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EU to Open the Muslim Floodgates in December

Extremely alarming news - there can be NO doubt that next month the muslim floodgates will be open with the hoardes undoubtedly flocking to the benefits-rich UK. This will greatly accelerate the Islamisation of Europe and the UK courtesy of the traitorous EU Dhimmicrats.

Interesting how the British mainstream media has "buried" the story:

Latest update: 08/11/2010  - Albania - Bosnia and Herzegovina - European Union - travel

EU officials lift travel restrictions for Albanians and Bosnians European Union ministers have said visa requirements for Albanians and Bosnians would be lifted starting in December as the two states work towards EU membership, but warned that visas could be re-imposed if travel rules are abused. By News Wires (text)

 REUTERS - The European Union said on Monday it would lift visa requirements for travellers from Albania and Bosnia next month, aiming to encourage democratic reforms in the Balkan states, but warned that restrictions could be re-imposed if travel rules are abused.

The bloc’s home affairs ministers approved a proposal by the EU executive, the European Commission, to scrap travel restrictions for holders of biometric passports, that have a digitally recorded photo, during a meeting in Brussels.

However, they insisted the European Commission would continue to monitor how the two countries comply with EU rules on border controls and passport security, underscoring reluctance in the bloc to open up to unrestricted travel.

Some EU governments doubt the two EU membership hopefuls can cope with issues such as illegal immigration and trafficking along drug routes from Asia to Europe, because of weak institutions and alleged corruption.

Such concerns increased after a relaxation of visa requirements for citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia last year led to a spike in applications for asylum in the EU from the three western Balkan states.

“This has ... prompted the European Commission to set up a post-visa monitoring process that aims at preventing risks of misuse and abuse of the asylum procedures,” said the EU’s commissioner for internal affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom.

“A visa-free regime also comes with responsibilities,” she said in a statement, commenting on the ministers’ decision.

The ministers warned Albania and Bosnia, as well as other Balkan EU hopefuls, that visas could be re-imposed if travel rules are abused.

Along with the other Balkan states, Albania and Bosnia hope to join the 27-member European Union, but face years of difficult democratic reforms that have been slow to take off because of ethnic tensions and alleged corruption.

In Albania, controversy over 2009 national elections continues to hamper relations between the government and the opposition, resulting in a policy standstill. Bosnia is mired in ethnic strife between Serb, Croat and Muslim parties.

EU governments have so far discouraged Bosnia from submitting an official application to join the bloc, saying its democratic reforms are too far behind its regional peers.

Albania has applied but is expected to suffer a setback this week, when the European Commission is expected to deny Tirana the status of EU candidate for now.

"OFFENSIVE" UNION JACK BADGE ORDERED REMOVED FROM COPS UNIFORMS

One simple question:

DOES THIS OFFEND YOU?

                                                                        

 

Well it seems that it DOES offend some UNNAMED MET officials who have now banned armed cops at Heathrow Airport from wearing the tiny Union Jack flag badge on their clothing.  These Union flag badges have been worn to show support for British military troops. Approximately 70% of these armed cops have served in the Forces and/or have children or other family members currently serving in Afghanistan.

 

Now who might you imagine would find the British flag as "offensive"?  Who might be whining and complaining about it ?? -- Should we suspect muslims and their muslim wannabee sympathizers?

 

Clearly muslims have made an issue - worldwide - of crosses - or any object bearing any form of a cross (including National flags) as being offensive to them and clearly many dhimmis are tripping over each other to pander to these muslims -- here are just a few instances:

 

In today news! --A Labour minister has sparked controversy by claiming that an alternative symbol is needed for the Red Cross because of the logo's supposed links to the Crusades.  Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant  wants to replace it with a red "crystal".

 

JAIL bosses have sparked fury by banning a cross from their new chapel in case it offends Muslims....But while the room features heated spas for Muslims to wash their feet, there is only a portable Christian altar which can be wheeled in and out when necessary.

 

Turkish lawyer files complaint with Union of European Football Associations stating that the Inter Milan's team shirts consists of a big red cross on a white background. This has apparently reminded the Turks of an emblem of the order of the Templars, which is therefore deemed offensive to Muslims. The cross is the emblem of Milan

Hospital bans traditional Easter Hot Cross Buns = offensive to non=Christians ie: muslims.

