#islam

#islam

The US President said: I look at London, where you have a terrible mayor, terrible terrible mayor, and it's been so changed, so changed. He then said: Now they want to go to sharia law, but you're in a different country. Trump's comments sparked instant backlash, with many pointing out the absurdity of his claim. A spokesperson for Khan, said: We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response.

A significant portion of the British public holds negative views towards Islam, with 41% believing Muslim immigrants negatively impact the UK and nearly half thinking Muslim women are coerced into wearing the hijab.

"The entire GOP is putting our national security at risk by not designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist org and by not cracking down on Islamic immigrants running for office in the U.S...."

To render such an act a criminal offence is tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law in relation to Islam, rendering the Qur'an a specially protected object in the UK.