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If you really can't find any 'young muslims' who are willing to talk to you (which I find very unlikely) why don't you come down to Leicester and talk to any number of British/Indian Hindus who have some very strong opinions on Islamofacist terrorism - many of them have family members who have been on the receiving end back in India.

Shouldn't an 'Asian Nework' reflect the views of the broad range of people who have links to Asia?

I would certainly welcome some of my highly regarded British/Indian work colleagues having a platform for their views.

islamofascism?

It's a sad, sad world, one in which fascists seek nemesis in islamofascists.

What exactly happened on 7/7 and 9/11?

Silence and complicity in front of monstrous atrocity? When, if ever, will 91Èȱ¬ offer a decent perspective on those events? You don't even have to provide answers, just ask those disturbing and serious questions.

Will you?

Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry.

Perhaps you may find it a silly question but why is it necessary to have an Asian Network?

It is a major component of integration that all are treated alike and that, regardless of our tongues, we all learn as much as possible about each other. Surely that means plenty of Asian themes on main stream broadcasting not on special networks.

As someone who warms to all I meet in the UK I am very concerned that the 91Èȱ¬ echoes the poor judgment of the Government on cultural affairs. We do not need divisions in broadcasting and I wish they did not exist.

Interview with Aish abhi was very good.Even deepika ranbir will be good option.

Thanks

moriaeencomium (2) -

When Nazis persecute gay men and murder the disabled, jews and gypsies I'll call it facism.

When extremists persecute women who won't comply and murder teachers, Shia Muslims and anyone else who disagrees with them then I'll reserve the right to call that facism as well.

If you feel that sort of behaviour is ok then that is your opinion.

The blog was about interviews on the 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network not 9/11 or alien abduction or whatever - and I still support the right of all people with Asian, or any other, backgrounds to state their opinion on this issue.

May the force be with you.

#5. Agreed. The form of government Bin ladin and his creed support is indistinguishable from nazism.

Peter Sym

#5. Agreed. The form of government Bin ladin and his creed support is indistinguishable from nazism.

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I also agree, however, I would add Communism to the list, the extreme left are as guilty as the Nazis.

Also let's not get away from the fact that the huge majority of muslims are as peace loving as are the huge majority of other religions.

Could I also ask why it is necessary to have a 91Èȱ¬ radio channel devoted to Asians?, is this not racist?, could you imagine the outcry if the 91Èȱ¬ paid for a 'White' channel?.

This is on top of the money spent on creating arabic channels for the middle east, I fail to see the purpose in creating non-English stations when the 91Èȱ¬'s charter is to educate people in the UK, the 91Èȱ¬ has a perfectly acceptable non-UK station called the WORLD SERVICE.

Talking about Muslims, I find this ( 91Èȱ¬ news insensitive and racially offensive to ethnic Han Chinese.

Uyghur Chinese are a merge of a number of ethnic groups. The dominant group is Huihu originated from the Republic of Mongolia. They are all Buddhists for thousands of years. They are also nomadic.

91Èȱ¬ got the picture completely reversed. It is Islam taking over Buddhism culture. It is not the other way around.

Besides, I find this a show case of 91Èȱ¬â€™s bias against Han Chinese. Imagine 20 British white cops are killed by Muslim minorities in the UK: Will 91Èȱ¬ spin out such an article criticizing that the British Christians are pushing too much into British Moslems?

Is this 91Èȱ¬ news meant to hurt the feelings of Han Chinese? So many Chinese are furious at the Western media. The reason is quite obvious.

I agree with previous posters in that it is simply racist for the 91Èȱ¬ to have a channel purely for people of a certain race.

Why can't the themes and issues that can affect those of 'Asian' heritage be included in the main 91Èȱ¬ channels along with all the other races? Can't we all be involved in the dialogue? I'm interested in all topics/ issues, wherever they come from - it enriches my understanding of mankind, and my fellow neighbours and human beings.

But 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network is a hinderance to cohesion within UK communities, and can only serve to amplify difference.

Nos 3, 7 and 9, the reason there's no 'white' TV channels or radio stations is simple - the vast majority of mainstream channels already reflect the dominant white British culture, irrespective of whether the Daily Mail claims otherwise. Sticking a black character in Eastenders does not somehow make it representative, and I'm sure the main reason the 91Èȱ¬ spun its rap / RnB / dancehall programmes off into 1Xtra is because all the white kids got into it after trance (traditional R1 territory) went out of style, and generated a bigger demand.

Your argument that providing specialist programming for diverse cultural tastes is fatuous, because white / Western privilege is by its very nature a one-way street. Now given the proportion of those in the UK from non-traditional white British backgrounds, it's arguable how big a slice of the broadcasting pie should be allocated to BME groups. But arguing that there should be no such provision at all is far more racially and culturally divisive than having the state broadcaster, which we all fund on threat of imprisonment, reflect the wide diversity of its audiences.

10. - Interesting points. I'm not arguing for no provision though - I'm arguing for provision in an inclusive way rather than in a 'separate' or divisive way. Channels should reflect interest irrespective of race/ethnicity. 91Èȱ¬ 'Asian' Network, by definition singles out a single race/ethnic group (albeit a wide one at that). I just think that's divisive. I'm not suggesting that the output is stopped at all, just rather that it's available via channels that don't state they are just for one race or ethnicity. For example can't issues of religion, islam etc be included in polictical programmes across the 91Èȱ¬ Network aimed at everyone, ie in an inclusive manner?

I'm a white, Irish atheist but I listen to Devotional Sounds every day, its great for relaxing.

I love the station.

No matter what China has achieved or how peaceful China is, the West will never abandon their hostility against non-Christian China. For example, I find this ( 91Èȱ¬ news insensitive and racially offensive to ethnic Han Chinese.

Quote: “here police are randomly imposing fines on melon sellers in Kashgar. Two van-loads of police arrived to confiscate one farmer’s cart and all his produce. “

It is not randomly imposing fines. Chinese law must be respected in China. The same thing happens all over China. I see many times in Beijing and Shanghai with Han Chinese. I think 91Èȱ¬ must learn to respect Chinese law.

Uyghur Chinese are a merge of a number of ethnic groups. The dominant group is Huihu originated from the Republic of Mongolia. They are all Buddhists for thousands of years. They are also nomadic.

91Èȱ¬ got the picture completely reversed. It is Islam taking over Buddhism culture. It is not the other way around.

Besides, I find this a show case of 91Èȱ¬ bias against Han Chinese. Imagine 20 British white cops are killed by Muslim minorities in the UK: Will 91Èȱ¬ spin out such an article criticizing that the British Christians are pushing too much into British Moslems?

Is this 91Èȱ¬ news meant to hurt the feelings of Han Chinese?

So many Chinese are furious at the Western media. The reason is quite obvious.

Please tell me how much of the Asian network is devoted to east Asia? Does the answer not demonstrate the same "discrimination" that is present in all broadcasting media?

The 91Èȱ¬ is guilty of treating its audiences as unintelligent and moronic sources of revenue and not conforming to its Charter requirements. The 91Èȱ¬'s duty is to the whole UK population and not any given sector within that population.

If the 91Èȱ¬ scrapped this flawed philosophy then we may see better value for all who reside in this country and not just those for whom there is some academic minority interest and kudos.

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#10

How does an "Asian Network" reflect as cultural group, or its absence be racially and culturally divisive? If that said network caters mainly for a "select" part of Asia then it is just as divisive as not having a network at all. Does Asian not cover Taiwan, Russia and Mongolia etc?

And as for the suggestion that a "black" actor in Eastenders has anything to do with anything then I despair.

The English have their own radio and newspapers in many countries (such as Spain). It is not unusual for this to happen if there is a large amount of people originating from one country residing in a foreign country.

What is really odd is that the 91Èȱ¬ is trying to group all Asians together considering that they will have come from completely different parts of the world and have different cultures and languages.

In reality, the Asian Network seems to be mainly aimed at young people whose roots are in India and Pakistan with the older generation and people from other Asian countries not sufficiently catered for.

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I feel there is a large difference in ethnic groups choosing to run their own media at their own expense as compared to a National broadcasting corporation funding minority and unrepresentative groups.

Most of the media in the UK (pivotally the 91Èȱ¬ included) can hardly be said to represent most members of the UK population but would our needs be better served by having a Low Paid Network, a Socialist Worker's Network or a British Nationalist Network?

The critical part of any large scale integration such as that embarked on by the UK in the 1950s is that it takes a very long time for mixtures to happen at the lower echelons of society and even longer for them to find their way into our media and our ruling classes.

It is only sixty years ago that the British working classes came of age as an accepted and valued part of UK society. Many would say that in the past three decades they have lost ground; until the working classes are accepted by the ruling classes as capable of running their own shows I do not see how media networks can achieve what they have been set up to do. The 91Èȱ¬ should concentrate its efforts of what we have in Britain not on what those who live here have left behind however long ago it was. The 91Èȱ¬ can influence change - I do not believe it wants to.

I think the reason there ios an asian channel is to allow British Citizens of Asian backgrounds to continue to have a voice, because there would be a public outcry if we started to see Asian Programmes on during primetime viewing by the majority white population! IM pretty sure most white folk would switch to other radio channels if they heard one asian tune out of 10 on radio one!

The fact of the matter is that the Islamic religion was started by an anti-Semitic wifebeating paedophile who said the world would not end until the Jews had been killed by the Muslims.

Does this sound like a messenger of the Jewish God to you?

Of course not.

It is a SAD SAD DAY when the 91Èȱ¬ censors FACTUAL COMMENTS!

I agree that we should oppose anti-semitism wherever we find it. Stop insulting Jehovah. Also i have no problem with this channel of this network. For all of its problems the bbc is still the best imo!

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