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Jun 12 4 tweets 2 min read
This raises interesting questions for @britishfuture and Hope not Hate. Will they carry on working with Qari Asim?
If Britain's Future included a de facto blasphemy law enforced by gangs of men protesting outside cinemas, I think most people would say 'count me out'. #LadyOfHeaven
I expect all of Qari Asim's interfaith gigs to continue though. For those involved in interfaith, little or nothing is expected other than the joy of meetings and declaring their own righteousness. Who cares if our own values are ripped up by mobs yelling at the local multiplex!
The letter giving Qari Asim his marching orders is very, very good. The Boris Johnson administration has said, and done, very little against Islamism. Perhaps this is a welcome sign it is going to stop giving ground to its opponents?

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