Is the Writing is on the Wall?

The writing is on the wall; or rather, the stickers are on the wall, and what a portentous message they display! The above sticker has started appearing all over Britain, and it is the Islamic organisation, Al-Ghurabaa, that is responsible for this wholesome piece of wall-shouting. There can be no doubt that this poster campaign will force the great British public to finally sit up and reasses their values and cultural heritage, summarising as it does the key shortcomings of the host culture whilst noting the unassailable superiority of Islam. The poster will also surely play a positive rôle in overcoming 'Islamophobia' and Koran-aversion, as well as laying to rest any nagging fears some people may have about a transnational-tribal plot to supplant their culture and replace it with something for which they might not yet be ready.

(To understand more about the values and aims of the wonderful people at Al-Ghurabaa, I urge you to visit their website at www.alghurabaa.co.uk .)

On reflection, however, I do feel that there may still be some room for improvement in the message conveyed by the poster; and not wishing to be too much of a jackanapes (for we all know that Islamists do not suffer jackanapeses lightly) I should like to proffer the following alternative version to it: