- Friday, April 19, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
New London mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday that he was not a Muslim leader but represented everyone in the city, after making history by becoming the first mayor of his faith in a major Western capital. “Let me be very clear, I’m not a Muslim leader or Muslims’ spokesperson, I’m the mayor of London. I speak for all Londoners,” the 45-year-old said in a wide-ranging media briefing. Khan, the son of Pakistani immigrants, added however that his election proved “that it’s possible to be Muslim and a Westerner. Western values are compatible with Islam”. He repeated his criticism of…
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