Assassination - assassination! - must be a red line for all politicians. No one in decent politics should have anything to do with the chancer Mohammed Shafiq.
Yet the Bradford Labour MPs Imran Hussain and Naz Shah spoke at an anti-Israel rally he led in Bradford on 30 May. 1/11
Yet the Bradford Labour MPs Imran Hussain and Naz Shah spoke at an anti-Israel rally he led in Bradford on 30 May. 1/11
Shafiq likes to tour hate preachers around the country. Here is one of his favourites from Pakistan.
This is dire. Ur-Rehman supported Mumtaz Qadri, the religious fanatic who assassinated the Pakistani politician Salman Taseer in 2011 for "blasphemy". No "love" for him. 2/11
This is dire. Ur-Rehman supported Mumtaz Qadri, the religious fanatic who assassinated the Pakistani politician Salman Taseer in 2011 for "blasphemy". No "love" for him. 2/11
You don't need to speak Urdu to sense Ur-Rehman's sickening fervour in this tirade for Qadri, with a big picture of the assassin hanging on the wall behind him. 3/11
All of this has been reported. The preacher's visits to the UK have been widely condemned, including by Labour figures. Anas Sarwar, for example, has said "individuals preaching hatred or violence against anyone should not be tolerated”. 4/11
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…
Sara Khan spoke up too, fighting extremism.
While Shafiq doesn't come out if it all too well, shall we say: “He is not a supporter of terrorism. He is an opponent of terrorism. Any insinuation that he is an extremist is frankly absurd and an insult.” 5/11
thetimes.co.uk/article/pakist…
While Shafiq doesn't come out if it all too well, shall we say: “He is not a supporter of terrorism. He is an opponent of terrorism. Any insinuation that he is an extremist is frankly absurd and an insult.” 5/11
thetimes.co.uk/article/pakist…
See the Bradford rally for more. This speaker tells the incendiary lie that Israel has designs on al-Aqsa and even Saudi Arabia. 6/11
He goes on to fantasise about Allah amputating the hands of Israelis.
There's plenty more out there along these lines from Muhammad Abdul Jabbar. He's a red line all by himself. Perhaps Shafiq thinks he too is "amazing and loving". 7/11
There's plenty more out there along these lines from Muhammad Abdul Jabbar. He's a red line all by himself. Perhaps Shafiq thinks he too is "amazing and loving". 7/11
While Shafiq had a message for Keir Starmer. It was rather simple, and apparently well received too. 8/11
These lovely people were certainly having a fun day out. 9/11
Imran Hussain and Naz Shah both delivered entirely one-sided anti-Israel tirades at the rally. Here's Shah accusing the government of Israel of "right wing fascism" and, of course, apartheid. 10/11
There were some really great placards on the day too.
Remember, Labour thinks that Naz Shah should be in charge of "community cohesion" in our country. 11/11
Remember, Labour thinks that Naz Shah should be in charge of "community cohesion" in our country. 11/11
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