Cross banned from chapel after being in the chapel for over 60 years --at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, USA - offends muslims.

Cross of St George is also used by Barcelona football team from Spain - on their badge - similar to the Inter-Milan incident it was deemed racist and offensive to muslims. Many muslim nations are altering the Barcelona shirts so it will not look like a cross.

Prison officials in Britain are concerned that tie pins worn by officers featuring the St. George's Cross – the symbol on England's flag – could offend Muslims who might associate it with the Crusades of the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries. " 

 

These are just a few of the assaults made by muslims against the any representation of the  Christian cross and/or National flags with cross symbols. A brief search of the web will find MANY more as well as affirm that no other ethnic, religious or otherwise groups voice any objection to or appear offended by the cross symbol.

 

Clearly muslims are methodically working towards incremental eradication of any form of the Christian cross from public view on their way to the Islamisation of Europe.  With the help of pandering, multicultural worshipping, politically correct dhimmis - including these Heathrow (and other) officials - British police  and politicians  -one can predict -  in Great Britain -  muslims could very well succeed.

 

Article in full:

 

Soldier badge is banned

 

ARMED cops patrolling Heathrow Airport have been banned from wearing tiny Union Jack badges in support of British troops.

Top brass claimed the tie-pin badges - which cost £1 with proceeds going to the Help for Heroes charity - were OFFENSIVE.

But one officer asked: "How can the Union Jack be offensive?

Pride

About 100 officers in the Metropolitan force's SO18 Aviation branch, which patrols Heathrow, bought the inch-square badges.

Seventy per cent of them served in the Forces and many have children fighting in Afghanistan.

Another cop said: "We're wearing the badges with pride. Most importantly, they are to show support for our soldiers at war.

"Nobody has put out orders to remove rainbow symbols that gay and lesbian officers wear. Why discriminate against us?"

A statement from the Met said: "The dress code states only approved corporate badging may be used."

"This ruling is even more absurd coming this weekend on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

"We must be the only country ashamed to display our national flag."

23/12/09 UPDATE Muslim Failed Asylum Seeker Kills Girl & Walks Free & Allowed to Remain in UK

12/23/09  UPDATE - Another outrageous but 'no surprise' ruling from British courts where muslims nearly always seem to fare far better than justice for the indigenous (galls me to have to use that term) British: 

A failed asylum seeker who fled after knocking down and killing a 12-year-old girl has won his appeal to stay in the country.The family of Amy Houston, who was left dying under the wheels of Aso Mohammed Ibrahim's Rover car as she walked to the shops, have spoken of their disgust at the decision.....

Amy's father Paul said: 'They may as well give passports out in lucky bags because that is all they are worth. 'I cannot believe the judge's decision and that he thinks it is right for him to stay here. Is he on another planet?'....He added: 'I will fight this decision for the rest of my life - or until he leaves the country. I owe Amy that much.'  SOURCE

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I have chronicled many instances of British judges being soft on muslim criminals  - especially illegal immigrants or failed asylum seekers . So here comes yet another case of a FAILED ASYLUM SEEKER - driving without a driver's license or auto insurance - who was responsible for the death of a 12 year old girl & left her to die pinned underneath his car.  Yet this man was allowed to walk free by an idiotic immigration judge to wage yet another appeal of his deportation status.

Killed: Amy was left dying under the wheels of the car as Ibrahim ran off

"A failed asylum seeker who left a young girl dying under the wheels of his car after a hit-and-run accident has been freed to the disgust of her family. Aso Mohammed Ibrahim was due to be deported after his applications for asylum and citizenship were kicked out. But the 31-year-old Iraqi Kurd has been released on bail from custody while he makes yet another appeal to stay in the UK. He says it is too dangerous for him to return to his homeland. The father of 12-year-old Amy Houston, who was mowed down by Ibrahim's Rover car as she went to the shops more than five years ago, has spoken of his outrage.

Paul Houston, 39, an engineer, said: 'It's an insult to my daughter. I walk around the street and I'm looking over my shoulder every two minutes thinking, "Am I going to see this bloke?" 'How many more appeals does he get? It is my duty as a father to see this through to the end.
'If I didn't fight then another person would find themselves in this position and I don't want anybody else's kid to get killed. He's just laughing at the British justice system. It is so wrong.'"

