Sadiq Khan: Racists need to get some Muslim friends
TOO many British people have never had a Muslim friend, Labour London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan said yesterday as he vowed to tackle extremism by ending “social segregation.”
Mr Khan, tipped to be elected London’s first Muslim mayor in May, also said too many Muslims are living in cultural silos as he responded to the Paris terror attacks in a speech to Parliament’s Press Gallery.
He said: “As a result, too many people have formed a single identity — too often based around their religion or ethnicity.
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