Down an alley between terraced houses near the city centre, the Howard Street mosque in Bradford is a tranquil place. Worshippers chat amiably to each other as they trickle in and out at prayer times. It is a long way from the strife and media frenzy around London's Finsbury Park mosque and its photogenic "hook-handed cleric", Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri. Few of Bradford's Muslims seem to have much time for Mr Hamza. But nerves are taut, and will tighten further if Britain goes to war with Iraq.
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机译：布拉德福德（Bradford）的霍华德街（Howard Street）清真寺位于市中心附近的排屋之间的小巷中，是一个宁静的地方。敬拜者在祈祷时进出时彼此友好地聊天。距离伦敦Finsbury公园清真寺及其上镜的“勾手牧师” Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri的纷争和媒体狂热还有很长的路要走。布拉德福德的穆斯林很少有人会为哈姆扎留很多时间。但是，紧张是紧张的，如果英国与伊拉克交战，这种紧张将会进一步收紧。
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