'Islamophobia': Pakistan-born MP attacks Restore colleague for exposing Muslim rape gangs to Joe Rogan



Rupert Lowe, the Restore Britain leader who unveiled the stomach-churning "Rape Gang Inquiry Report" last month, spoke to podcaster Joe Rogan in an interview released on Wednesday about the mass rape of young white girls in the United Kingdom by predominantly Muslim Pakistani gangs.

Lowe also highlighted the U.K.'s problem with parallel Islamic legal systems operating in the U.K. and their apparent tolerance by British authorities who are sensitive to the "Muslim bloc vote."

'They will all be banned on day one.'

Afzal Khan, a Pakistan-born Labour member of parliament who previously served as parliamentary chair for the Labour Muslim Network, melted down publicly over this illuminating interview.

Rather than engage with Lowe's commentary, Khan sought the regulation and possible punishment of his colleague's free speech by submitting a complaint to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, which is responsible for investigating alleged breaches of House of Commons Code of Conduct and Registers.

Khan wrote in a Thursday letter to Commissioner Daniel Greenberg that "on 8th July, Rupert Lowe MP appeared on 'The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast, in which he claimed that parallel Sharia courts are tolerated within the U.K. judicial system. This is not only a flagrant lie but is deeply inflammatory and fuels Islamophobia."

RELATED: 'Rape of Britain' ignored because of the Muslim vote, UK lawmaker tells Joe Rogan

L-R: Mary Turner/Bloomberg/Getty Images; Carmen Mandato/Getty Images (R)

While the British government officially rejects the idea that Sharia law and Sharia councils have any legal authority in the isles, lawmakers have for years expressed concerns that the councils are forming a parallel legal system.

According to a 2019 parliamentary brief, Sharia courts have existed in the United Kingdom since the 1980s. By 2012, there were at least 30 major Sharia courts in England. According to a 2018 independent review commissioned by the Home Office, the number of Sharia courts in England and Wales is as high as 85.

The 2018 review found that many Muslims couples were not civilly registering their marriages with the appropriate authorities and were therefore reliant on this parallel legal system for resolving marital disputes and securing religious divorces.

The report also found that these Islamic courts engaged in discriminatory practices and that some of the councils inappropriately questioned women, pressured individuals into making financial concessions to obtain a divorce, and in some cases failed to refer domestic violence or child abuse to the police or real courts.

Despite identifying various problems with the parallel legal system, the report effectively recommended tolerance, stating, "We consider the closure of Sharia councils is not a viable option."

Khan — who recognized in his letter that Sharia councils exist in the U.K. and that they adjudicate religious divorces and "may also give verdicts on other aspects of day-to-day life for Muslims" — made clear that he resents more than just Lowe's remarks about the Sharia court system.

The Pakistani native complained to the commissioner that the "Rape Gang Inquiry Report" commissioned by Lowe claimed "that 'Muslim' gangs are to blame for child sexual abuse in Britain" and "that 'at the very least, 250,000 young white girls have been subjected to repeated rape, gang rape, trafficking, torture' primarily by Pakistani Muslim men since mass immigration began in the 1950s."

Khan suggested that such claims were unfounded and were "Islamophobic."

RELATED: 'Beyond evil': Nightmarish report reveals full scale of mass Islamic rapes of '250,000' white British girls

L-R: OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images; Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

After leaning on an Al Jazeera commentator's characterization of Lowe as a neo-Nazi, Khan returned to the matter at hand, claiming that Lowe's appearance on Rogan's podcast was "extremely problematic" — especially since Rogan previously "failed to counter [Vice President JD] Vance's 'sort of joke' that the U.K. is heading towards being 'the first Islamist country with nuclear weapons.'"

'These are barbaric, medieval and backward Islamic practices that have no place in our country.'

Khan closed his complaint by suggesting his Oxford-born colleague's "words and actions create a hostile working environment, particularly for Muslim MPs," and that Lowe's supposed "rampant racism" warrants an investigation.

Lowe responded to Khan on Friday by sardonically thanking Khan for reporting him to the parliamentary authorities over his appearance on Rogan's show, the rape gang inquiry, and his criticism of Sharia courts, the burqa, and halal slaughter.

The Englishman claimed that "these are barbaric, medieval and backward Islamic practices that have no place in our country. When Restore Britain gains power, they will all be banned on day one. It will be glorious."

In addition to forwarding the report and Restore Britain's mass deportation plan to Khan, Lowe told the Pakistani native, "If you have an issue with my politics — please come directly to me for an adult discussion, rather than running to the authorities in an attempt to censor my views which are held by a large majority of the British complaint."

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Falsely Claims An African Immigrant Recently Stabbed A Police Officer In Manchester, U.K.

A video shared on Facebook claims to show a police officer in Manchester, U.K., who was purportedly stabbed by an African immigrant. Verdict: False The claim is false. The original video, shared on YouTube, indicates an acid attack occurred at the Piccadilly bus station. On Aug. 8, the Manchester Evening News reported police descended on […]

FACT CHECK: No, This Image Does Not Show Female Police Officer Injured In Manchester Airport Incident

A Great Manchester Police spokesperson confirmed that the image does not show an officer injured during the recent incident.

Leftists wail as New Hampshire city addresses homelessness problem just days after landmark SCOTUS ruling



The largest city in New Hampshire has already begun to clean up its streets just days after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pivotal ruling likely to have a significant impact on the country's growing homelessness problem.

While much of the focus on homelessness has been on California and other West Coast states, Manchester, New Hampshire, has had a major homelessness problem of its own in recent years. Perhaps as many as 140 Manchester residents are homeless, and another 400 or so are living in shelters, the city website said.

'During walks with my kids, we've encountered human excrement. I've had to teach them to be looking out for needles.'

