A majority of the Western European population belongs to Christianity. Representatives of political parties use their beliefs to convince the electorate to vote. There are political parties that are being represented by the Muslim people as well.
As a religion, Islam has always been regarded as a synonym for fundamentalism and aggression. People who are influenced by the media without knowing what Islam really is, view it in this negative light. Along with Christianity, Islam is the second biggest monotheistic religion in the world and the main story of God is very similar to that of Christianity. Muslims in Western European countries are often disregarded because the majority of people have negative thoughts towards Islam. When it comes to the United Kingdom, for instance, in the 1960s, a large number of Muslims came to the U.K. and accepted offers for work. According to the Office for National Statistics, figures from 2001, most of the Islamic communities came from East Africa, South Asia, and many of them from Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and the Balkans (especially after the 1990s).
Islamic party of britain
So, the situation has been significantly changed in the last fifty years considering the mixture of nationalities and religions in Western Europe, especially in Great Britain. People, using tools of mass media and different information channels, formed strong prejudices towards Islam as a religion and the Muslim people.
As a way of convincing the people that Islam as a religion that has nothing to do with the promotion of aggressiveness and terrorism and, on the other hand, for helping the Muslim people that live in Great Britain, the Islamic Party of Britain was established in 1989. The main goal of the party was to encourage public debate about the Islamic alternative. A majority of the population was targeted to convince them to forget about prejudices and non-tolerance for the Muslim people, but the party fought for Muslims to gain confidence in political discussions, creating different policies that aimed at the promotion of positive attitudes towards sustainable development.
The main motto of the Islamic Party was to provide accurate, well-presented information about Islam to the general public. Furthermore, the main objectives of the party were to give the Muslims in Britain a voice in matters relating to the future of the British society. This party was different from the others since it confronted widely-used ideologies of capitalism and communism.
Considering the pros and cons for establishing a party related only to religion, this party didn’t seem to have high ambitions related to becoming one of the leading parties in the country. According to its activity period, this party was active until 2006. Following its record, it hadn’t been active in any of the European Parliament groups; neither had it formed an election group within Great Britain.
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