2006年VOA标准英语-Senior British Police Officer Says Anti-Terror
时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(八月)
By Gary Thomas
London
07 August 2006
One of Britain's top police officers says anti-terror laws risk creating more radicals 1 among the country's Muslim population. In a speech delivered Monday, he says toughened counter-terrorism laws in Western countries are fueling indirect discrimination against Muslims.
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Tarique Ghaffur (File photo)
In a blunt speech to the National Black Police Association in Manchester, Assistant Police Commissioner 2 said anti-terror efforts have created a climate of what he termed "Islamophobia". Such a climate, he said, has angered young Muslims and made them susceptible 3 to exploitation by Islamic radicals.
Commissioner Ghaffur, who is Britain's most senior Muslim police officer, called for a full judicial 4 inquiry 5 into the root causes of radicalization in Britain's Muslim communities.
"What we need is an evidence-based approach to identifying what the real causes are," he said. "And I, therefore, support those who have been calling for an independent review of the issues young Muslims are facing in the community themselves."
Britain is home to more than 1.5 million Muslims, most of them immigrants from South Asian countries and their descendants.
Fifty-two people were killed in suicide attacks on London's subway system on July 7 of last year. The attackers were all young British Muslims. Following that attack, Britain tightened 6 its anti-terror laws.
Commissioner Ghaffur said people were being stopped and searched on the basis of appearance, rather than intelligence information.
Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission of Britain, told VOA that what he described as racial profiling by police has become more commonplace since the subway attacks. "Unfortunately, we have been sort of facing cases after cases of people who have been unduly 7 sort of stopped, and not just stopped and searched, but stopped and harassed 8 and searched," said Shadjareh. "And it's been totally counterproductive. It's about time that the Metropolitan 9 Police acknowledged the problem and tried to find remedies."
Shadjareh endorsed 10 Commissioner Ghaffur's call for a judicial inquiry, but said it should examine what he said is a growing Islamophobic climate in Britain. "I don't think radicalization, which means different things to different people, is the issue," he noted 11. "I think what we need, we need a full inquiry into the level of Islamophobia that is being played out in the policing, and find remedies to ratify 12 that."
A British Home Office spokesman said Britain's counter-terrorism efforts are not aimed at any one race or religion or particular group, but at terrorists, and that the government is committed to improving relations with the Muslim community.
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals. 一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
- We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。
- He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
- Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
- The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
- His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机,然后又松开了。
- He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect.他的口气听上去对前景并不十分担忧。
- He argued that the law was unduly restrictive.他辩称法律的约束性有些过分了。
- Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
- Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案,开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。