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NABA
Press Releases and Statement Prior to 2006 |
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| British Arabs Shocked at Pictures of Tortured Iraqis, May 2004 |
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| British Arabs Demand: Stop the Massacres in Iraq and Gaza 2003 | ||
| Iraqi National Football Team 2003 | ||
| Press Release on the Terrorists Attack on London 7/7/2005 (English) | ||
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بيان من الجمعيه الوطنيه للبريطانيين العرب بشأن سلسلة التفجيرات التى وقعت فى لندن اليوم 7/7/2005 |
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| NABA PRESS RELEASE MAY 2005 TRIAL EXPOSES MET ANTI-ARABISM The trial of Metropolitan Police officer which revealed he had abused a Kurdish man by threatening to 'smash his fucking Arab face in' demonstrates once again the continuing problems of Anti-Arab racism not only in the Met, but in wider society. The fault for this incident lies not only with the individual officer in question, nor with the Met, but with Government bodies such as the Home Office and Commission for Racial Equality which have consistently treated racism as a matter which mainly affects only Blacks and Asians, ignoring the massive racism against Britain's Arab community. Both the HO and CRE have failed to produce reports about Anti-Arab racism, despite the incidence of incitement by elements in the media and elsewhere. Moreover, in the light of the so-called 'War on Terror', and the failure to give Police officers and public offcials guidelines in terms of sensitivity to British Arabs, it is hardly surprising that incidents such as this one should occur. The British Arab community call on the Government, Home Office, Metropolitan Police Commission and CRE to announce an immediate programme to examine and combat anti-Arab racism at all levels, and to invite British Arab officials for talks to resolve this issue. |
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Responses to NABA Press Release May 2005 It is very disturbing that even when you face a common cause, you cannot bring yourselves to acknowledge non-Arab communities such as Kurds, Iranians and Turks. Kamil Mahdi Reply Dear Dr Mahdi Dr Ismail Jalili |
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NABA PRESS RELEASE MAY 2004
BRITISH ARABS SHOCKED AT PICTURES OF TORTURED IRAQIS The National Association of British Arabs wishes to express the shock and disgust of the half-million strong British Arab community at the photographs of tortured and humiliated Iraqi prisoners. Many Iraqis were tortured and raped as an instrument of terror by Saddam’s secret police, and most thought those days were now behind them. However, it appears that a combination of torture, humiliation and male rape as a strategy of terror is now being used by the US occupation forces. This comes after the spectacle of US Marines aping Saddam’s method of punishing an entire city by killing civilians (in Fallujah) with air-strikes and artillery, and threatening to desecrate the holy city of Najaf in order to suppress a Shia uprising. President Bush claimed as his excuse for the war that he wanted to bring ‘democracy and freedom’ to Iraq. Now that we see that the so-called ‘transfer of sovereignty’ is only nominal, the siege of Iraqi cities, the killing of civilians and the torture and sexual abuse of prisoners has exposed that the Occupation regime is behaving much as Saddam did. We urge the British government to demand the prosecution of all US soldiers and security firm contract workers by an independent court at The Hague for human rights violations of the Geneva Convention, and for a genuine transfer of full sovereignty and authority under UN auspices to a freely elected Iraqi government to be carried out immediately. |
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British Arabs Demand: Stop the Massacres in Iraq and Gaza The British Arab community is shocked and appalled at the Israeli massacre of innocent civilians in Rafah, as well as the continuing destruction of Palestinian homes, both violations of the Geneva convention. The grossly understated reaction to these war crimes from President Bush, Sharon's main backer, only serves to further alienate Arab opinion and strengthen the case of those who see the US as complicit in Israeli abuses. The British Arab community urges the UK and the EU to implement a range of cultural, sporting and trade sanctions on the Israeli government until these and other abuses cease. We ask all British Arab voters to contact their MPs and seek their support for such moves. Whilst this level of behaviour and violations might be expected from the Israelis, the US massacre of a defenceless wedding party in western Iraq is a violation not only of the Geneva convention, but also of America's own democratic principles. With the continuing revelations of prisoner abuse, notably the video depicting the torture and humiliation of Iraqis, it is clear that America has lost all moral authority in Iraq. We demand the withdrawal of US troops and their replacement by UN peacekeepers. |
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IRAQI NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
The Iraqi football team is on a goodwill tour of Britain, prior to Olympic glory! Come and meet the team in Hyde Park on Saturday afternoon. You can find more info on http://teamiraq.com/, more Iraqi sports links on www.justinalexander.net/iraq/
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