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Ron-Russian
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Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 8:51 AM BST
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Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 8:53 AM BST
‘Praise Allah’ bus slogans get green light just months after Lord’s Prayer ad gets banned

BUS adverts are set to carry a slogan praising Allah just months after a clip featuring the Lord’s prayer was banned from cinemas.

The slogan reads ‘Subhan Allah’ – which translates as ‘Glory be to God’ – and will feature on hundreds of buses across the country as part of a campaign by the Islamic Relief.

The group have targeted the ad campaign to raise money for victims of the Syrian Civil War during the holy month of Ramadan in June, when muslims traditionally fast and give to charity.

But the campaign has caused anger among some Christian groups after an advert featuring the lords prayer was banned from UK cinemas in the run up to Christmas.

The advert, which featured the Archbishop of Canterbury along with a variety of parishioners reciting the Lord’s prayer, was banned from Odean, Cineworld and Vue cinemas.

Former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe said: “If other religions are allowed to put their religious banners up, then so should Christians.”

Unlike cinema advertising regulators, Transport for London does not have any rules against religious advertising.

However former London mayor Boris Johnson stepped in when a Christian group attempted to run an advertising campaign calling for gay people to “get over” their homosexuality in 2012.

Andrea Williams said: “Britain is a Christian country and we Christians need to find our voice.

If we are allowing these adverts for Islam, then we need to give the Christians far more freedom to express themselves.”

The posters are set to appear in areas with large Muslim communities, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leicester and Bradford.

Simon Calvert of the Christian Institute was hopeful the Islamic relief campaign would signal “the beginning of a new era of greater expressions of the Christian faith, which seems to have become persona non grata”

He added: “People were surprised by the cinema advertising agenda to ban the Lord's Prayer – something we all grew up with.
Audiences are capable of hearing expressions of Christian faith without running away screaming in horror.”

Islamic relief, who have helped more than 100 million people since it was started in 1984 are hoping the posters will raise money to aid victims of the bloody Syrian conflict, as well as helping to paint Islam in a positive light.

Charity Director Imran Madden said: “There is a lot of negativity around Muslims.

“We want to change the perception of Islam. The campaign is about breaking down barriers and challenging misconceptions.”
Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 8:54 AM BST
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Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 8:54 AM BST
link won't work
Report Ramruma • May 9, 2016 9:01 AM BST
The contrast appears to be with cinemas. I'm pretty sure I've seen Christian adverts on buses. (Tbh I'd ban all religious advertising.)
Report chelsea girl • May 9, 2016 9:03 AM BST
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/668398/Praise-Allah-bus-slogans-get-green-l...
Report chelsea girl • May 9, 2016 9:07 AM BST
drop the 3 dots on the end and it works
Report Facts • May 9, 2016 9:11 AM BST
R-R a bit desperate this morning !
Good old Daily Express
Report wildmanfromborneo • May 9, 2016 9:52 AM BST
A great idea,they won't blow up those buses.
Report Crisp77 • May 9, 2016 10:07 AM BST
A hijab on Olive would be an improvement Plain
Report wildmanfromborneo • May 9, 2016 10:12 AM BST
Will the buses be segregated ?
Report ebulGery • May 9, 2016 10:47 AM BST
wildmanfromborneo  • May 9, 2016 9:52 AM BST 
A great idea,they won't blow up those buses.

Laugh
Report workrider • May 9, 2016 12:30 PM BST
R.I.P.England ...
Report ebulGery • May 9, 2016 1:24 PM BST
I do not think this should be allowed.

There is being fair there is being stupid, we are stupid.

I think the basic problem is we have no belief in ourselves any more as a country, we give ourselves away to anyone.

We once had an Empire, we had strong industries we where Christian

We have given all this away, we are lost.

If we do not vote to come out of the EU it will confirm this to me.
Report ebulGery • May 9, 2016 2:29 PM BST
I am not sure whether this is a wind up.

Sadiq Khan the new London Mayor is a Muslim, which is perfectly legitimate, since we allow personal religious belief.

But as London Mayor his is responsible for a multi faith population. So his first duty is to ban this advertisement.

Otherwise everything people have feared, that he will be use his position to advance his own religion, will be true.

The advert is for Syrian relief, that is ok, but they need to remove the word Allah, would be my suggestion.
Report HH Sultan Vinegar • May 9, 2016 2:34 PM BST
I prefer this London bus design

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http://imgur.com/G6xMPPa
Report TheChaser • May 9, 2016 2:49 PM BST
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Report Arleystation • May 9, 2016 3:09 PM BST
R-R a bit desperate this morning !
Good old Daily Express



Desperate stuff in the Independent too!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/muslim-charity-islamic-relief-allah-is-great-posters-buses-islam-positive-light-a7019396.html
Report Eeternaloptimist • May 9, 2016 3:33 PM BST
Ian goes down again. He should do gay porn. Laugh
Report Eeternaloptimist • May 9, 2016 3:33 PM BST
There is a lot of negativity around Muslims.


There is isn't there?

I wonder why that is?
Report Wesdag • May 9, 2016 3:38 PM BST
Bit of a non-story here tbf.

