Posted on 05/10/2016 7:23:14 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
LONDON (AP) — London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump's "ignorant" view of Islam, after the Republican presidential contender suggested Khan could be exempted from a proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.
Last year Trump proposed "a total and complete" ban on foreign Muslims entering the U.S. "until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on."
Asked how that policy would affect London's first Muslim mayor, Trump told The New York Times that "there will always be exceptions."
But Khan said "this isn't just about me — it's about my friends, my family and everyone who comes from a background similar to mine, anywhere in the world."
"Donald Trump's ignorant view of Islam could make both our countries less safe — it risks alienating mainstream Muslims around the world and plays into the hands of the extremists," Khan said in a statement.
Khan, the London-born son of Pakistani immigrants, was elected last week by a wide margin after a campaign that saw his Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith accuse him of having shared platforms with Islamic extremists.
Khan, a former human rights lawyer and Labour Party lawmaker, accused Goldsmith of trying to frighten and divide voters in a multicultural city of 8.6 million people — more than 1 million of them Muslims.
The mayor said Tuesday that Trump and people who agree with him "think that western liberal values are incompatible with mainstream Islam - London has proved him wrong."
Trump said he was "happy to see" Khan's election and hoped "he does a good job."
The mayor declined to lend Trump his support.
"I'll be backing the Democratic candidate — Hillary Clinton, who I suspect it will be — and I hope that she trounces him," Khan told the BBC.
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You're absolutely right, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor should literally be hanged.
Trump must be on the right track.
Stupid Brits. Have they never read the bloody history of Islam? They are taking over europe and will try to take over the u.S. as soon as Obama has imported enough of them.
Only Donald understands, has the guts to speak out and save us.
A Muslim, AND a lawyer. Great. I’m sick of this false argument that we can further alienate Muslims. Our very existence pisses them off.
“... it risks alienating mainstream Muslims around the world and plays into the hands of the extremists,” Khan said in a statement.
Mainstream Muslims are the extremists.
Moderate Muzzy’s !??
No Such Thing.
No, I didn’t hit abuse because, like you, I don’t want to push my luck. If it keeps up though, I will have no choice but to hit abuse.
I have no problem with putting up a link if someone wants to see the pics or videos. But it should be OUR choice whether we want to see them or not. We shouldn’t have them forced on us.
I wasn’t planning on watching the Nick Berg video but a relative, who was with me at the time, begged me to watch it. So I relented. Big mistake.
We both horribly regret watching that atrocity. You referred to his screams; I heard his screams in my dreams for several nights.
NO ONE should be allowed to post those videos without a link.
Er...make that “Uncle Toms.”
You need to tell the guy that (Cobra something or other). He’s done it before and I’ve called him out on it. He seems to think freepers are snowflakes - yes, all the military people who post here as well as witnesses to 9/11 (me) and young people who post here. Next time I will hit abuse. He’s a provocateur.
I got one of those speeches a couple of days ago from a lyft driver. I could not complain because I was on my way to a flight and did not want to get left halfway to the airport.
The rationale in part was
* millenials and others are hedonistic, partying, drinking, women wearing short skirts and not thinking of consequences including rape
* the koran provides solutions to how to live
* koran has not been modified over time, unlike christian bible, etc.
* people have to consider how many millions have been killed since 9/11 in afghanistan, iraq, etc due to USA aggression since that time
* muslim imams(?) available at a local mosque who can answer all questions (he gave me a local address)
i was surprised and just acted polite. at the end the guy wanted my phone number (yikes!) so he could give me a koran but i just said i would read it online so no need.
a bit scary since the guy seemed totally into it. SF Bay area.
I hope Trump keeps this up and continues to reject PC/speech suppression.
I didn’t know that. Thank you.
They blame Christians for the Crusades. The muzzies were violent invaders taking over regions of the world. They had only been around since about 622’AD. They were the aggressors. Christians had to respond in self defense. Unfortunately, Christians didn’t respond enough. They should have eradicated this evil cult from the planet.
Muslims seek the weak, ignorant, and uneducated. There is a reason they burn books and try to destroy history. They’re afraid of the truth.
I'm going to channel the Donald now...
CHOICE killed between 3,300 and 4,000 future American citizens today.
Even if this WERE done to your liking; some poster's WORDS will be hideous to you.
Girls, girls!
Please; do not barf in the aisles!
FR isn't just about you sensitive ones.
It gets new readers every day.
They may have NOT seen the images that distress you so.
Would you really like to be the ones that cause their education to be censored?
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