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  • UK Muslim leader barred from US

    07/14/2005 9:07:15 PM PDT · by Candor7 · 10 replies · 422+ views
    BBC World News ^ | 7/13/05 | BBC World News Staff
    Dr Zaki Badawi joined other faith leaders in condemning the London bombings. British Muslim leader Sheikh Dr Zaki Badawi has said he has been refused entry to the US without explanation. The head of the Muslim College said he flew from London to New York to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York but was turned back. Dr Badawi said he was detained for six hours on Wednesday and that immigration staff were "very embarrassed". US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it had information indicating Dr Badawi was "inadmissible". Spokeswoman Janet Rapaport said that when problems arose...