“As an American Anglophile who lived in London in 1995 and in Edinburgh ten years later, I was greatly dismayed to witness how much the U.K. has changed for the worse during my recent trip to London shortly after Remembrance Day. ... With Peaky Blinders’ season two finale still fresh on my mind, I couldn't help but recognize the striking differences and similarities between 1914 and 2014 Britain. Peaky Blinders, set in circa 1920 Birmingham, portrays a primarily white Protestant and Catholic community hit hard by the Great War. 2014 Birmingham bears no resemblance as Muslim children outnumber Christian children by double. The same is true for other cities throughout the UK: Bradford, Leicester, Luton in Bedfordshire, Slough in Berkshire, and the London boroughs of Newham, Redbridge and Tower Hamlets, where nearly two-thirds of children are Islamic. Additionally, over the last decade Muslim immigrants and converts have more than doubled in the UK. According to a recent Faith Matters think tank report, more than 5,000 Brits convert to Islam each year in the UK. Muslim births outnumber non-Muslim births in some areas by 8:1, keeping in line with the Hadith, ‘Marry, for I will outnumber peoples by you.’ By 2050 (some argue within ten years), the UK will be a majority Muslim nation.” (“Britain Hasn't Been Invaded Since 1066, until Now,” Bethany Blankley, TownHall.com, Nov, 25, 2014) Comments are closed.
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