The protesters demanded that shops run by Muslims in London's Brick Lane area stop selling alcohol.
This is something that Britain had never thought it would see happen in
its territory. An Islamic protest against shops and restaurants that
sell and serve alcohol.
Dozens of Muslim people gathered on Brick Lane to protest against the sale of alcohol and warned retailers that they would be subjected to 40 lashes if they continued to sell alcohol.
Dozens of Muslim people gathered on Brick Lane to protest against the sale of alcohol and warned retailers that they would be subjected to 40 lashes if they continued to sell alcohol.
Reports said about 60 men and women handed warning letters to Muslim-owned businesses in the area.
The protest was led by former Al-Muhajiroun leader Anjem Choudhary. The Brick Lane area was reportedly targetted because of the large number of revellers who gather there for festive celebrations.
Choudary reportedly told the crowd: "The shops are run by Muslims and they know they are selling alcohol and they know the sale and consumption of alcohol is completely prohibited.
"We cannot live among the non-Muslims and see this evil take place."
Condemning the protest, Dr Usama Hasan of the Quilliam Foundation, an anti-extremist think-tank, told the Mirror, "In Islamic teaching you shouldn't drink alcohol, but you can't impose Islamic law on other people. This is a democracy. To try and impose Sharia by force, which is their stated aim, is completely stupid and against Islamic teaching."
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