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What does the election of a Muslim mayor of London mean to you? | What does the election of a Muslim mayor of London mean to you? |
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Sadiq Khan is the first directly-elected Muslim mayor of a Western capital city. As the rest of Europe struggles with the rise of anti-immigration parties, Khan’s victory sends an important message. If you live outside of the UK, we want to hear what his appointment means to you. | |
Germany, Netherlands and Sweden have been trying to stem the rise in anti-immigration parties buoyed by Europe’s migration crisis and fears over Brussels and Paris styled terrorist attacks. In the current climate, the election of a Muslim mayor in a Western capital is significant . Could the same happen in your city or country? | Germany, Netherlands and Sweden have been trying to stem the rise in anti-immigration parties buoyed by Europe’s migration crisis and fears over Brussels and Paris styled terrorist attacks. In the current climate, the election of a Muslim mayor in a Western capital is significant . Could the same happen in your city or country? |
Across the UK there are hundreds of Muslim councillors, and the House of Commons has 13 Muslim MPs. Khan, the son of a London bus driver, recently joked that he was not the first Muslim politician in the UK, highlighting Sajid Javid, the Tory business secretary. “Typical. You wait for ages for a Pakistani bus driver’s son to come along, then two come along at once,” he joked. | Across the UK there are hundreds of Muslim councillors, and the House of Commons has 13 Muslim MPs. Khan, the son of a London bus driver, recently joked that he was not the first Muslim politician in the UK, highlighting Sajid Javid, the Tory business secretary. “Typical. You wait for ages for a Pakistani bus driver’s son to come along, then two come along at once,” he joked. |
In the rest of Europe, Muslim politicians are scarce but not absent. In Rotterdam unelected Muslim mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb member of the Dutch Labour Party, has been tipped as a possible future prime minister despite anti-immigration parties making inroads in the country’s recent elections. | In the rest of Europe, Muslim politicians are scarce but not absent. In Rotterdam unelected Muslim mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb member of the Dutch Labour Party, has been tipped as a possible future prime minister despite anti-immigration parties making inroads in the country’s recent elections. |
We’d like to know what the view is like from where you live. How important is Khan’s appointment for your city or country? Can you imagine a similar appointment where you live? And how is Khan’s victory being reported where you are? | We’d like to know what the view is like from where you live. How important is Khan’s appointment for your city or country? Can you imagine a similar appointment where you live? And how is Khan’s victory being reported where you are? |
Share your views in the form below and we’ll use a selection in our reporting. You do not need to answer every question. | Share your views in the form below and we’ll use a selection in our reporting. You do not need to answer every question. |
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