Funny that after I placed a comment on the orignal article asking mpac uk if they were guilty of hypocrisy, my comment was never published and then the article removed ammended and replaced with the one above.
ISB is an elitist organisation of people who are brown who happen to be muslim that are dying to be white middle class.
They will sell everything to be 'accepted' over the years they abandoned all their ideals and affiliations to muslim groups and scholars.
They loved qardawi when he gave the fatwa for 'singing and dancing' concerts, but dumped him when he need them to stand up, so who the hell is Inayat?
ISB as an organisation is spineless, there are some good guys but they are a minority, most of the leaders play musical chairs of who is going to be 'president.'
MPAC and the author have too much expectations of ISB, and to Inayat I would say this, you defined what is ISB is today, so dont complain. You made your bed so lie on it!
maybe this comment wont get published or the article will disappear?

Thank you for clarifying the issue raised in the Saturday article.

For some years now I have been impressed by the well informed and well balanced comments that Inayat has made, both in interviews and in writing in newspapers.

It is disgraceful that he should be subjected to the onslaught described above and even more disgraceful that he is receiving no support from the ISB which is supposed to consist of well balanced well educated British Muslims. Peaceful da'ee activities such as those of ISB cannot ignore unpleasant public issues and continue to have credibility or effectiveness.

I suggest two ways forward. One is to support Inayat's efforts in any way we can ( either as a group or as individuals), including what is suggested above.

The second, if we are of sufficient age to be disqualified from being "Young Muslims", is to apply to join ISB and having familiarsied ourselves with it, we may be able to liven it up a bit. Give it some guts, get ISB to ignore all sectarian prejudices and put its head above the parapet ( as Inayat does constantly) as those who fear no one but Allah.

The impression I get is that ISB leaders really wish the world was a lovely happy-clappy place and can't face reality. So when they are told to take action on political attacks on Muslims they stick their fingers in their ears and go la-la-la (or organise another Nasheed concert).

ISB seems to have good intentions - Islam awareness week is a great idea, but the reality I have seen is 'Islam awareness' events attended almost entirely by Muslims, who presumably are already aware of Islam. The sad reality is that ignoring the Zionist onslaught and seeking refuge in happy-clappy dawah is a betrayal of Muslims, and particularly of individuals mujahids like Inayat.

how sad, mpac censoring comments and even removing articles.
you like accountability as long as its real.
you invite people to voice their opinions as long as it agrees with your agenda?
not much difference betweens isb's spinelessness and mpac who have a selective approach to accountability.
does mpac think that by prevent people from commenting on their website its going to stop people holding opinions?
do you think you can dictate what I or anyone believes?
do you think we will respect you for blatant hypocrisy of the kind you find in mosque comitees?

Unfortunatley, I know a lot of ISB brothers and sisters, and I love them but 95% are all mouth and too quiet. They like to shade in the shade and though this can be within good intentions - it is not in my eyes.

They do not have leadership qualities and stamdina Inyat has. That guy is one guy and he has one heck of clout. Many Non-Muslims who I personally know, and those I don't and debated with them, always, yes, always bring his name up as someone who has intellectually challenged the media, challenged the system in a more respectful manner but also, putting across the views, the feelings, the truth about Islam and how the world works.

So, I was so upset, so let down, when they didn't even lift a finger, not a voice, nothing man, in speaking up and defending, supporting Inyat.

They ignored this, they tried to keep silent, hide in some pathetic shade, as though it was some kind of way, to stay out of trouble.

Man, trouble came, it came right at Inyat, and I ask, what the heck their doing about it? It really got me angry. I thought, when I go to that FREE BLOG, I'd see so many bros and sisters commenting and from ISB. I saw nothing.

It was disheartening. Really. They got to change. They've been like this for too long. This was like putting their HEADS IN THE SAND.

I even wrote a letter to ISB at my disgust. It's not on. You got to stand up, you got to support your brother or sister, when they are in the right. You got to see what's coming and if you don't see what's coming, at least wake up and then speak up.

It didn't happen. Man, Inyat, sorry bro. You did all the work, you pushed yourself forward, you spoke out, you write all these articles, you go to the interviews, you stick your head all time for truth, justice, and here I was thinking, when time comes where you are in need, they gonna support, protect their leaders and not because of wrong, but because this was the truth, the right.

Sad. Real sad state.

Inayat is one of the few Muslims around prepared to stick his neck out. Just the other day the Express equated him to Omar Bakri, calling him a fanatic. This was just for stating the obvious that Prince Harry is a high value target. Inayat will be back for more! Will anyone else?

ISB need to address the real issues facing the Ummah. Having read the original article I could see little wrong with it.

Their credibility is at stake when in the face of attacks by our enemies, they are more concerned about their reputation and maintaining a good social scene in the hope that singles find their ideal partner.

I say if Inayat isnt defended by the ISB (an organisation he has been in since its inception) then he should hang.

Why MPAC took the article down is beyond me. ISB scum quick to tackle mpac about Inayat yet slow to defend him agains the Zionists.

And whats Inayat's role in this, he built a passive organisation, so he sowed what he reaps.

pathetic.

mpac you should be ashamed of yourself's for taking the article down. we should be allowed to make up our own minds.

Accountability indeed, sounds like a back room deal to me.

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ISB has done nothing to protect the Muslims in Britain. It has turned into a group of middle class softies. Who are more worried about their reputations then a group who are willing to sacrifice for the average down trodden Muslim.

They did not defend Qardawi, they have not defended the Palestinians, they have not challenged Media bias, or ever taken on any MP for attacking us (in fact they have often rushed to act like the very Mosque leaders despised by this website and shake hands with those who have attacked us in power - Sarah Joseph a prominent ISB member actually allowed Jack Straw to write about how much he had done for the Muslims after the Iraq war!).

MPAC has done well to highlight the ISB's failures but it has has not highlighted the true extent of the disease.

ISB needs a new leader, and braver men in their management committee and not the soft bellied middle class cowards that currently run it.

I would also like to urge MPAC - that if they are here to inform the public of our groups failures - they must never do any back room deals with the group. Your loyalty must be with us, telling us the truth and informing us of their failure - never buckle to their pressure - be brave and we the public will be served well - lose heart and the public will have no one to defend us.

what about Ajmal Masroor, isnt he the weasel who sold you out to the Express (a zionist organisation), isn't he one of their leaders?

Yeah right his going to defend old Bungy!

friends like these...

By the way Bungy deserves the kicking he gets

which scholars have isb produced? zero
which scholars do isb follow? none
what do isb do? arrange events for wanna be 'middle class' brown sahibs to find marriage partners.
what intellectual contribution have they made? none.

ISB like to argue they are coconuts because they want to make Islam more appealing.
Thats funny because all the converts you meet dont embrace Islam because they were overwhelmed by 'cowering pathetic apologetic white middle class wannabes'
ISB is virtual devoid of white converts, infact Tablighis have more converts going around in robes then isb.

MPAC stop the whining, Inayat and people like him have defined ISB as a spineless organisation so who are you complaining.

As for the comment is free blog??
Lets be honest its hardly heavy weight intellectuals with Mike Read on there?!

And what is it that Inayat is representing on his blog???

That he likes playing the guiter in Ramadan?(no I kid you not he said just That)
or is he apologising for lunatic muslims who belong to the wahabi cult, which he needs to because lets ne honest ISB are liberal wahabis who reject the juristic schools of Islamic thought.
or is he on there tellinhg non muslims how he appreciates the freedom that allows Rushdie and other sickos to abuse Islam, seriously mpac !!! ARE YOU TELLING ME THATS DECONSTRUCTION OF THE WESTERN MIND SET??

Inayat doesnt have anything great to say, he is about as qualified as that Qadiani loving Sardar to speak on the Quran.

I've noticed comments sometimes take time to be released too. I don't think it's cencorship on MPAC'c behalf but lack of resources and volunteers. Instead of just whinging on the sidelines how about offering them your help as a volunteer? Or is that too much like hard work?

Salaam readers, wow!
MPAC - well done for yet another article that doesn't unify the Ummah but attempts to SPLIT it.

Let's see, ISB membership = abt 1600 people. Hmmmm, let me think - Muslims in UK = about 2.5 million (and least third are over 16 with internet access).

And the comments above, shockingly representative of muslims today. Slur upon slur, no ummah-hood - just attack on really pointless issues when bigger issues (gaza) are going on!

this is the last time I visit the MPAC website, my opinion is it only serves to create arguments rather than engage in collective (yeah, that word means with all in it together) actions.

Please let's take the great prophets(swt) example.

Nice to see Dawud get so wound up by Inayat - reminds me of the knee jerk hysteria the Zionists try pouring on him.
The quirkiness about Inayat is that along with strumming his guitar he is relentless in standing up for what is right and seems to making a greater difference in the wider perception about Islam and Muslims then all the millions of TJ's put together.

Im confused how you can claim to follow islam and at the same time refuse to do so? Does Allah not demand you enjoin the right and forbid the wrong? But when someone does this you claim it is fitna?!!

Is it unity then to allow the Palestinians to be attacked? Is it unity to allow the Prophet PBUH to be slandered, was it unity when ISB did nothing when Shariah was vilified! Is it unity now that a Muslim called Inayat is hunted by Zionists while ISB watch!

Have some shame and follow the Prophets PBUH example! Our noble Prophet PBUH did not sit by while Muslims were murdered!, nor was he asleep nor was he debating minor points!

All those who refused to fight - were called hypocrites - its seems you would have claimed they were good Muslims and the Prophet PBUH was causing division!

Unity in action! - not in betrayal!