Glasgow loses hundreds of US visitors over flying 'Palestinian' flag
The city of Glasgow (Scotland)'s decision to
fly the 'Palestinian' flag has led to 600 US visitors (the kind of business visitors who spend money)
canceling plans to visit (Hat Tip:
Sandy W).
The city was expected to host a major event to reward US salesmen and
women, which would have injected thousands of pounds into the economy,
but now the six-day trip has been cancelled.
Richard Cassini, vice-president of one of the leading special event
companies behind the trip, emailed the Lord Provost Sadie Docherty to
inform her of the boycott.
Mr Cassini wrote: "I was spearheading an event in Glasgow for 600 business visitors to be guests of your wonderful city.
"We were scheduling six days in Glasgow, three for business and three for leisure time.
"Having read your statement endorsing Hamas and its leadership due
to the number of Muslims in your city, I have decided to cancel all
plans for our trip.
"We are a Fortune 500 company, so costs were really not a serious consideration, location was.
"Hopefully, the Muslim population that you so sincerely endorse will
have the spending power of the very people you have chased away so
well."
The council confirmed today that they had received the email but had
not yet replied because of the volume of responses to the decision to
fly the flag.
It should be the first of many.
Labels: Glasgow, Palestinian flag
In Scotland, they can't do enough to please their Muslims
I've noted in previous posts the
boycott by certain counties in Scotland against books printed in Israel. But it seems that the Scottish have not done enough to please their Muslim masters. The Muslims are breaking away from the Scottish educational system because it
doesn't teach enough about Islam (Hat Tip:
Shy Guy via
Atlas Shrugs).
The Sunday Express has learned parents are angry their children are not being given schooling according to their religious beliefs and claim teachers are even promoting “unIslamic principles and behaviours”.
Some have even threatened legal action to force councils to open state-funded faith schools at taxpayers’ expense.
Others want the “relatively affluent” Muslim community to take matters into its own hands, starting with Scotland’s first Islamic high school.
Parents and supporters are being rallied on an Internet chat room called glasgowmuslims.com. One father explains the plan is to “form a steering group of individuals who wish to contribute towards the creation of an Islamic Secondary School for Girls in Glasgow”.
The anonymous man – TariqM – adds: “I have spoken to a number of Imams representing the primary Masjids (mosques) in Glasgow and in principle everybody agrees the ideal solution to education for Muslims would be within an environment that has at its core an Islamic ethos.”
Another member proposes legal action over the city council’s refusal to fund an Islamic state school, stating: “There is a case to be made by the Muslim community against Glasgow Council claiming religious bigotry and discrimination.”
Interestingly, the article goes on to say that there are separate Catholic, Episcopalian and Jewish state schools, but that counselors were afraid that Muslims would be isolated if they had their own schools. Of course, no adherents of those religions tried to
blow up the local airport four years ago.
But isn't it funny that in the same area that boycotts Israel, the local schools aren't religious enough for Muslims?
Hmmm.
Labels: Glasgow, Muslim rights, Scotland
