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02-19-2006, 03:53 AM
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'Sympathy' For 7/7 Killers
One in five UK Muslims sympathise with the suicide bombers who killed 52 people in London on July 7, a survey suggests.
The ICM poll also reveals four in 10 want hardline Sharia Law introduced to parts of Britain.
A group of 500 UK Muslims aged 18 and above were quizzed for the Sunday Telegraph.
While 20% said they had sympathy for the July 7 killers' "feelings and motives", 99% condemned the attacks.
Another 75% said they did not sympathise with the bombers.
Sharia Law, practised in large parts of the Middle East, specifies stonings and amputations as routine punishments.
Religious police are responsible for bringing suspects before special courts.
Sharia should be introduced in "predominantly Muslim" areas of Britain, according to 40% of the Muslims polled.
However, almost the same number, 41%, opposed the move.
The survey follows another peaceful protest in Trafalgar Square on Saturday by thousands of Muslims against publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
While many Muslims feel alienated from mainstream society, the poll states 91% of British Muslims said they feel "loyal" to the UK.
Many felt their community had become "more radical" in the past year, with 60% saying British Muslims are "more alienated" and that more women were covering their faces and bodies in public than in 2004.
Exactly half said relations between white Britons and and Muslims were growing worse.
Tooting MP Sadiq Khan said: "We must redouble our efforts to bring Muslims on board with the mainstream community.
"For all our efforts made since last July, things do not appear to have got better."
Complete Story From SkyNews London; Click here (http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13508854,00.html)
'Sympathy' For 7/7 Killers
One in five UK Muslims sympathise with the suicide bombers who killed 52 people in London on July 7, a survey suggests.
The ICM poll also reveals four in 10 want hardline Sharia Law introduced to parts of Britain.
A group of 500 UK Muslims aged 18 and above were quizzed for the Sunday Telegraph.
While 20% said they had sympathy for the July 7 killers' "feelings and motives", 99% condemned the attacks.
Another 75% said they did not sympathise with the bombers.
Sharia Law, practised in large parts of the Middle East, specifies stonings and amputations as routine punishments.
Religious police are responsible for bringing suspects before special courts.
Sharia should be introduced in "predominantly Muslim" areas of Britain, according to 40% of the Muslims polled.
However, almost the same number, 41%, opposed the move.
The survey follows another peaceful protest in Trafalgar Square on Saturday by thousands of Muslims against publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
While many Muslims feel alienated from mainstream society, the poll states 91% of British Muslims said they feel "loyal" to the UK.
Many felt their community had become "more radical" in the past year, with 60% saying British Muslims are "more alienated" and that more women were covering their faces and bodies in public than in 2004.
Exactly half said relations between white Britons and and Muslims were growing worse.
Tooting MP Sadiq Khan said: "We must redouble our efforts to bring Muslims on board with the mainstream community.
"For all our efforts made since last July, things do not appear to have got better."
Complete Story From SkyNews London; Click here (http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13508854,00.html)