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New London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim to hold the post, invited US Republican frontrunner for the presidential post Donald Trump to visit London and meet Muslims, after the latter called to ban all followers of Islam from the United States.
MOSCOW
(Sputnik) — Khan said that many people have not had any experience
of Islam and have only learnt about it from television "when there are
criminals, terrorists, bad people committing acts of terror and
terrorism, using the name of Islam to justify their acts. And so I
accept some people’s view of Islam may be clouded by what they see
on the TV and the news."
In December 2015, Trump proposed a "total and complete" ban
for Muslims entering the United States, as well as an Islamic
registration and control of certain mosques. He also accused Muslims
of celebrating the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The business tycoon said he would exempt Khan from the ban after the
latter expressed his fears that he would not be able to travel to the
United States by virtue of his faith. Khan slammed the proposal,
saying that Trump’s views of Islam could harm both London and
Washington because it could alienate mainstream Muslims around the world
and so contribute to the spread of extremism.
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"So my point to Donald Trump is: if it is the
case that your views on Islam are ignorant, if it is the case that you
have not met Muslims who are compatible with, comfortable with Western
values, to all purposes ‘normal’ – come to London. There are literally
hundreds of thousands of Londoners who are Muslim and Western," Khan, a
member of the Labour party, told the Huffington Post newspaper in an
interview released Friday.
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Trump Responds to Muslim London Mayor Khan: "I Will Remember Those Statements"
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Trump talks about British Prime Minister David Cameron and newly
elected London Mayor Sadiq Khan in a wide-ranging interview with Piers
Morgan on Good Morning Britain. Trump has been critical of Khan and how he plans to deal with Islamic extremism in the UK capital.
Khan said Trump's views are "ignorant, divisive and dangerous" and plays right into the hands of Islamic extremists.
"I think they were very rude statements and, frankly, tell him I will remember those statements," Trump said. "They are very nasty statements. I just think it's very rude of him. In fact it's the opposite. I wished him well when I heard he won, he's a Muslim."
"I think it's ignorant of him to say that," Trump added.
Khan said Trump's views are "ignorant, divisive and dangerous" and plays right into the hands of Islamic extremists.
"I think they were very rude statements and, frankly, tell him I will remember those statements," Trump said. "They are very nasty statements. I just think it's very rude of him. In fact it's the opposite. I wished him well when I heard he won, he's a Muslim."
"I think it's ignorant of him to say that," Trump added.
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