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In October 2006Windsor was the scene of fierce ethnic violence between Muslim and non-Muslim residents, apparently started by a Muslim's attempts to open a new mosque in the area. During the course of the violence a Muslim business was fire bombed [1], property to be rented by British officers returning from Afghanistan was attacked, and groups of young Muslims and non-Muslims fought running battles in the streets. The violence came amid controversy over Jack Straw's headscarf comments and a Muslim police officer refusing to guard the Israeli embassy. The violence was so intense that some local residents referred to it as "all out war" and Conservative MP Philip Davies declared that: For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Windsor (IPA: usually , but also ) is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: ٠سÙÙ , Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: ٠سÙ٠اÙ, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... John Whitaker Straw (born August 3, 1946) is a British Labour Party politician. ... Philip Davies MP Philip Andrew Davies (born January 5, 1972) is a British politician. ...
“If there’s anybody who should fuck off it’s the Muslims who are doing this kind of thing. Police should pull out the stops to track down these vile thugs.”[2]
There were reports that Muslim youths where coming down from Slough, to join in the fighting.[3] For slough as a type of aquatic feature, see Slough (wetland). ...