Free: Ibrahim was disqualified and driving with no insurance when he hit Amy and left her to die

"She was trapped beneath it (car)but Ibrahim responded by getting out and running off. "

 

I ask - like Amy Houston's father does -How many denials does an asylum seeker get before he has exhausted his appeals?  How many little girls will die because Aso Mohammed Ibrahim is undoubtedly still driving around - unlicensed and uninsured?

What does it take, in Great Britain, to get deported?

For article go to:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1175014/Asylum-seeker-killed-girl-12-hit-run-walks-free-despite-judge-recommending-deportation.html

British Stewardess Fired for Refusing to Wear Islamic Robe

So is this what decades of suffragettes, the 60's-70's women's movement and modern day feminism has finally wrought?

Under the ludicrous guise of multiculturalism/cultural sensitivities, female flight attendants working for a BRITISH based airline (BMI) are now ordered to wear the abaya (muslim robe or dress) after flights to Saudi Arabia when they are in the country.

"BRITISH air stewardess was sacked for refusing to fly to Saudi Arabia after she was ordered to wear a traditional Islamic robe and walk behind male colleagues. Lisa Ashton, a £15,000-a-year stewardess with BMI, was told that in public areas in Saudi Arabia she was required to wear a black robe, known as an abaya. This covers everything but the face, feet and hands. She was told to follow her male colleagues, irrespective of rank."

And it gets even worse:

"Earlier this year an employment tribunal in Manchester ruled that BMI was justified in imposing “rules of a different culture” on staff and cleared it of sexual discrimination...........In the employment tribunal decision over Ashton’s case it was ruled there was no evidence that women would regard BMI’s requirements on wearing the abaya, or walking behind men, as “placing them under any disadvantage”. Ashton’s case was dismissed."  

One wonders how many muslim men sat on that muslim enriched City of Manchester  employment tribunal and clearly any other members are multicultural nitwits and dhimmis. The high muslim population undoubtedly provides plenty of fare paying patrons for BMI and the reason behind the increased flights to Saudi Arabia and other muslim nations. It would also be interesting to find out how much, if any,  Saudi monies directly fund BMI .

Thus the overt subjugation of women to men & discrimination against women has been given the 'high-five' by Britain's Department of Employment.  One wonders what would happen if the reverse had been demanded - that muslim female airline employess from Saudi Arabia (or other muslim nations) were told they MUST remove their abaya, niqab and or hijab and wear only Western clothes when they come into Britain - I think we all know the answer. Recently, Saudi Arabia did ban a BMI female stewardess for carrying a Christian Bible.

Lisa Ashton was fired from her job:

"Her letter of dismissal said it was “proportionate” to ask female employees to walk behind men out of respect for Saudi culture. BMI has also defended its decision to require female staff to wear abayas."

BMI or British Midlands Air - should be renamed British Muslim Air.

article in full:

BMI told stewardess to wear Muslim robe

Jon Ungoed-Thomas

A BRITISH air stewardess was sacked for refusing to fly to Saudi Arabia after she was ordered to wear a traditional Islamic robe and walk behind male colleagues.

Lisa Ashton, a £15,000-a-year stewardess with BMI, was told that in public areas in Saudi Arabia she was required to wear a black robe, known as an abaya. This covers everything but the face, feet and hands. She was told to follow her male colleagues, irrespective of rank.

Ashton, 37, who was worried about security in the country, refused to fly there, claiming the instructions were discriminatory. She was sacked last April.

“It’s not the law that you have to walk behind men in Saudi Arabia, or that you have to wear an abaya, and I’m not going to be treated as a second-class citizen,” Ashton said last week.

“It’s outrageous. I’m a proud Englishwoman and I don’t want these restrictions placed on myself.”

Saudi experts and companies that recruit women to work in the country say it is a “myth” that western women are required to walk behind men. There is no requirement for them to wear the abaya in public, though many do.

Earlier this year an employment tribunal in Manchester ruled that BMI was justified in imposing “rules of a different culture” on staff and cleared it of sexual discrimination. Ashton has consulted Liberty, the human rights organisation, and may seek a judicial review of the decision.

Ashton joined BMI in March 1996, flying to the Caribbean, the United States and India. Based in Manchester, she was told in the summer of 2005 that BMI was starting a service to Saudi Arabia and she might be required to work on it.

