Amazing: See this bus driver’s son who has emerged as a Mayor in London
– Sadiq Khan reportedly embraced Islam at a time when many in the West saw it as politically toxic
– Says he has a plan of how to keep London safe
Sadiq Khan of the Labour party has emerged as the first elected Muslim mayor in London, Washington Post reports.
Khan, who is said to be the son of a driver, made history on Friday as he became the first Muslim elected to lead a major Western capital city.
Sadiq Khan becomes the first Muslim mayor in London.
The outcome of this is likely to resonate far beyond a change in London’s City Hall, which will also see a challenge mounted for the rise of anti-Islam political rhetoric in the West.
It will also give another powerful voice to Britain’s large Pakistani community just when the country is facing its own identity crisis.
Khan, it was gathered, has embraced Islam seen by many in the West as politically toxic, to a winning effect.
He memorably tweeted to his main rival, the Conservative’s Party’s Zac Goldsmith, at one point: “Hey @ZacGoldsmith. There’s no need to keep pointing at me & shouting ‘he’s a Muslim.’ I put it on my own leaflets.”
Khan also noted in a chat with the Washington Post on the campaign trail earlier this week that, “I want to be the British Muslim that defeats the extremists, defeats the radicals. I’ve got a plan of how we can keep London safe.”
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