There are many Muslim families settled in the UK, and they are not only well established but also are very content with the life in the United Kingdom. According to a census made in 2011, there are about 2.7 million Muslims residing in the United Kingdom. In this way, it is the second largest population in the United Kingdom after Christians. Since the formation of the UK, Islam has been ever present and growing in popularity, but it was not legally recognized until the Act of Trinitarian  was passed in 1812.

Though the Muslims in England are some time accused of their beliefs, dress, hijab and attitude, England seems to be the best place for Muslim families to live as indicated by several factors. The most important indicator for this claim is that here the Muslims families do not only enjoy their lives, but Islam itself is growing in the area, and is recognized as the fastest growing religion in the United Kingdom. The numbers of conversions to Islam are growing every year. According to one report, there are 100,000 converts to Islam in the UK and about 66% of the converts are females.

The Muslim community in the UK feels pleasure living in a European environment. Almost all of the families live at a high standard. They are either involved in their own businesses, or they are working full time jobs. A Muslim female expressed the living in the UK as “though my parents are not native to this land, but this is my homeland as I was born here and I love to live here”.

According to the current socio-economic position of most of the Muslim countries, many of their citizens are migrating either to the UK or other European countries. A man who immigrated to the UK in 2006 explained his feelings as “I am basically from Syria, but I found more economic activity here despite the fact that I am safer and more in peace of mind”.

According to a report published in 2012 in Guardian, about 83% of Muslims feel contended and proud for living in the UK and they feel good to be British citizens, and about 82% of the total Muslim population want to continue their lives in the UK, and more surprisingly they want to live in diverse and mixed communities instead of just being confined to a Muslim neighborhood. There are many cross marriages between Muslims and native English and they are living a very pleasant lifes with children and grandchildren in some cases. Muslims in Britain do enjoy the liberty of expression, equality of human rights, stability of business and jobs, security of their families, beliefs and assets, and above all the clean environment which all are actually just in accord with the real ideology of Islam.

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Abu Qatada Al-filistini, the Jordanian born Palestinian has been in and out of news since the past decade or so. He was brought into the limelight for the first time back in 2002 when the government of England detained him for alleged terrorist links under the anti terrorism law. Born as Omar Mahmood Osman, Qatada has been suspected with links to al-Qaeda since the past ten years though he has never been put to trial.

Regularly imprisoned in the United Kingdom on accounts of threats to national security, Qatada has also been denied leaving and appealing against the deportation on different occasions too. More recently, his name has been brought up in the news again in lieu of his deportation issues and the stance of Home Secretary of the UK.

Back in May 2012, Abu Qatada was bound to be shipped out of the UK when the European Commission of Human Rights refused heeding to his claim against his deportation to Jordan. Though later on, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) upheld his appeal against the deportation rule; Home Secretary Theresa May insisted that the court of appeals overturns the decision of SIAC.

According to the hearing submitted in London by May’s team, Qatada should not be immediately deported to Jordan where he can be put on trial on counts of terrorism, that he was convicted for back in 1999. The home secretary is firmly against the immigration rule that lets Abu Qatada stay in the United Kingdom on will, as in her words he is a “truly dangerous” criminal who has skipped the law only due to “errors of law” that need to be rectified. May believes that he should be sent to Jordan so that he can be put to trial.

The decision taken by SIAC was based on the belief that if Qatada is deported back to Jordan it will be in denial of his basic human rights. Qatada’s lawyer Edward Fitzgerald advocated that he might not get a fair hearing because they had found “real risk” evidences of torture. A stance that was denied by James Eadie, appearing for Theresa May on account that Jordanian constitution “prohibits clearly and expressly the use of torture and the reliance on any statement obtained under duress, including torture”, so it was only fair that he should be sent back and face justice. But Fitzgerald still insists that the radical cleric cannot be sent back to a country with a “dubious human rights record”.

Qatada is now back in custody awaiting the verdict, a hearing for his bail arrangements was also due on Thursday, but it has been delayed probably in anticipation of the other the decision to deportation case. Though the panel of three judges is due to pass their verdict now, it is expected that there will be more appeal regardless of whom the court of appeals decides to stay in favor.

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Why has man become this inhumane? Killing and shedding innocent blood has become the order of the day. And have such acts added any value to anyone’s lives? They surely do not; therefore, there is no reason that justifies one person to kill the other person. No one seems to be concerned with other people anymore. The effects of a series of attacks have taken route in all the parts of the globe touching all the continents. The UK has shown one of the adverse effects of terrorism.

Guy Fawkes was among the first people to launch his terror attack in Europe in 1600 on November 5. In the year 1970, there were two bomb blasts at the parliament building that ended up killing innocent civilians. This is one of the 25 terror attacks by the group of the terrorists known as the brigade. There was another explosion in 1971 which caused severe injuries to people and death. The explosion took place at the post office tower that is found in London. Among all the terrorist attacks that took place in the 1970s, the Birmingham bombing was the one with the most severe effect because it claimed the life of 21 citizens, and 182 people became seriously injured.

The same trend of terrorism attacks continued to manifest each year through the 1980s in the UK. More deaths were reported from the bomb attacks that were launched in areas where people were crowded. December 1988 marked the worst year in the 1980s in Europe. The Pan Am Flight was unfortunately shattered into pieces when the bomb was planted on the plane inside a suitcase. The terrorists had been found to be from Libya after investigation. In this case, 270 people were ruthlessly killed.

Things did not turn out better in Europe, even in 1990s. Weapons of mass destruction were used by the terrorist groups. Each year never ended without a reported case of terrorism. The year 1993 marked a historic time in Europe. The IRA was used to denote a very large truck bomb. This took place in London and specifically at the Bishopsgate. Although it was only one journalist who was killed, 40 people sustained serious injuries and a damage of close to £1 billion was done. As days went by, the bombs that were heavier and of higher mass started being used.

From 2000 to the present day, things have never changed. A series of attacks in Europe has continued to increase. The worst ever reported case in this period of time was the London bombing that took place on July 5^th 2005 where 56 people were killed and 600 people sustained injuries.

Most of these terrorist attacks in Europe have been blamed on the Islamist perpetrators. They provide funding and training for the different terrorist groups in the UK. These terrorist groups have warehouses where they produce ammunition. They also get a supply of weapons from external sources. There are a number of camps that have been established in Europe to train people in their terrorism activities. The government is trying to suppress all the activities of the terrorists all over the UK. A number of people have been arrested for their terrorism activities. Some have been jailed while others are still awaiting trials.

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