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| Tahir Ali's proposal is intended to protect Islam from criticism |
A Birmingham MP and second generation Pakistani called on Keir Starmer to implement what amounts to a blasphemy law during Wednesday's PMQs. Tahir Ali, MP for Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley, highlighted the timing as 'Islamophobia Awareness Month' and proceeded to call for 'measures to prohibit the desecration of all religious texts and the prophets of the Abrahamic religions'.
Ali is one of four Muslim members of Labour's Socialist Campaign Group and is highly supportive of the Palestinian cause, while being highly critical of Israel. He can speak about 'Abrahamic religions' all he likes, but his intentions are clearly not intended to defend Judaism, or Christianity for that matter. He framed the question around 'Islamophobia Awareness Month', so we know exactly what he wants to protect from criticism. Also, by using that term, he conveniently omits Sikhs and Hindus as they are not of the 'Abrahamic faiths'. What we have here is a bigot, born and bred in Birmingham, but whose loyalties are to Pakistan and Islam.
Watch the clip below, including Starmer's response, in which he does not rule it out...
We don't need more laws to protect Islam from criticism in this country, in fact we need to be able to speak more freely about this fifth column threat to the fabric of our society, whether that be innocent civilians blown up or stabbed to death, young girls groomed and raped or school teachers in hiding. Our society - whether you are religious or not - is rooted in Christianity. Defend it at all costs.
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