Buses and cinemas do not exactly have the same policy regarding religious advertising.
Report alun2005 • May 9, 2016 3:52 PM BST
Poor IAN Mohammed, he can't stop himself can he?

At the weekend IAN was even pretending to support women in their struggles on the deleted 'Jail Bait' thread. IAN was quiet as a mouse though when the women of Germany were being sexually molested and raped all across Germany by the sort of 'refugees' (i.e. Chancer Migrants) he wanted welcomed throughout Europe.

IAN had even less to say in support of the sexually-underaged white girls groomed and raped on an industrial scale by paedophiles "of Pakistani Heritage" in any number of Socialist Multicultural paradises across the UK.

And needless to say IAN had no criticism of Labour in respect of the Segregated Meetings they held in constituencies where their core vote is the Anti-Semitic Block Postal/Proxy vote.
Report Injera • May 9, 2016 4:33 PM BST
HH - Laugh
Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 6:59 PM BST
There's a petition going to stop this happening - apparently it was going
rather well...it's been rejected though Cry

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/129812
Report akabula • May 9, 2016 7:13 PM BST
wildmanfromborneo
A great idea,they won't blow up those buses.


Laugh
Report akabula • May 9, 2016 7:17 PM BST
I wonder if they would carry an advert for these wee blighters.

Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 8:01 PM BST
Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the issue you raise is not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. Transport for London, which is responsible for buses in London, is accountable to the London Assembly.

The London Assembly has its own petitions process. You can find out more about how to petition the London Assembly here:
Report ebulGery • May 9, 2016 9:04 PM BST
London elects a Muslim Mayor on Friday.

On Monday we have buses appearing emblazoned with the word 'Allah is Great'.

Your fears could be justified Ron.

This is sending a message of course.
Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 9:13 PM BST
From the Standard.

It comes as London has just elected Sadiq Khan as the city’s first Muslim mayor following an historic victory over Tory candidate Zac Goldsmith.

The capital is home to about half of Britain's estimated three million Muslims.

Transport for London, which regulates the advertisements appearing on the city’s buses, does not allow posters linked to a “political party or campaign” but does not prevent religious ads.

Former mayor Boris Johnson scrapped adverts by a Christian charity on buses after it was accused of claiming to “cure” gay people


Time for Sadiq to step in & stop it! Crazy
Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 9:17 PM BST
Will the Jews get a banner on the buses - Like We are Gods chosen ones
Report ebulGery • May 9, 2016 9:21 PM BST
I fear it would make it worse not better
Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 9:22 PM BST
Why on earth do we want to look at arabic writing on the sides of buses, im offended
by that! as soon as i see arabic writing i automatically think bombers or barbaric
human beings.
Report Dr Crippen • May 9, 2016 9:23 PM BST
I can image there will be a lot of buses out of action have their windows replaced.
Report akabula • May 9, 2016 9:23 PM BST
These buses will be targeted, nothing surer.
Report Dr Crippen • May 9, 2016 9:24 PM BST
Try again.
I can image there will be a lot of buses out of action having their windows replaced.
Report ebulGery • May 9, 2016 9:26 PM BST
According to that link the message is in English Ron

A bus is to get from A - B common sense says this is the way we keep it

Keep Religious Propaganda off buses, is my advice.
Report ebulGery • May 9, 2016 9:27 PM BST
This is London not Baghdad
Report Ron-Russian • May 9, 2016 9:29 PM BST
Subhan Allah

Subḥān Allāh (Arabic: سبحان الله‎) is an Arabic phrase, meaning "Glory be to God".
Report ebulGery • May 9, 2016 9:34 PM BST
We all know what Allah means Ron, whatever language it is in?
Report alun2005 • May 10, 2016 2:33 PM BST
Yesterday, Chit Chat's very own IAN Mohammed thought the story was all part of the Daily Express's fevered imagination. It was quickly discovered to be 100% true.

I'm sure British Culture will feel further enriched by these 'Praise Allah' messages being rolled out to buses in other UK towns and cities this year.

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http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-buses-to-carry-praise-allah-adverts-during-ramadan-a3243026.html


Quite honestly, the sooner that British buses revert to being like in this stellar example below, the happier and better off we will all be.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q1uHcGTK8k
Report HH Sultan Vinegar • May 10, 2016 2:40 PM BST
haha excellent
Report ebulGery • May 10, 2016 2:59 PM BST
Laugh I totally agree wonderful days....I liked themBlush
Report ebulGery • May 10, 2016 3:15 PM BST
You could learn everything you needed to know about women from that original series...I didHappy
Report alun2005 • May 10, 2016 3:18 PM BST
Here's another of their adventures, this time from when they manned the Tardis.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H02J61Ma5A
Report ebulGery • May 10, 2016 3:26 PM BST
Laugh
Report mobo • May 10, 2016 3:26 PM BST
but women,on their own, might not be able to travel on buses over 46 miles>????
Report ebulGery • May 10, 2016 3:27 PM BST
alun
Report Burton-Brewers • May 10, 2016 3:37 PM BST
get this signed you beasts
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/128217
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