Leading US physicist says Brits afraid of offending aggressive vocal Muslims

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Prof Lawrence Krauss made his comments after threatening to walk out of a debate hosted by an Islamic group at the University College London where organisers would not allow men and women to sit together.

The Islamic Education and Research Academy (iERA) told women to sit at the back, while men and couples were sent to the front. Three people who objected were ordered to leave.


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'The notion that these cultural norms should be carried out within a broader society that … is free and open is a serious problem.'


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One women said she felt uncomfortable sitting among the men. Prof Krauss said he respected her feelings but added: 'You are in a public arena and not in a mosque.'





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Kudos to Lawrence Krauss

[flamingdem]

1. They need John Cleese to come in and do a funny walk over to the womens section nt

[Turborama]

2. Typical Daily Mail misquoted him.

Headline says: Brits are too polite and scared of offending 'vocal and aggressive Muslims', claims former Obama adviser

He actually said:

Prof Krauss suggested British people were often too polite to object to such practices.

'People are not only afraid to offend, but afraid to offend a vocal and aggressive group of people," he said, according to the Daily Telegraph.

'There is a segment of the Islamic community that is very vocal about this.

'The notion that these cultural norms should be carried out within a broader society that … is free and open is a serious problem.'

[The Magistrate]

3. Good For Him, Ma'am