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Artemis's avatar

From what I have seen of her videos in the past, she wasn't even critical of Islam but of the behaviour of certain members of her own community. In fact, in her receiving death threats, they have proved her point. I think she was as respectful as she could be in her videos in trying to promote community cohesion and discourage bad behaviour from those of the same ethnic/relgious background as her. If some people read such messages as "hateful", then it does in fact demonstrate a dangerous cult mindset. Sadly I do not hold out much hope that the UK Police or courts will do much, as they have shown such an extraordinary level of reluctance in the past to dealing with those with violent extremist views. I cannot imagine being so incensed by the opinion of some random person online as to track them down and threaten to kill them. I hope that should this person be prosecuted, they serve some serious jail time, although unfortunately I doubt it will happen.

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Pallavi Dawson's avatar

She was definitely respectful, I agree and yes the focus was more about addressing people’s behaviour in her own community. She was an easy target but they always underestimate how resilient people can be. I’m of the same view as you with regard to the police and courts here.

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Bettina's avatar

It's so strange to have a state-protected cult. The police should be protecting women and children from violence - it is a basic and fundamental requirement. What is the point of them otherwise? They don't solve burglaries or robbery or prosecute shoplifters. What the hell do they do apart from police social media?

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Pallavi Dawson's avatar

Spot on. Without any form of community solidarity, this would be more than utterly depressing.

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Pallavi Dawson's avatar

Unfortunately so. She did say repeatedly that she may not have her channel for long..words to that effect but she also was cautious in how she worded things. Her silencing shows the insecurity of the community, sorry I meant, cult.

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