Apology for 'Muslim Birmingham' Fox News claim

Mr Emerson's comments about Birmingham and London led to many reacting on hashtag #FoxNewsFacts.

Some accused him on his investigative website of "speaking nonsense" and called his claims "utter rubbish".

Birmingham Edgbaston MP Gisela Stuart called the comments "stupid" with "no redeeming features".

"I checked whether this was some kind of early April Fool spoof, and then I thought he was talking about Birmingham, Alabama, but then I realised he was just utterly and completely wrong," the Labour MP said.
Mr Emerson, who founded a group called The Investigative Project on Terrorism, was giving his perspective on the terror attacks in France to Fox presenter Jeanine Pirro.

A witness called to testify to at least one Congressional committee, Mr Emerson later apologised and has offered to make a donation to Birmingham Children's Hospital.

"I have clearly made a terrible error for which I am deeply sorry," he said. "My comments about Birmingham were totally in error."

He said he would be issuing an apology on his website for "this comment about the beautiful city of Birmingham".

"I do not intend to justify or mitigate my mistake by stating that I had relied on other sources because I should have been much more careful.

"There was no excuse for making this mistake and I owe an apology to every resident of Birmingham."

More than 1,000 people have signed an online petition calling for Mr Emerson to make an "on-air apology to the people of Birmingham UK for saying non-Muslims cannot enter our beloved multi-cultural city".

I will be catching a bus into Birmingham city centre in about an hour's time.
Hopefully I should be able to slip past the religious police while they are at prayer.

there are definitely no go areas for whites in birmingham FACT.

Yes, just seen an article from the Birmingham Mail back in 2009 saying as much.

Steven Emerson has come from the future, like Marty McFly did.

I think he was simply jumping the gun.

What he should have said is that this what the whole of Birmingham will be like in so many years time.

He'd have got away with that, no trouble.

Was he confusing Birmingham with Leicester?

Should have said parts of Birmingham thats all. Was nearly corrct.

He should have targetted further north..

Plenty of no-go areas there..

there are definitely no go areas for whites in birmingham FACT.

And where might they be Alleged22? Not encountered any myself.

All quiet in ISIBrum today.

Unusual for Americans to comment on Countries outside their own and be wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hwq8Bwr9wUg

there are definitely no go areas for whites in birmingham FACT.

That was the case in Handsworth as long as 30years ago, folk rolling spliffs in the street due to no police presence.

Even the chip shop we used while on a delivery, had an iron cage on the counter and money was exchanged by sliding it under the cage on ordering.

He also nailed the incidents of muslims physically assaulting members of the public for drinking and women wearing the wrong clothes, he just made a huge hash of it

Been there many times C and T and yes it's predominantly West Indian residents.
If you were visiting the Hawthorns wearing a red and white scarf... Oh sorry, you're not in the same league anymore

" folk rolling spliffs in the street due to no police presence."    calm down c+t, these aren't the kind of people who pose a problem on the streets

and people want to live in countrys run by the national front and ukip, be careful what you wish for

What would change if they were 1tp?

Apart from the end of unlimited immigration.

And where might they be Alleged22? Not encountered any myself.

All quiet in ISIBrum today.



go take a walk round alum rock after dark, also parts of small heath and sparkbrook

handsworth was predominately west indian but not any more

really this dude is bang outtae order
he should be made to go on television
and publicly apologise for his egregious error
in ONLY naming Brum amonst our cities

Thanks to this idiot´s comments no more American tourists will visit England´s second city.

The City should sue Fox for the lost ten dollars.

Channel 4 piece just on, reporter interviewing Brummies for their reactions to the Fox News piece.

All said it was not true.

Channel 4 reporter signed off "..... reporting from Birmingham and totally feeling safe". Implying that an all Muslim city would not be safe

The demographic make up of large parts of the city have changed radically over the last 20 years as a result of multiculturalism, as demonstrated by the elected councillors for the following wards:

Ward            Councillor    Party    Correspondence Address

Aston            Muhammad Afzal    Lab    30 Beaudersert Road, B20 3TG
Bordesley Green    Uzma Ahmed    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Bordesley Green    Mohammed AikhlaqLab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Nechells    Tahir Ali    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Handsworth Wood    Gurdial Singh Atwal    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB

Sparkbrook    Mohammed Azim    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
South Yardley    Zaker Choudhry    LibDem    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Springfield    Mohammed Fazal    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Handsworth Wood    Paulette Hamilton    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Lozells & East Handsworth    Mahmood Hussain    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Washwood Heath    Mohammed Idrees    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
South Yardley    Zafar Iqbal    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Aston    Ziaul Islam MBE    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Aston    Nagina Kauser    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Washwood Heath    Ansar Ali Khan    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Selly Oak    Changese Khan    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Washwood Heath    Mariam Khan    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Handsworth Wood    Narinder Kaur Kooner    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Soho    Chaman Lal    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Hodge Hill    Majid Mahmood    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Nechells    Yvonne Mosquito    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Nechells    Chauhdry Rashid    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Springfield    Habib Rehman    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Bordesley Green    Shafique Shah    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Soho    Sybil Spence    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB
Lozells & East Handsworth    Waseem Zaffar    Lab    c/o Council House, B1 1BB

Central news said that Brummies felt anger, were surprised and thought it was funny that the bloke got his facts wrong. Guess what part of the "community" felt anger?

As someone who lives in West Brom and works in Brum Emerson has his facts wrong.

It is probably the best example of multiculturalism working in a city in the UK.  I don't know any area which is no go for whites, blacks, Asians or anybody else.

Handsworth which is often put forward as a no go area for whites is nothing of the sort. Anyone who remembers the Trees pub or the (in)famous Monte club will know that. Before pubs opened all day on a Sunday it was the place to go - especially after a Baggies match.

But must admit I don't like Alum Rock.

i worked in alum rock for a bit

they were going to hang me from my Will Hill tie

Working for Will Hill you deserved it!

cheap nylon would'nt have bore weight

Perhaps that's why they were made of cheap nylon?

It is probably the best example of multiculturalism working in a city in the UK


I drove down the soho road on Friday and didn't see 1 white person.

try wembley or hounslow  but that is BNP propaganda

I occasionally work in Soho Road and there's probably more whites than you think, it's not a threatening place to be.

I didn't say it was threatening though mate, usually see half a dozen white faces, but on Friday none

try wembley or hounslow 


try saville in Dewsbury

The only point I was trying to make was about no go areas in Birmingham.  For me Handsworth certainly isn't one of them. All the whites probably has manflu like me

*savile     100% muslim

Don't know Wembley much as Baggies don't get there very often. But as far as I can remember it's not in Brum.

handsworth has certainly changed in its cultural mix in the last 10-15 years that's for sure

Sandwell town will never reach Wembley

same issues down wembley and hounslow

That's true.  But Baggies might!  When I was much younger we always got to Wembley.  It was expected.  Then things changed

maybe he was referring to Birmingham Alabama...