Should the Labour Party fear the voice of British Muslims in the aftermath of the war in Iraq?
The coming elections in Scotland, Wales and English local councils will be the first test. On the streets of Scotland’s cities, a handful of Muslim campaigners are out to unseat members of the Scottish Parliament. MSPs are being targeted by Muslim campaigners where they believe they did not do enough to oppose war in Iraq. The Muslim Association of Britain (Mab), one of the leading organisations against the war, is running the campaign. They believe there is a chance that they can make a difference in constituencies where there are large Muslim populations who would traditionally support Labour. Osama Saeed of the organisation said they wanted Muslims who may never have voted before to understand how they can become kingmakers. “The Muslim communities in Britain have become politically active like no time before,” said Mr Saeed. “The next logical step was to help people to use their vote. Looking at the key constituencies, if the turn-out is low and Muslims use their vote, we have subs
