Unite against the EDL and Islamism
The murder of an off-duty soldier in Woolwich, South East London on 22 May should be unequivocally condemned. The young men who did it seem to have been ultra-Islamists — supporters of violently reactionary theocratic politics. Islamists — whether ultras or softer varieties — are a threat to many others besides off-duty soldiers. Islamism is a threat to the working class, in the first instance the Muslim working class. It is also directed against women, LGBT people, atheists and secularists, dissidents and critical-minded people in Muslim-majority countries and in some Muslim communities in...