Social cohesion will be undermined if authorities do not face protests over “religious fines,” a government adviser said last night.
Dame Sara Khan was speaking after a film about Islamic history was removed from cinemas after protests. Khan, the independent adviser on social cohesion and resilience, said local and central government had not shown enough leadership in upholding democratic values. He added that “intimidation and fear” were being used by groups trying to stop legal activities.
“I have seen local authorities and MPs try to quell religious turmoil or sit on the fence in the hope that these protests will spread and often do so in the short term,” Khan said. The Daily Telegraph. “But that is a failure