The Foreign Office was then advising visitors of a “threat of terrorism” in the country. Ashton did not want to travel there because of the security risks, and was offended by the rules for staff travelling to the region.

A BMI document circulated to staff who might travel to Saudi Arabia stated: “It is expected that female crew members will walk behind their male counterparts in public areas such as airports no matter what rank.”

Staff were also given abayas and were required to put them on when leaving the aircraft. Ashton, a practising Christian, was advised by union officials that it was considered a part of the uniform and she could face disciplinary action if she did not wear it.

Ashton said she did not want to fly to Saudi Arabia, but wished to continue flying long-haul routes. The firm said she could transfer to short-haul flights but that would have meant a pay cut of about 20%. She declined to switch to short-haul flights.

On June 13, 2007, she was told she was rostered for a flight from London to Saudi Arabia and refused to go. She was dismissed for refusing to fly and for making it clear she would not travel to Saudi Arabia.

Her letter of dismissal said it was “proportionate” to ask female employees to walk behind men out of respect for Saudi culture. BMI has also defended its decision to require female staff to wear abayas.

The Foreign Office advises women to dress “conservatively” but does not specifically advise wearing an abaya in public places. It also does not refer to any rule or convention that western women should walk behind men.

In a legal case in 2002 Colonel Martha McSally launched a legal action over American military orders that female servicewomen should wear an abaya in public places in Saudi Arabia when American women diplomats and the wives of servicemen were not expected to wear the garment. The Senate subsequently passed legislation that prohibited defence officials from requiring female personnel to wear abayas.

In the employment tribunal decision over Ashton’s case it was ruled there was no evidence that women would regard BMI’s requirements on wearing the abaya, or walking behind men, as “placing them under any disadvantage”. Ashton’s case was dismissed.

The firm said last week the tribunal ruling was “self-explanatory” and would not comment.

Since leaving BMI, Ashton has embarked on a musical career. She said one of her first songs, Shame, Shame, Shame, performed by the band Looby, was inspired by the airline.

HISTORIC BRITISH PUB RENAMED - WAS OFFENSIVE TO MUSLIMS

More politically correct dhimmi claptrap is being forced down the throats of the British people - this time in the City of Birmingham.

The historic Saracen Head pub is getting a mandatory name change - why? - you no doubt have already guessed the answer:

IT IS OFFENSIVE TO MUSLIMS

and undoubtedly will be added to the ever growing list of THINGS THAT OFFEND MUSLIMS

One has to wonder how many other historic British sites will get renamed to appease the Religion of Perpetual Outrage and their asinine dhimmi enablers - you can be sure this won't be the last.

There is an ongoing, concerted and documented History of Jihad against British customs and people laying the foundation for Eurabia.  Even patriotic parades  and bingo halls have fallen under the cutting blade of political correctness that is intent on wiping out any semblence of the indigenous British culture and cohesiveness.

Incremental Islamisation of Great Britain (and Europe) is happening to the constant drumbeat of appeasement of muslims.

Article in full:

Anger over plans to change name of Saracen's Head pub in Kings Norton Green

Nov 20 2008by Catherine Lillington, Birmingham Mail

BIRMINGHAM Mail readers have spoken out against the decision to change the name of a historic city pub – accusing it of being “politically correct”.

The home of the famous Saracen’s Head, in Kings Norton Green, will become known as Saint Nicolas Place said its owners, at the nearby St Nicolas Church.

Angry letters fired off to the Mail said the church had no right to “wipe away 300 years of history” for fear of offending Muslims.

Ann Spooner, of Kings Norton, wrote: “To us it will always be the Saracen’s Head.”

The 18th-century former inn was originally built as a rich wool merchant’s house in the 1400s and was given to the church in 1930. In 2004 it won £500,000 to help bring it back to its former glory in the BBC programme Restoration.

Cannon Rob Morris said the church consulted with its congregation of more than 300 and the Friends of Historic Kings Norton in reaching the controversial choice.

In 2004 the Birmingham Mail reported how the Very Rev Morris said the name was “offensive” to Muslims. But he said the reason behind the name-change was to stop people from mistaking the building – now a community centre and church office – for a pub. It was also to recognise the role of the church and its more than a million pounds’ worth of investment.

Keith Carton, from Kings Norton, said: “When was the last time anyone can recall coachloads of lager louts turning up for a heavy session?”

