religion" in it's most baisc, and PRIMATIVE I might add, form. We must kill these people, swiftly, efficiently, and without any soldiers....
Not all Muslims are Terrorists. However, all the Terrorists have been Muslim.
Ah but underneath
December 5, 2006 - 13:00 ET by misterbillAh but underneath, she is wearing Victoria's Secret garments.
The Brits are as determined as American Leftists to destroy their own country.
burka secrets
December 5, 2006 - 15:30 ET by Rackieunderneath is a thong and a pushup bra - but how about those designer eyeglasses - cutting edge
And, the message she would co
December 5, 2006 - 15:39 ET by kathleenirishAnd, the message she would convey would be, maybe,
"Infidels, bow your heads for the beheading!"
That's what the message, if honest, would say.
God Save the Queen, I mean it, man.
Must say something for an Irish person to believe that.
Britain, we hardly knew ye.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
More than kowtowing to Islam
December 5, 2006 - 15:55 ET by nkviking75This goes beyond kowtowing to Islam. This is a direct slap in the face of Britain's Christians (if there are any genuine believers left in the so-called "post-Christian" UK). How about showing some tolerance by treating one of Christianity's most holy days with some respect.
4arrow A lot of talk here
December 5, 2006 - 16:48 ET by 4arrow4arrow
A lot of talk here about losing Christian ethics.
Our society is where it is now because of/due to Christianity.
The Thou shalt nots etc.
IMHO if we ignore the basics then we are toast.
Mankind's self destruction -- this time it's different
December 5, 2006 - 18:37 ET by w0tmA careful reading of recorded history as far back as it extends then calculated guesses before that clearly shows the Human Race has an inborn self-destruct gene that triggers (about) every 2,000 years. Mankind advances, civilizations become, well, "civilized" and "learned ones" among the population begin to make pronouncements of how idyllic life will be in another few hundred years.
Then -- pow! Mankind consciously self-destructs. Every two thousand years the Romans, the Greeks and in many dozens of isolated societies around the world, self-destruction reigns until Mankind is again reduced to ashes. Like an ant climbing the inside brim of a cup only to fall and crash just a few steps from the top. It's happened over and over (and over).
It is so predictable. Are we about to re-enter yet another Dark Ages of many hundreds of years followed by two steps forward and one step back for many more hundreds of years to FINALLY return to where Rome once was, where Greece once was, where the Western World is today? I hope not but events of today make it appear not just possible, but probable.
BUT, this time is different. Nowhere in "The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire" and histories of the Incan Empire, the many Chinese Dynasties, The Greeks and so on is found a broad cross-section of the population actively working for their own destruction and the destruction of all. There was always wide spread apathy. There were saboteurs and traitors. There were liars and cheats. There were those who only cared of themselves somehow thinking they were on a private boat that wouldn't sink when all others drowned. Just like today.
But a significant percentage of, say, Romans who cheered for the "barbarians at the gate" to hurry to come slaughter them and their neighbors? No - this is the first time in history such large numbers of people are working so hard for their own demise. Are they all just cowards illogically believing death will spare them if they just point out others to strike instead? I don't think so. There are too many and they are found in every Western country. This is definitely a new variation in the deadly human gene that (almost) destroys the human race (about) every two thousand years. Can this be changed or stopped? I fear not. No more than the mass suicide of lemmings or the beaching of whales by the score occurs without any advance sign that many were soon to die. Not a one knew it individually but, somehow, they all knew it and, when the time came, they all died on queue as if on a movie set with the director yelling "action!"
Let others try to explain Mankind by single events in history. It is a pointless exercise. Just like natural history, eons of related events came before and will come after. Study human nature from the beginning of recorded history and "Eurabia" that is almost here (as witnessed by this small snippet showing the path Europe is on) makes perfect sense. But, as I say, those to be hanged enthusiastically helping tie the ropes and build the scaffolds is something history has never seen before - until now.
The more I learn of Islam, th
December 6, 2006 - 08:47 ET by AlgerHissThe more I learn of Islam, the more I realize this is something to take very, very seriously.
The Islamic male is someone to pay an enormous amount of attention to.
That Mosque down the street should never, ever be ignored.
The Islamic female is someone to be pitied and, within the bounds of our laws, protected from the inhuman brutality of Sharia law.
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