I am laughing my arse off at the arrogance of the sad couple, Jim Fitzpatrick (MP for nearby Poplar and Canning Town ) and his wife Sheila.
Leave the religion to one side for a moment. You are getting married and the arrangements are all in place. The guests are all arriving and one couple, who have attended many similar weddings before, decide to leave so as not to cause offence. You could not make it up.
The text below is part of an article entitled: - MP storms out of Muslim constituents' wedding after he was segregated from his wife. If you are a regular readers of this blog I suggest that you empty your bowels first else you might have an accident.
A Government minister today told how he and his wife walked out of a Muslim wedding after being segregated into male and female areas.
Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick, the minister for food and farming, said the strictly-enforced rule threatened community cohesion in the heavily Muslim area of Whitechapel, East London.
Mr Fitzpatrick, 57, said he and his GP wife Sheila have attended many mosque weddings before but have never witnessed such an arrangement.
And he fears the growing trend is due to the influence of the Islamic Forum of Europe, proponents of Shariah law, who have links to the wedding venue.
'We've been attending Muslim weddings together for years but only recently has this strict line been taken, he said.
'The segregation of men and women didn’t used to be as much of a strong feature.
'But it is an indication of the stricter application of rules that is taking place that didn’t exist before.
'We left so as not to cause offence.'
The MP for nearby Poplar and Canning Town, added: ‘It is a disappointment. I think the stranglehold influence of the IFE is present more than ever before.
‘We are trying to build social cohesion in a community but this is not the way forward.’
The wedding between two members of his constituency took place on Sunday at the London Muslim Centre – part of the East London Mosque.
Mr Fitzpatrick said they had no idea they would be separated and when it became clear that his wife would be forced to sit in a different hall, they walked out.
It is a popular venue for community weddings but rules state all ceremonies must be held in accordance of Sahriah law, the Islamic code.
It states: ‘Wedding hire at the LMC is only available for Islamic weddings.
‘Hirers should ensure they require a wedding that complies with Islamic Shariah in which there is no free mixing between sexes and where proper Islamic dress code and etiquettes are observed.
Polite words fail me so I will refrain from expressing my feelings as to the actions of Jim Fitzpatrick MP. I do however, no surprise to people who know me, have a few comments:
1) “… said the strictly-enforced rule threatened community cohesion in the heavily Muslim area of Whitechapel, East London”.
What an arse! How do you threaten community cohesion in a Muslim community by having Muslims enforcing Muslim rules at a Muslim wedding at the request of the Muslim participants in a building with the rules written on the fucking wall?
2) And he fears the growing trend is due to the influence of the Islamic Forum of Europe, proponents of Shariah law, who have links to the wedding venue.
Ignorance or what? The growing trend towards Sharia law in muslim communities throughout the land is because of the GROWING TREND OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. This is as inevitable as night following day.
3) We've been attending Muslim weddings together for years but only recently has this strict line been taken, he said.
God knows why they bother attending. They clearly know little about the people who invite them else this disgraceful situation would not have arisen in the first place.
4) I love this one. Laughing my arse of as I type.
‘We left so as not to cause offence.'
Where to start. In fact sod it. If you do not understand what is wrong with the statement above in this context please leave this piece of cyberspace now. Believe me I am not writing this for you.
5) ‘We are trying to build social cohesion in a community but this is not the way forward.’
Oh no, I’ve wet myself!
6) The wedding between two members of his constituency took place on Sunday at the London Muslim Centre – part of the East London Mosque. It states: ‘Wedding hire at the LMC is only available for Islamic weddings. ‘Hirers should ensure they require a wedding that complies with Islamic Shariah in which there is no free mixing between sexes and where proper Islamic dress code and etiquettes are observed.
Not a great surprise that they insist on following Islamic rules then. Well, not to me at any rate. Not being tied down by politically correct bollocks I see nothing at all wrong with the above statement. If you allow Muslims to build a mosque you can hardly be surprised that they want to follow Islamic traditions within it can you?
7) Spokesman Mohammed Shakir said: ‘We are saddened to read that Jim Fitzpatrick MP did not like the arrangements at a wedding he attended with his wife at the London Muslim Centre. ‘Segregated weddings have always been popular in the Muslim community; the London Muslim Centre has facilitated them for over five years.
If he is honest I think that Mr Shakir is about as sad as I am. Quite angry possibly but sad, I do not think so. It does show that Jim Fitzpatrick MP knows nothing about the people he spends so much time with and loves so much. Bless his cotton socks.
8) ‘We have always allowed non-Muslim guests to be seated together without segregation, but this is entirely at the discretion of the families who have hired the halls.'
Quite right too.
9) Mr Fitzgerald and his wife have been involved in the Muslim community for many years including a visit to Bangladesh with the World Health Organisation last year.
Coughs (Bullshit). Mr Fitzpatrick and his wife have condescended to patronise the Muslim community for many years because the Labour rabble believe the growing Muslim vote to be their own intellectual property. If you shower them with gifts and propoganda for long enough they will become good Socialists, or so the theory goes. Not a cat in hells chance. The trip to Bangladesh was window dressing.
10) Tuhel Ahmed, a spokesman for the Islamic Forum of Europe said: ‘How we influenced the private arrangements of this wedding is beyond me.’
Me to, just keep ignoring the prat. He will not bother you again after the next general election.
11) ‘He is simply mistaken and silly to blame an organization for an individual’s wedding choices. ‘Labour is in complete disarray, maybe Mr Fitzgerald is worried about the election next year.’
Precisely.