Rod Murphy, from Northfield, said: “This barmy decision has nothing at all to do with people thinking the building is still a pub. The only people who use the building are locals and they know full well it is not a pub.”

Rod was among many who felt the new name was prompted by a fear of offending Muslims.

He said: “This is the real reason that the name is being changed. How the misguided, deluded do-gooder Canon Rob Morris can be allowed to wipe away 300 years of history is beyond belief.”

Mr Morris denied the charge adding the site would be home to the Saracen’s Head Cafe.

He said: “I’m surprised at how many people have complained.”

THE MUSLIMISATION OF BRITISH BY-WAYS

I recently wrote a post regarding the muslim takeover of the East End of London. The East End/Tower Hamlets area was for centuries, a bastion of white working class British people. And at one time immediate family members received priority for local housing so that families could be kept together. But this policy, called Sons and Daughters, was deemed to be racist and prevented the rampant and unchecked immigration of Bangladeshi muslim immigrants, that were pouring into the East End, and complaining that couldn't find housing. Thus the indigenous East End British families were forced to scatter about the country and the East End/Tower Hamlets area quickly turned into a muslim majority.

Thus now there is a NuLabour  "Nu-think" of the Sons and Daughters policy:

"The East End of London, now consists of ever growing larger numbers of muslims and housing is once again a concern (20,000 on waiting list) and muslims are demanding that neighborhood housing be provided for their offspring-- so what does the Labour government, in cahoots with the Liberal Dems, do??? Why they have come up with a new/old "Sons and Daughters" policy - in essence the IDENTICAL policy that had been in effect for the East End indigenous British - and trashed as it was deemed "racist."  Link to my post is here

So it should come as no surprise that now the East End Bangladeshi community is demanding the renaming of the local tube station, in process of being completely refurbished, from its original name - Shoreditch High Street Station to:

" Tower Hamlets councillor Abdal Ullah said the new station should be called "Banglatown" to reflect the strong Bangladeshi community."..."The Bangladeshi community of this area are the custodians of the community," said Mr Ullah."

Apparently of no importance, to Mr Ullah and his supporters, is the minimum cost of 2 million pounds to rename the station along with maps, signs, etc.or of any historical significance the station may have to the British people.

So is this what is in the future for the historical cities and sites of England?

As the unrestrained muslim colonisation of England/Great Britain continues will more stations, then roads, then towns, then cities, then landmarks be renamed to reflect the muslim majority population? As Islamist ideas and demands are taking over the UK’s traditional ways - will the British also allow them to capture their by-ways?

Calls to rename East End station

The councillor wants Shoreditch High Street renamed Banglatown A proposal has been made to change the name of a revamped station due to open in the East End in two years time. Shoreditch High Street station will open as part of the East London Line. Tower Hamlets councillor Abdal Ullah said the new station should be called "Banglatown" to reflect the strong Bangladeshi community. Transport for London (TfL) said changing the name would cost about £2m and warned the proposals could cause some confusion. "The Bangladeshi community of this area are the custodians of the community," said Mr Ullah.

This area has been a haven for migrant communities and the Bangladeshi community by far is one of the largest at the moment and they want to leave a symbol for future generations."

But a TfL spokesman said: "The cost of changing the name of a station can be substantial and time consuming, as it is not just the physical station signs that have to be addressed but also maps, leaflets, related publications and pre-recorded announcements.

"It is important that a station name takes into account the street or the official name of its area, as recorded on official maps."

Two years ago, Mr Ullah launched a campaign to rename Aldgate East tube station Brick Lane - without success.

BOSSES COVER UP FOR STOP & PRAY MUSLIM BUSDRIVER

The below article is a follow up to my earlier post MUSLIM BUSDRIVER BOOTS PASSENGERS OFF BUS SO HE CAN PRAY which can be read here.

It appears that now the bus Company, London United Busways, wants to provide a rationlized excuse for Arunas Raulynaitis actions: choosing to stop a bus, telling the passengers they HAD to get off because it was time for his muslim prayers, laying down his prayer mat - and praying.

