Thread by @miqdaad

This week, an individual tried to frame me & damage my reputation by falsely claiming I leaked a message from a private group of Muslim activists

An individual has admitted his phone was responsible for the fake imagery, but claims his phone was "hacked" or "cloned".

As a Muslim in the public space, I expect strong challenge and unfortunately regularly receive hateful bigotry on Twitter from far-right trolls.

However, an attempt at doctoring an image to try and frame me for something I didn't do - I had not foreseen such underhand tactics

Why the individual chose to target me in this way, I cannot know, nor can I know whether the individual was working *with* others, or at the behest of others.

What I can know, however, is who weaponised this lie against me, and who is (again) trying to lie and demonise me.

What I can know, is the editor of which newspaper, shared this fake news about me.

I might be shaken - a little - at the lengths that some will go, to try and silence me, and to damage my reputation.

But I won't be silenced. I won't be cowed. I won't stop.

The battle and defence of Muslim communities is too important.

The one who tried to frame me, was exposed this time.

And with Allah (swt)'s help, the next attempt - as I'm sure there will be - will fail again.

Those who have propagated the false news, to damage my reputation, know who they are - and have the opportunity to retract and publicly apologise.

They will face due recompense for their actions.

And Muslims in the public space, get extra security, protect yourselves.

This is the reality of the world we face - let's not make it easy for the haters.

For the record, Nawaz has read the thread and is aware his tweet was a lie but has made the active choice not to retract or apologise (unlike Pollard).

The two images below are his thread. Important evidence to retain.