A protest against “anti-Islamic” European laws attracted less than three dozen people in Cardiff, Wales

Only about 30 men and women gathered for the “standing-still” demonstration at City Hall. The rally was in response to what protesters described as an “ideological attack” on Islam. A number of laws are being proposed across Europe, including Switzerland voting to ban the building of new minarets and France considering a ban on the veil. Belgium’s lower parliament has also voted to ban women from wearing the full Islamic face veil in public. People at the rally were led in prayer before a number of Muslim speakers addressed onlookers through a PA system. Protesters held aloft flags and banners which bore the slogans “Shariah 4 Europe” and “Islam is the answer”. Sajid Idrees led the group in chants before speaking at length. He said: “We are here to show our support for the condemnation of man-made law and to show the fallacy of democracy. This is called an ideological war. We will never bow down to any man-made law. You may only see a minority here but we are the lion cubs. We will not keep quiet.”