Guardian: 'Isis' flag flown in East London

[FridgeMagnet]

ISIS need to hire a new graphic designer

It's a bit Comic Sans isn't it

 

[Sue]

i'm not surprised a group of 20 men swore at guardian journalists, they knew they'd be stitched up - and sure enough they've been done up like a kipper. never trust a journalist.

Kippah, surely..?

 

[DownwardDog]

ISIS need to hire a new graphic designer

They're all busy doing pro bone work for the ICCS.

 

[nogojones]

They're all busy doing pro bone work for the ICCS.

on the ball tonight dd

 

[laptop]

And they've changed it:

'Jihadist' flag flown in east London
Flag flown outside housing estate on Poplar High Street

• The Guardian, Thursday 7 August 2014 21.14 BST

Bet they have it wrong in the print edition, though. Embarrassing stuff, paper. Hard to retro-proofread.

E2A: But the night desk is in a bit of a panic and has screwed it up:

In a highly provocative gesture, the emblem was planted on top of the gates of the Will Crooks estate on Poplar High Street, and is surrounded by flags of Palestine and slogans.

The flag bears similar writing to the jihadi flags that have been flown by the extremist group in Iraq and other jihadi groups since the 1990s. When the estate was approached last night, a group of about 20 Asian youths swore at Guardian journalists and told them to leave the area immediately. One youth threatened to smash a camera.

You were trying to delete the wrong references to "the extremist group", sillies!

 

[ViolentPanda]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/flag-isis-jihadi-islamic-state-flown-poplar-east-london



leaving aside whether it was an Isis flag, or 'just' a Jihadi one, the whole episode is worrying and should be taken seriously

Because of the implied anti-Semitism?
I'm not sure some mouthy twat giving it large will make much difference to the inceidence of anti-Semitic crime, to be frank.

 

[Pickman's model]

And they've changed it:



Bet they have it wrong in the print edition, though. Embarrassing stuff, paper. Hard to retro-proofread.

E2A: But the night desk is in a bit of a panic and has screwed it up:



You were trying to delete the wrong references to "the extremist group", sillies!

having had the pleasure of meeting observer journalists while working in another job some years ago i too would swear at guardian journalists.

 

[laptop]

having had the pleasure of meeting observer journalists while working in another job some years ago i too would swear at guardian journalists.

Except Norton-Taylor and a couple of others, correct.

In any case I have a deep-rooted suspicion that the people being sworn at were in fact some kind of "citizen journalist" aka busybodies. Or possibly fashion hacks on their day off.

 

[DairyQueen]

Is it the Islamic Courts flag? I would expect it more likely to be something related to the Taliban. My understanding of the Tower Hamlets muslim community is that it is strong links with Pakistan and Bangladesh.

 

[laptop]

Is it the Islamic Courts flag? I would expect it more likely to be something related to the Taliban. My understanding of the Tower Hamlets muslim community is that it is strong links with Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Not that I can see. The Islamic Courts are a Somali thing; and there are many Somalis in Tower Hamlets; but the implication is that the yoot involved were Bangladeshi. Which makes me think...

 

[Fuchs66]

No idea the exact flag type, all I do know is that the amount of flags that are black background/white arabic writing hung up on a street is directly proportional to the speed our local drivers prefer especially in Tripoli (Lebanon).

 

[laptop]

No idea the exact flag type, all I do know is that the amount of flags that are black background/white arabic writing hung up on a street is directly proportional to the speed our local drivers prefer especially in Tripoli (Lebanon).

Whoever went down to fail to take a picture didn't even get as sophisticated as that.

Headline should have been "Aieee! White Arabic on black! Evil eye!"

(Not that they could neccessarily tell Arabic from Bengali script...)

 

[quiquaquo]

The round white bit is a replica of the Seal of the Prophet Muhammad: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=t...=862#q=seal+of+the+prophet+muhammad+&tbm=isch

As in below:

 

[Theisticle]

Removed: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...at-gates-of-tower-hamlets-estate-9656920.html

 

[Anudder Oik]

If it had been a swastika flag on a white estate in say, Essex, people on here wouldn't be so blasé about it as they are being. One would think that after the Lee Rigby case people would be a little bit less willing to give Jihadi flags the benefit of the doubt. Do people here think that the person or persons who hung up that flag are anything other than extremists and perhaps a potential threat?

What'smore hanging a Jihadi flag beside a Palestian ones is what the fucking murdering zionists are trying to do. It's not non news either because it is, out there, in the press and causing concern to a broader and rightly less tolerant public.

 

[laptop]

If it had been a swastika flag on a white estate in say, Essex, people on here wouldn't be so blasé about it as they are being.

If it was the below but some eejit went "OMG red black and crossy things!"... however...

 

[Dogsauce]

An account from the 'passer by' mentioned in the Guardian article:

http://trialbyjeory.wordpress.com/2...red-in-tower-hamlets-being-told-to-f-off-jew/

 

[laptop]

Ah! It was Ted Jeory: deep into local politics.

The shabab are definitely out of order - and deeply ignorant.

 

[treelover]

(UPDATE AT 4.30pm: I’m told his office is also trying to calm the situation this afternoon: I hear the youths are being encouraged by some elders to erect more flags. Watch this space.)

http://trialbyjeory.wordpress.com/2...red-in-tower-hamlets-being-told-to-f-off-jew/

Rahmans office is concerned even if you are not

 

[Citizen66]

ISIS sounds like a cleaning contractor.

 

[chilango]

Anybody actually identified the flag yet?

 

[laptop]

Anybody actually identified the flag yet?

Nope. Most likely seems to be a non-standard version of the "There is no god but" text. I am told that the word "Allah" is visible on the bottom line.

Establishing what it is is essential to establishing what there is to be concerned about, silly treelover .

 

[Citizen66]

ISIS sounds like a cleaning contractor.

http://www.isiscleaning.co.uk

 

[butchersapron]

http://isisethniccleansingsolutions.com

 

[DotCommunist]

maybe they will end up fighting Mitie for the hotly contested office contracts in north norfolk

 

[Theisticle]

So a flag that may or may not be appropriated by violent groups flew for several hours in London. Despite the symbol also being a recognised symbol of the Islamic faith.

Struggling to see why this is news....Oh, wait.

 

[quiquaquo]

If it was the below but some eejit went "OMG red black and crossy things!"... however...

What’s that? West Ham Supporters Club Poland?

 

[quiquaquo]

So a flag that may or may not be appropriated by violent groups flew for several hours in London. Despite the symbol also being a recognised symbol of the Islamic faith.

Struggling to see why this is news....Oh, wait.

The Shahada is the absolute cornerstone of faith. It belongs to no one and everyone.

 

[alsoknownas]

ISIS need to hire a new graphic designer

Dunno, it's got that monochrome hand-drawn style that's quite hip at the moment. They must have got some beardy Brooklyn arty type to knock that up for them. Would of cost a few quid.

 

[Limerick Red]

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What’s that? West Ham Supporters Club Poland?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerskins