What it means to be a prominent Muslim in the UK
July 13, 2012  16:36
To be a prominent Muslim means suffering a daily diet of bigotry and even outright hatred. This week, Mehdi Hasan -- who, other than my colleague Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, is Britain's only prominent Muslim journalist '" wrote of how, every day, he is attacked as a "jihadist" and a "terrorist".

He has been described as a "dangerous Muslim shithead", a "moderate cockroach", and worse. The message from his critics is clear: Muslims have no legitimate place in public life.

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