Now the dhimmi bosses say it was all a misunderstanding. Mr. Raulynaitis, in the middle of transporting a busload of people, was really "on his 10 min. break". The control room told the busdriver to stop his bus since the bus was running late. Passengers really "got the boot" so that they could facilitate bus schedules and stand outside the bus to wait for another bus to pick them up. The passengers stated they waited at least 15 minutes for the second bus which was supposedly immediately behind the Raulynaitis bus - Apparently elderly passenger's confusion and other passengers being made late for their jobs and appointments, by such a ludicrous arrangement/excuse, never entered into this clearly bogus scenario.

We are supposed to swallow the huge coincidence that Mr. Raulynaitis's break time and prayer time just happened to concur with control room radio orders for the bus clearout.

One BIG problem with this entire rationalization: apparently the busdriver was unaware of the bus tardiness problem as the reasons Raulynaitis gave the passengers, for their mandatory departure, was his PRAYERS.

This fairy tale dhimmi excuse is nothing more than rubbish!

Bosses Defend Muslim Who Stopped the 81 Bus To Pray

A BUS company has defended its Muslim driverwho stunned passengers by asking them to get off before kneeling down to pray.

London United Busways say they have carried out a full investigation after driver Arunas Raulynaitis rolled out his prayer mat to perform his daily prayers, facing Mecca on the number 81 bus in Langley.

Bosses have analysed evidence, including CCTV footage, and say the driver was actually on his 10-minute break when the incident took place at around 1.30pm on Thursday.

They added that the control room had in fact radioed Mr Raulynaitis to terminate the bus outside Langley Fire Station in London Road because it was running late due to road works. Passengers were asked to leave the vehicle while they waited for another bus to pick them up to complete their journey.

Steffan Evans, spokesman for London United Busways, said: “The bus was delayed and by the time it had reached Langley the next bus on the route had caught up.

“At this point the bus service controller decided that in order to maintain the frequency of the buses he would curtail the late bus, and therefore instructed the driver to transfer his passengers in order that they could continue their journey without any further delay.”

But a 21-year-old passenger – who was hoping to join the bus before it terminated – told the Observer: “People were fuming because they said the driver had asked them to leave so he could pray.

“Most people ended up waiting for 15 minutes and weren’t happy. I was late for work so I got a lift with my friend. But it was a hassle I didn’t need.”

Muslims pray five times a day at pre-dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening. However, Mohammed Ayub, trustee at Slough’s Stoke Poges Lane Mosque, said that according to the Islamic faith the driver’s actions had not been necessary.

He added: “It would have been wrong if the driver asked everyone to leave the bus just to pray.
“Islam is a lenient religion and prayer times are relatively flexible, especially when you’re
travelling.”

THE BEST WAY TO AVOID A SPEEDING BAN IN THE UK

What is the best way to assure yourself that you will NOT get a speeding ban (ticket and/or license revocation) for going more than twice the legal speed limit in the UK? Follow these instructions:

1.)  Be a muslim.

2.) Have two wives in different cities.

3.) Whine that a driving ban would keep you from fulfilling your "matrimonial duties" to your wives - after all you could have 4 wives according to the Quran. (Plus you own a business).

4.) Appear before a dhimmi Sheriff/Judge who actually swallowed that line of baloney and thus gives preferential treatment to muslims.

5.) Oh! - one more - Be a world famous football personality.

entire article - emphasis mine

Muslim is spared a speeding ban so he can drive between his two wives

By ALEX DOWDALLS - More by this author » Last updated at 00:50am on 5th April 2008

Busy life: Mohammed Anwar

When it comes to avoiding a ban for speeding, the courts hear every excuse in the book.

But yesterday one motorist offered what must be a unique reason why he should keep his licence.

Mohammed Anwar said a ban would make it difficult to commute between his two wives and fulfil his matrimonial duties.

His lawyer told a Scottish court the Muslim restaurant owner has one wife in Motherwell and another in Glasgow - he is allowed up to four under his religion - and sleeps with them on alternate nights.

He also needed his driving licence to run his restaurant in Falkirk, Stirlingshire.

Airdrie Sheriff Court had heard that Anwar was caught driving at 64mph in a 30mph zone in Glasgow, fast enough to qualify for instant disqualification.

Anwar admitted the offence, but Sheriff John C. Morris accepted his plea not to be banned and allowed him to keep his licence.

Instead, he was fined £200 and given six penalty points.

Lorna Jackson, from the road safety charity Brake, called the decision "astonishing".

She said: "Regardless of the number of wives or businesses this man drives to, he broke a law which is there to protect everyone.

