Bishop warns of ''no-go'' zones for non-Muslims in Britain
London, Jan 6 (UNI) Islamic extremists have created ''no-go'' areas across Britain where it is dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England's most senior bishops warned today.
The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester and the Church's only Asian bishop, said people of a different race or faith face physical attack if they live or work in communities dominated by a strict Muslim ideology.
The bishop, born in Pakistan, warned that attempts were being made to give Britain an increasingly Islamic character by introducing the call to prayer and wider use of 'sharia' law, a legal system based on the Quran.
He wrote in the Telegraph that it was becoming increasingly difficult for Christianity to be the nation's public religion in a multifaith, multicultural society.
Bishop Nazir-Ali, whose father converted from Islam to Catholicism, argued that multiculturalism has led to deep divisions in the society.
Ibrahim
Mogra
of
the
Muslim
Council
of
Britain
criticised
the
bishop,
saying,
''It's
irresponsible
for
a
man
of
his
position
to
make
these
comments.
He
should
accept
that
Britain
is
a
multicultural
society
in
which
we
are
free
to
follow
our
religion
at
the
same
time
as
being
extremely
proud
to
be
British.
We
wouldn't
allow
'no-go'
areas
to
happen.
I
smell
extreme
intolerance
when
people
criticise
multiculturalism.''
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