Comments on: Mo Shafiq: Supporter of Blasphemy Laws and Hate Preaching Extremists

By: Dido's Desolate Domain

Dido's Desolate Domain — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:53:08 +0000

An absolute disgrace. As a British girl interested in social justice and involved in many such causes, I am sickened to see media outlets promoting people with such a sinister past. Yes, we have Freedom of Expression, but that privilege ends where someone else’s rights begin. Incitement to racial/religious or any other hatred is always forbidden, and Shafiq, any follower of his that posted death threats, and these so-called clerics should all be under police investigation.

By: Stephen Knight

Stephen Knight — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:54:09 +0000

Thank you very much!

By: rose

rose — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 09:43:18 +0000

you’re a good man Stephen

By: Saul Sorrell-Till

Saul Sorrell-Till — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:40:18 +0000

I would say, in the BBC’s defence, that whilst they are frequently useless on this issue they are also responsible for The Big Questions and Newsnight, the only two shows on which crypto-Islamists and extreme conservative Muslims are actually pushed as to what it is they believe. TBQ in particular is something of a trailblazing show and it was there that I first saw Shafiq decisively unmasked as a nasty little demagogue, along with numerous other shapeshifting Islamic conservatives whose reputations as ‘moderates’ took hits after Nicky Campbell, Maajid Nawaz, Douglas Murray, etc. did their jobs and grilled them properly.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:45:22 +0000

Ansar shot himself in the foot with a direct attack (report to the police) on a broadcaster for nothing. I think it was that more than anything else, that focused their minds. Otherwise, I think he might still be there (based on a BBC reply I saw regarding someone making a complaint regarding all of his shenanigans, and the BBC brushing it off completely as if they didn’t care).

By: HumanistJ

HumanistJ — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:04:45 +0000

Agree with all of this. And the broadcasters did drop Mo Ansar when he was exposed for what he is, so it’s worth doing.

By: bootjangler

bootjangler — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:59:34 +0000

You can forget having a chat with broadcasters. The last number of years have made me realise that either all of them (BBC, Channel 4, Sky, ITV, LBC) are either completely stupid in research, just don’t care, or are afraid to drop anyone. And with some, also the chase for ratings comes into it, but doesn’t apply here.
And it isn’t limited to this example.
The scary thing is that they cannot find anyone else.