‘Don’t mention Islamic extremists’: British government phrasebook tries to avoid upsetting Muslims

Posted on February 7, 2008

We read:

“The Government has drawn up a controversial phrasebook on the language of terrorism and is insisting civil servants no longer blame fanatical extremism on Islam, for fear of upsetting the Muslim community.

The new counter-terrorism guidelines suggest that phrases such as “Islamic terrorist” and “jihadi fundamentalism” are too inflammatory and imply that all Muslims explicitly are responsible for extremism. Instead the leaked Home Office document advises Whitehall bosses that they refer to violent extremism and criminal murderers or thugs to avoid any link between Islam and terrorism.

However, the war on terror handbook has provoked an unfavourable response from people claiming the Government are bowing under the pressure of political correctness.

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2 Responses to “‘Don’t mention Islamic extremists’: British government phrasebook tries to avoid upsetting Muslims”

fourpointer on February 7th, 2008 1:18 pm

Would it be a cliche to say that the spirit of Neville Chamberlain is alive and well in London? It would? OK, then I won’t say it.

I guess the British government thinks this is the best way to prevent followers of the “religion of peace” from killing them.
kerwin on February 8th, 2008 3:44 am

Technically they are also incorrect or at least not all inclusive as there are secularists who are also terrorist in the Middle East. One example is the PKK.