You ain’t no Muslim’ strikes a chord

London – It’s become the rallying cry of many who want the Muslim faith to be separated from the violence some commit in its name: “You ain’t no Muslim, bruv.”

The comment, heard in the background of a bystander’s video following a stabbing at a London Underground station that prosecutors say was a terrorist act, has touched a nerve in Britain and become a trending hashtag on Twitter. Even Prime Minister David Cameron embraced it as a slogan.

“Some of us have dedicated speeches and media appearances and sound bites and everything to this subject,” Cameron said on Monday. “But ‘You ain’t no Muslim, bruv’ said it all much better than I ever could. And thank you, because that will be applauded around the country.”

The remark came on Saturday night after a man with a knife attacked two commuters in east London, reportedly shouting “This is for Syria.” As the man is wrestled to the ground by police, who first used a stun gun to subdue him, a bystander shouted at the suspect: