London Metropolitan University is seriously considering banning alcohol from its campus thanks to Muslim students who account for 20% of the student population.
LM will not insult my readers intelligence about the evident harm Alcohol does in terms of liver damage, drink driving along with the general alcohol induced violence and carnage we see every Friday and weekend night however, if you need to establish the facts then Alcohol Concern is a good place to start.
My immediate reaction was one of amusement at the implicit attempt by the Mail above and the Torygraph who refer to "Conservative Muslim Students" to try and make this a typical onset of Sharia story with public executions next on the cards when in reality it is a serious and considered commonsense response about how to deal with alcohol abuse amongst a particularly vulnerable group, ie students.
Alcohol is a major killer but you can sense the difficulty for right wing journalists who presumably accept the dangers but don't want to praise fantastic Muslim students for being the salvation to all those largely non Muslim parents trembling at the prospect of having to send away little Tarquain or Rupert to Uni where he will make an immediate detour to the nearest student union bar for a drink induced session.
Ignoring the UK and International Muslim students who will be increasingly attracted to this Uni along with general teetotallers quite keen on having a quiet night in the dormitory, LM is curious at how many non Muslim parents will now be considering sending their kids to a Uni who take their children's welfare so seriously that they are willing to ban an age old dangerous tradition while taking flak from the Mail and Torygraph.
LM is no fan of useless Muslim students as I've made clear before however, on this occasion a hijab tip to all the brothers and sisters at London Met not just from LM but I'm sure from many parents up and down the country for helping to ensure London Met is genuinely appreciated as a worthy institution not just in terms of its academic credentials but also regarding a concern it has for the welfare of students.
The Muslim libertarian in me accepts there are two sides to a story and banning alcohol yes did lead to Al Capone and Prohibition. However, this is a proposed ban in a University which will be warmly welcomed not least by the Parents and crucially Police who should be keen about concentrating their efforts on serious criminality rather than having some vomit Muppet of a student in the back of their squad car.
**Update** Muslim students not happy with proposed ban
LM will not insult my readers intelligence about the evident harm Alcohol does in terms of liver damage, drink driving along with the general alcohol induced violence and carnage we see every Friday and weekend night however, if you need to establish the facts then Alcohol Concern is a good place to start.
My immediate reaction was one of amusement at the implicit attempt by the Mail above and the Torygraph who refer to "Conservative Muslim Students" to try and make this a typical onset of Sharia story with public executions next on the cards when in reality it is a serious and considered commonsense response about how to deal with alcohol abuse amongst a particularly vulnerable group, ie students.
Alcohol is a major killer but you can sense the difficulty for right wing journalists who presumably accept the dangers but don't want to praise fantastic Muslim students for being the salvation to all those largely non Muslim parents trembling at the prospect of having to send away little Tarquain or Rupert to Uni where he will make an immediate detour to the nearest student union bar for a drink induced session.
Ignoring the UK and International Muslim students who will be increasingly attracted to this Uni along with general teetotallers quite keen on having a quiet night in the dormitory, LM is curious at how many non Muslim parents will now be considering sending their kids to a Uni who take their children's welfare so seriously that they are willing to ban an age old dangerous tradition while taking flak from the Mail and Torygraph.
LM is no fan of useless Muslim students as I've made clear before however, on this occasion a hijab tip to all the brothers and sisters at London Met not just from LM but I'm sure from many parents up and down the country for helping to ensure London Met is genuinely appreciated as a worthy institution not just in terms of its academic credentials but also regarding a concern it has for the welfare of students.
The Muslim libertarian in me accepts there are two sides to a story and banning alcohol yes did lead to Al Capone and Prohibition. However, this is a proposed ban in a University which will be warmly welcomed not least by the Parents and crucially Police who should be keen about concentrating their efforts on serious criminality rather than having some vomit Muppet of a student in the back of their squad car.
**Update** Muslim students not happy with proposed ban
But Muslims kill too, should we ban them too?
ReplyDeletenot all do that. even non muslims kill ppl.
DeleteI'm against this. Let crackers drink themselves into a sh1tty grave.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Now all of the non-Muslim students must abide by these ridiculous rules. If you're beliefs prohibit you from consuming alcohol then don't drink it. It's as simple as that. Why must you insist everyone follows by your rules? Insane! I'm going to have a glass of wine tonight in memory of the freedom in the western world you guys keep squashing. Absolutely sickening.
ReplyDeleteIf the nearby pubs have any sense they'll do cheap promos. to get the students in. Alcohol ban on campus, no ban on being s**tfaced on campus....
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, not all who drink die. Why ban it then?
ReplyDelete"even non muslims kill ppl."
ReplyDeleteSo why ban Alcohol under pretext that it kills (some)?
I have a Question, All religions teach us about self control, and turning away from all things evil that will lead us to sin. As it is with all religions alcohol can lead us to sin, my question is, why must muslims have other cultures have bans on these things, isn't the individual's faith strong enough?
ReplyDeletemy faith is, and i've not asked for sinful acts or events to be banned, I can choose to walk away from it.
As usual, white post stupid and disingenuous BS. Whites are the biggest killers and parasites on Earth, so why not ban them? Better yet, sterilize them. No wonder European nations banned the death penalty as it would end up wiping them all out.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I think a total ban is a step further than
ReplyDeleteperhaps necessary - it is the case that freshers weeks are so extremely alcohol focused that it does push youngsters into getting absolutely wasted rather aggressively and sets a tone for the rest of their Uni days. I don't think there was a single dorm in my unj halls that did not have drunk annihilated students throwing up in them every other night - and most of that behaviour was driven by the universities who were heavily advertising and selling alcohol - not as a drink, bit more as a culture, a route to making friends and a route to getting laid. The result was a lot of drunk young people and a lot of one night stands, failed exams and alcohol problems later on - so unis do need to get a bit more responsible with the alcohol pushing. Total ban? I think that alienates groups from eachother - and will polarise the uni, and Muslim students who will carry blame for this will be damaged by it. Better for the uni to take some form of stand because it's responsible rather than saying they are succumbing to muslim pressure. "recommendation", "reason", "sound advice", "studies" are all better reasons to make a decision than "pressure" - it feels like another covert PR putdown to me.
Agreed. Having bars and clubs INSIDE unis are also ridiculus
Deleteso what about a glass of red wine a day, eh ?
ReplyDeleteThis is a a good policy and i hope that other universities in London England will follow the same policy.
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