Oh dear I should have known better than to do this, I was referring to the interview he gave at the time of the fatwa on Rushdie. He was hoodwinked and pressed by the journo interviewing him, but I remember watching it he said something like he wouldn't spit in Rushdies dinner if he saw him in a restaurant but agreed with the belief that 'blasphemers deserve to die'.

At the time I was living in an area with a high Muslim population as well as working for some very posh Muslim folk and it was the subject of much debate. I'm sure Yusaf would agree with their saying 'Nothing is perfect but Allah'.

countess, Brondesbury Park ain't half as posh or prosperous as it used to be!

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