‘Several of us were in Euston Station on Thursday and this man came up to loudly accuse us of betraying Muslims and Palestine.'
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| Croydon Mayor visited the Ahmadiyya Muslim Poppy Appeal Stall Photo via Twitter: Abdul Rashid Qazi @qa_rashidqazi |
Source/Credit: The Mail on Sunday
By Nick Craven | November 4, 2017
Muslims raising funds for the Royal British Legion have hit back at critics who have branded the poppy a ‘racist’ symbol – pointing out that thousands of Muslim soldiers have fought and died for this country.
And followers of Ahmadiyya, a branch of Islam favouring integration, say they have been abused for their efforts, branded ‘infidels’ by other Muslims and ‘traitors’ by Left-wing critics for selling poppies.
Last year, Ahmadiyya members – who are not recognised by mainstream Islam – raised more than £100,000 at stations and on high streets, and this year are aiming for a record £250,000 as they field more than 400 sellers.
But they are acutely aware of the negativity surrounding Remembrance Day as a chorus of Left-wing critics such as writer Robert Fisk denounce the poppy as ‘racist’.
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