From the Independent:

Europe's biggest exhibition of modern-day Islam will take place in London a year after the 7 July bombings in an effort to depict the religion in a positive light. The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, is set to launch the event which hopes to ‘combat the myths, misconceptions and misunderstandings of Islam’. IslamExpo will consist of a series of exhibitions on Islam's cultural heritage, lectures, debates, films, stand-up comedy and workshops at Alexandra Palace. Organisers plan to invite survivors of the Tube attacks to attend with a special commemoration on the day.

It is hoped that the event will help to improve relations between Britain's 1.8 million Muslims and the wider community. The exhibitions will be divided into three zones: ‘Discover Islam’, which will feature famous mosques and a demonstration on a prayer platform; ‘Muslim Civilisation’, which traces Islam's history; and ‘Muslim World’, which covers Palestinian history, religious chants and a gallery of famous converts. Seminars ranging from democracy and jihad to Muslim gardening and agriculture will also take place.

The event has received the backing of numerous Muslim groups as well as the al-Jazeera news channel and the Greater London Authority If it is successful, it could become an annual event in London.

The exhibition is being organised by the Muslim Association of Britain. The MAB is the British arm of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood, while not espousing violence in itself, promotes the extremist Salafi version of Islam which is behind the global jihad. The MAB accordingly supports Hamas and Sheikh Qaradawi, who are behind or support genocidal violence against Israel and human bomb terrorism in Iraq against British and American targets. The MAB is profoundly anti-west and anti-Jew. This is the organisation that is about to launch a charm offensive in Britain. Doubtless its desire to ‘educate’ the public will not involve telling the truth about itself.