Robert Lambert, co-director of the European Muslim Research Centre, has a good piece about Monday night’s riots on the Al-Jazeera News website.
Lambert particularly praises the role of Muslims in East London, defending our area from the onslaught of violence and destruction. You can read his piece here: http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/08/201181210928899563.html.
The role played by ethnic minorities in defence of property and subsequently in the clean-up operation is a theme that has often been raised in the discussion that has ensued: for example, this Christina Odone piece in the Telegraph.
Mayor Lutfur Rahman 