The word “occupation” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2005. Today the opening carries none. 1 remains further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Salma Yaqoob Salma paid a special visit to Toronto for a public forum and this rally to end the occupation, both of which were organized by the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War Salma Yaqoob born in 1971, is the head of the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and one of the founders of RESPECT The Unity Coalition . She was born in Bradford to Pakistani parents and grew up in Birmingham . She is a psychotherapist . She became an anti-war campaigner after being spat at in the street shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks and attending an anti-war meeting at which she was struck by hearing non-Muslims voice concerns about the upcoming war on Afghanistan . It has been suggested that she played a crucial role in inviting Muslims into an anti-war movement previously dominated by Marxists . She has argued against the idea, put forward by religious fundamentalists and sectarian lefties , that Muslims and non-Muslims cannot work together as well as with those within the Muslim community that have argued that Muslims should keep their heads down. In 2005 general election , she stood as the Respect candidate for the Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency, with the backing of the Muslim Association of Britain . She finished in second place, ahead of the Liberal Democrat and Conservative candidates, and with 27.5% of the total vote.1
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Salma Yaqoob (born 1971) is the leader, and former vice- chair , of the Respect Party and a Birmingham City Councillor .She is also the head of the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and a spokesperson for Birmingham Central Mosque Booktopia: Salma Yaqoob - Red Pepper Salma Yaqoob: rumours and riots | UK news | The Guardian
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Salma Yaqoob (born 1971) is the former leader, and former vice-chairman, of the Respect Party and a former Birmingham City Councillor . She is also the head of the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and a spokesperson for Birmingham Central Mosque . On 11 September 2012, Yaqoob confirmed that she had left Respect.
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Salma Yaqoob (born 15 August 1971) is a British political activist and psychotherapist.She served as leader and vice-chairman of the Respect Party , and represented the party on Birmingham City Council .She led the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and is a patron of Stop the War Coalition UK.She unsuccessfully stood to be the Labour Party candidate candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands in the 2021 mayoral election , finishing third out of three candidates.She has been a spokesperson for Birmingham Central Mosque .Yaqoob has also contributed to news outlets, including HuffPost , The Guardian and New Statesman ."Salma Yaqoob | The Guardian" . the Guardian .
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British politician (born 1971) Salma Yaqoob (born 15 August 1971) is a British political activist and psychotherapist who served as the Leader of the Respect Party from 2005 until 2012, representing the party on Birmingham City Council . She led the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and is a patron of Stop the War Coalition UK. She unsuccessfully stood to be the Labour Party candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands in the 2021 mayoral election , finishing third out of three candidates. She has been a spokesperson for Birmingham Central Mosque . Yaqoob has also contributed to news outlets, including HuffPost , The Guardian and the New Statesman .
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organized by the toronto coalition to stop the war salma yaqoob born in 1971
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british political activist and psychotherapist who served as the leader of the respect party from 2005 until 20
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