Hawzah News Agency- Trump used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday to label Khan a “terrible mayor” and falsely claim London wants “to go to Sharia law''.
Khan, the first Muslim mayor of a Western capital city, told reporters Wednesday: “People are wondering what it is about this Muslim mayor who leads a liberal, multi-cultural, progressive and successful city that means I appear to be living rent-free inside Donald Trump’s head''.
Sharia law is based on Islam’s holy book, the Quran, and the life of prophet Mohammed. It refers to a set of principles that govern the moral and religious lives of Muslims on matters as varied as prayer, finance, divorce or halal food.
He added, “I think, as Donald Trump has shown, he is racist, he is misogynistic and he is Islamophobic''.
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting defended Khan in a post on X Tuesday, writing: “Sadiq Khan is not trying to impose Sharia Law on London''.
“This is a Mayor who marches with Pride, who stands up for difference of background and opinion, who’s focused on improving our transport, our air, our streets, our safety, our choices and chances. Proud he’s our Mayor'', Streeting said.
Trump was in the United Kingdom last week for an unprecedented second state visit. Second-term US presidents aren’t typically afforded the pomp of two official trips , but his itinerary didn’t include a journey to the British capital – where crowds of protesters had gathered.
On the campaign trail before his first term as president, Trump pledged to ban Muslims from the US once in office. Khan at the time deemed it an “outrageous policy''.
Khan later called Trump’s views on Islam “ignorant,” to which the president hit back, saying, “I will remember those statements. They are very nasty statements''.
Source: CNN
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