Hi all,
Today's Metro has some disturbing news. Please see:
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Article:
Muslim extremists who try to force teenage Hindu girls to convert to Islam are being targeted in a new police crackdown.
The recruiters – often paid £5,000 for each success – are stepping up 'aggressive conversion' tactics, especially around universities, religious leaders believe. 
The Metropolitan Police have stepped in after commissioner Sir Ian Blair said many Hindus felt neglected by Scotland Yard.
Some young students have been beaten up and forced to abandon their courses by extremists, Hindu leaders told a security conference.
Islamic extremists invited the girls on dates before beginning campaigns of 'terrorism' until they converted, they claimed.
Ramesh Kallidai, from the Hindu Forum of Britain, said:
'Extremist Muslims make life miserable for Hindu girls.
'Some are petrified; they feel these men have complete hold on them.
One girl was beaten up in the street and others have been forced to leave university.'
The problem was most common in cities such as Birmingham, Leeds and Bradford, he added, while London universities had 'at least two or three cases' each. 
Mr Kallidai estimated
hundreds of girls had been targeted,
with some reports of
Muslim boys being offered £5,000 'commissions'.
The National Union of Students said it did not want to discriminate against Muslims but agreed some extremists were causing concern.
They have managed to infiltrate
- Brunel University in West London,
- Bedfordshire University,
- Sheffield Hallam University and
- Manchester Metropolitan University,
according to a Muslim charity.
Sheikh Musa Admani, a 'troubleshooting' imam, fears many radicals are easily by-passing university bans on extremist sects such as
Hizb ut Tahrirs and Al-Mujahiroun.
Scotland Yard is to set up a Hindu Safety Forum with 'aggressive conversion' as its top priority.
Sir Ian said: 'There is a feeling in the Hindu community that we have not given them as much attention as other groups.' 
Imagine the reaction if any non-Muslim group tried such tactics on Muslim girls!
Regards. 
Prashna
RE: 'Hindu girls targeted by Muslim Extremists'
Dear Prashna,
I hope all is well with you ?
Thank you for highlighting this issueI was not aware of this but am not surprised either. It seems more and more that places for enlightenment and education are being focussed on by those who seekthe opposite of that which the universities exist for be it muslim,hindu
or christian.Whatever extremist views are represented
have to be exposed and brought out in to the open.
Tsegyal
RE: 'Hindu girls targeted by Muslim Extremists'
ORIGINAL: tsegyal
Dear Prashna,
I hope all is well with you ?
Thank you for highlighting this issueI was not aware of this but am not surprised either.
Hi Tsegyal,
Thanks for asking. Yes, I am fine.
I do not know how wide-spread this problem is. But it exists. I do not have any daughters, but my son who graduated about 5 years ago experienced aggressive conversion attempts in campus.
The only reason, I posted this news here (after considerable hesitation, I might add) is to help any current student become aware of this potential problem.
As they say, forewarned is forearmed.
I am sure that most Muslim students are peace-loving and will not harass others. That said, it is certainly true that Islam urges Muslims to convert others and regards such action as meritorious. Therefore, the potential has always existed and will always exist.
Live long and prosper.
Prashna
RE: 'Hindu girls targeted by Muslim Extremists'
Hi Prashna,
There are many belief and religious sytems which will and will continue to force their idea and views of the divine into the hearts of others.
In time this will change as we will all evolve on our path .The diversity of human life and of how the divine expresses itself continues to help me grow and evolve whatever the experience I have had.
So I will continue to be aware of others attitudes and of my own too.
Forgive my earlier response to a previous email about sending out your feelers?
Once upon a time in a galaxy far away lived ayoung man who did not trust what the divine told him and heopened his heart to a less than loving energy which affected him deeply and he learned the hard way of never judge on first appearances and trust the gift of love which comes from the divine mother.
So he learned many things but still had the memory of the pain that came from his earlier decision to open his heart.So since then on occasions he has the memory of other energies which he had to work with and take in to the light.
Make it so .
Om ShantiOm