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Sajjad Karim

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Gender Male
Age 54
Web site www.sajjadkarim.eu
Date of birth July 11,1970
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Blackburn
United Kingdom
Party Conservative Party
Office Member of the European Parliament
Job Politician
Solicitor
Education London Guildhall College
Nelson and Colne College
University of Management & Technology
Nelson & Colne College
NationalityBritish
Previous positionMember of the European Parliament (2004–2019)
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Sajjad Haider Karim is a British politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England between 2004 and 2019. Sajjad is one of 10 members of the executive of European Movement UK and Chair of Conservative European Forum Trade.

Islamophobia: Conservative party members suspended over contributions

Feb 16,2020 6:24 am

have exposed A Number of Conservative members of The Party , for the reservation or approval of material islamophobe online.

The BBC highlighted, more than 20 new cases to The Party that said that all those found to be members, the shared, or supported the anti-Muslim posts on Twitter and Facebook were immediately stopped.

However, the officials would not reveal the exact number of members suspended.

A Conservative spokesman said The Party was now "the construction of the terms" of an investigation, in the larger edition.

But Baroness Warsi, the former Tory Chairman, who was Britain's first female Muslim minister, accused her party of "step back".

It has been repeatedly called upon to hold The Party for an independent investigation of accusations of Islamophobia among the members, due to previous incidents, which were marked to The Party , and in the media.

The BBC was alerted to details of the new cases, from an anonymous Twitter user, and independently reviewed each case prior to the transfer of data to the Conservative Party .

The incidents ranged from people "liking" anti-Muslim images or statements on one or two occasions, regularly Islamophobic posts from people who said they were members of the Tory party.

To the content that was shared on Social Media , a Conservative councillor, responds to a tweet in March, writing: "Islam and slavery are partners in crime. "

When contacted, he said the BBC was false information as to his views, and he does not judge people according to their race or religion.

He spoke of 10,000 to 15,000 of its contributions, the three of them had, were Taken Out of context as part of the efforts of the BBC to Sully "the Conservative Party ".

An independent parish councillor who said he was Boris Johnson 's 2012 Mayoral campaign, quote: "Islam is THE religion of hate (sic)" and "the Muslims hate = Free speech (sic). "

When contacted, he told the BBC he was an atheist, was equally critical of Christianity and all other religions, and he found it annoying, was the Islam in the air, and critics were branded racist.

Other incidents, including comments such as "Muslim scum" and "I don't want the Muslims in This Country ".

'Robust processes'

party sources said not all cases had highlighted, involved members of the Conservative Party .

A spokesman said will be found: "All those who The Party members were immediately suspended while an investigation.

"The Conservative Party will never stand for, when It Comes to prejudice and discrimination of any kind.

"that is why we are already establishing the terms of an investigation to ensure that such instances are isolated, and robust processes are in place, the stamp you as and when they occur. "

Business minister, Kwasi Kwarteng BBC Radio 4 Yesterday said that he believed an independent investigation of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party was in full swing, but he was not able to get the details of it.

He said The Party was "trying to get to grips with this problem" and it had "decisive action" if the cases of the BBC. shown

Since the year 2018, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) was to launch the call for the Conservatives to an independent investigation of the alleged Islamophobia, and in may, asked The Council formally to hold the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (ECHR).

The MCB has a list with a series of complaints against the characters in The Party , including Boris Johnson .

During the Conservative leadership race, to commit to then-interior Minister Sajid Javid against The Other candidates, an external investigation, and The Other seemed to agree.

Later, though, Mr Johnson claimed, he understood it, had a request "in all types of prejudice and discrimination, including anti-Semitism", not Islamophobia in particular.

'values'

Baroness Warsi BBC Radio 4 's World at One The Party was said to slow the Problem.

"She Said she didn't need a request; now confirm it," She Said . "You said you needed a definition that you have now. What new nonsense, excuse me, you are now come with easy to avoid this Problem?"

Sajjad Karim , a Conservative Party member and former member of the European Parliament, said it should rowing no "back" on the commitments.

He told the BBC: "I have had discussions with Islamophobic content directly through me, carried out by very experienced members of the Conservative Party - in fact parliamentarians, one of whom is a serving minister is in fact in this moment In Time .

"it's a question of values, and if we allow Islamophobia and any other form of discrimination, uncontrolled, and what we do, in fact, it is to undermine Our Own values.

"This leads to a very different kind of society, the development in the coming decades, and that's not something I think most British people want. "

Mr Karim has not shown that the name of the Minister in question, but said he would investigate the Conservative Party headquarters, if you wanted to, The Incident .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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