"Travelling just a few miles over the limit in a 30mph zone can be the difference between life and death if you hit someone, let alone driving at more than twice the speed limit.

"Drivers know the law, and they know the punishment they could face when they break it.

"For the courts to allow someone to keep their licence when they have so blatantly flouted the law and put peoples' lives at risk, on the basis of an excuse such as this, is astonishing."

Anwar, wearing a suit and an open-neck shirt, had made no comment during his five-minute court appearance, apart from confirming his identity.

But last night, speaking from his restaurant Sanam, he said: "It is true I have two wives.

"Muslim men are allowed up to four. But I am not a religious leader and it is not my place to comment.

"As a matter of respect to my wives I would not comment on my home life.

"The sheriff did not ban me because I need my licence to run my business, although my wives were also part of the decision."

The court had heard that Anwar was on his way home from Falkirk to his Glasgow wife on August 21, 2007, when he was caught by city police using a hand-held speed camera.

His lawyer, Paul Nicolson, said: "He realises his licence is at risk, but this is an unusual case and is very anxious to keep his driving licence.

"He has one wife in Motherwell and another in Glasgow and sleeps with one one night and stays with the other the next on an alternate basis.

"Without his driving licence he would be unable to do this on a regular basis.

"He is also a restaurant owner and has a restaurant in Falkirk, which he has had for the past 30 years.

"He has had a clean driving licence until now, and on this particular evening was on his way home after a busy evening at his restaurant."

Anwar's successful plea joins a long list of unusual excuses heard in the courts down the years.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was cleared of illegally driving on a motorway hard shoulder because he said he was rushing to a toilet.

David Beckham also escaped a ban after arguing he had to break the speed limit to escape a photographer.

MUSLIM BUSDRIVER BOOTS PASSENGERS OFF BUS SO HE CAN PRAY

This news story should really be in the category = YOU COULND'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!

So will all muslim busdrivers start stopping buses - FIVE times a day - to pray?

The bus company is taking the incident under "full investigation" which will likely mean NOTHING will be done to the driver for his total disregard for the passengers under his care. 

Welcome to Britainistan.

Go to link on first sentence for video of this farce.

Article in full- emphasis mine



GET OFF MY BUS I NEED TO PRAY

By ALEX PEAKE
and ANDY CRICK

Published: 29 Mar 2008

A MUSLIM bus driver told stunned passengers to get off so he could PRAY.

The white Islamic convert rolled out his prayer mat in the aisle and knelt on the floor facing Mecca.

Passengers watched in amazement as he held out his palms towards the sky, bowed his head and began to chant.

One, who filmed the man on his mobile phone, said: “He was clearly praying and chanting in Arabic.

Route to Mecca ... he kneels on prayer mat
placed at front of the bus

“We thought it was a wind-up at first, like Jeremy Beadle.”

The 21-year-old plumber added: “He looked English and had a London accent. He looked like a Muslim convert, with a big, bushy beard.

“Eventually everyone started complaining. One woman said, ‘What the hell are you doing? I’m going to be late for work’.”

After a few minutes the driver calmly got up, opened the doors and asked everyone back on board.

But they saw a rucksack lying on the floor of the red single-decker and feared he might be a fanatic. So they all refused.

The passenger added: “One chap said, ‘I’m not getting on there now’.(GOOD FOR HIM!!)

“An elderly couple also looked really confused and worried.

“After seeing that no-one wanted to get on he drove off and we all waited until the next bus came about 20 minutes later. I was left totally stunned. It made me not want to get on a bus again.”

The bizarre event unfolded on the number 81 in Langley, Berkshire, at around 1.30pm on Thursday.

At the wheel ... 'Hrun' drives No81

The passenger said he rang the bus firm to complain but claimed it did not believe him.

He said: “They asked me, ‘Are you sure?’. Then they said they would get back to me, but they weren’t taking me seriously at all.”

Yesterday the driver, who said his name was Hrun, told The Sun: “I asked everyone to get off because I needed to pray. I was running late and had not had time.

“I pray five times a day as a Muslim — but I don’t normally ask people to get off the bus to do it.”

Muslims pray at pre-dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and evening.

A spokesperson for bus company London United said: “We are aware of a reported incident involving our route 81.

“We are currently undertaking a full investigation into the matter.”