"I'll be frank with you," said Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg. "This has been a strain on this police department and this community as a whole for the last several years."

Last Friday, SCOTUS justices ruled 6-3 that cities can ban sleeping and camping in public areas such as streets and parks. By Tuesday evening, Manchester leaders had already voted to change the city's local ordinances to make public areas safer.

The previous ordinance in Manchester banned public sleeping and camping only from sunrise to sunset, a measure that could be enforced only when space was available at local shelters.

On Tuesday, Mayor Jay Ruais and the city's aldermen met and voted overwhelmingly, 14-1, to ban public camping entirely, effective immediately. The measure gives police the option to impose a $250 fine on violators, and the city also allotted police an extra $500,000 to help with enforcement.

Despite the apparent enthusiasm for the new ordinance from local leaders, some residents spoke out against it during the public comment portion of the meeting. Often echoing tired platitudes, these critics expressed deep sympathy for the homeless population but seemingly little concern for area families.

"We cannot arrest our way out of homelessness," said one man.

"Unhoused people need homes, not handcuffs," added a woman.

One woman has even bragged that she regularly visits homeless encampments and does not believe they pose a threat to public safety. "I often walk through the homeless encampments while walking around town," said Phoebe Youman. "I'm a young woman. I'm under five feet tall, and I walk alone most times, and not once have the people living on the streets or living in their cars made me uncomfortable or harassed me, let alone caused a safety risk."

An area father and business owner took a decidedly different view. "I've seen camps set up on school property where our children, where my children, should feel safe and secure," said Adam Alvarez, a Manchester native.

"During walks with my kids, we've encountered human excrement. I've had to teach them to be looking out for needles."

Mayor Ruais has since defended the measure and slammed those accusing him and others of unfairly attacking the homeless.

"This is not criminalizing [homelessness]," he said. "Nobody's going to jail as a result of this. This is the deterrence effect."

Ruais also noted that the city does offer assistance to those who want and ask for it. "What we won't tolerate is people breaking our laws or ignoring our ordinances," he said.

Police Chief Aldenberg added that homeless residents may use public parks like anyone else — so long as they abide by the rules.

"If they want to be in the parks as well and act appropriately and not drink there, not urinate there, not sleep there, then they're more than welcome to be there, as well," he said.

Aldenberg also indicated that the new ordinance will allow all Manchester residents to enjoy their beautiful city: "People that want to come and sit in the park with their family on a nice day like today ... [will] feel more comfortable doing so."

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Manchester City Manager Ignoring An Israeli Representative?

A post shared on social media purportedly shows Manchester City Soccer Manager Pep Guardiola ignored an Israeli representative at a recent match. Verdict: False The claim is inaccurate. The man in the video is not an Israeli representative. Fact Check: The Israel Defense Force recently announced that they have taken control of most of the Gaza-Egypt border […]

'Queer'-bookstore owner outraged that larger chains don't have 'LGBT section' — wants to help gay teens 'find themselves within literature'



An independent "queer"-bookstore owner accused mainstream bookstore chains of "monetizing" LGBT literature during gay pride months only. The man urged the outlets to "support queer people" all year long.

Matthew Comford, owner of a bookstore called "QueerLit" in Manchester, England, criticized large book chains — specifically the brand Waterstones — for not properly supporting LGBT books and publishers.

"I went into Waterstones Manchester Deansgate a few years ago and very sheepishly asked ‘can you point me in the direction of your LGBT section?’ and they said they didn’t have one," the businessman told outlet SWNS.

"This was the biggest bookshop in the north. They take a whole window to brag they’re the biggest bookshop in the north, but they only put a pride section together during Pride Month," he continued.

“We need mainstream bookstores to step up their game. Places like Waterstones is why my business exists," Comford said.

Comford told the outlet that the big book retailers need to have permanent sections dedicated to literature focused on the various sexual identities of his choosing, in order to tackle homophobia in society.

The 39-year-old argued that the Waterstones website should have a stand-alone "LGBT section" instead of having "pre-selected" books during pride month.

Current categories on the store's website are: Fiction, non-fiction, crime, children's, graphic novels & manga, and science fiction, fantasy & horror.

A Waterstones spokesperson said that the company "strongly supports LGBTQ+ publishing all year round in shops and online, not just for pride month."

“Many of our shops curate dedicated displays and tables of LGBTQ+ fiction and non-fiction throughout the year," the spokesperson added.

\u201cFirst time visiting @QueerLitUK and I loved it \ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\ude0d\n\nIf you are ever in Manchester, make sure you visit this beautiful independent bookshop #queerlit #Manchester #indiebookshop #BookTwitter \n\nThese are the books I bought \ud83e\udd70 \ud83d\udcda @merylwilsner @LaJohnJoseph @lauraelizakay\u201d
— book_lover_73 (@book_lover_73) 1674931239

Comford said he founded his shop as an online storefront in June 2020 after spotting a gap in the market. He then opened a retail outlet in August 2021.

The store owner boasted that he has sent more than 2,800 books to schools in the United Kingdom and condemned removing LGBT books from curriculums. The man also stressed wanting to help gay children "find themselves within literature" in an attempt to normalize their feelings.

“Libraries don’t have huge budgets, but anything we think we can do to help an LGBTQ+ teen find themselves within literature to normalize the feelings and the emotions and the thoughts that are going through their mind is a huge thing."

"There’s a serious agenda happening within the LGBT activist movement and lobby groups to really push sexual politics," said Lewis Brackpool, an independent journalist in England.

"England is a very relaxed country for anybody to be anything, but it becomes problematic with the consistent affirmation of pushing sexual identity and politics onto people and children," Brackpool added.

Waterstones assures readers that it consistently includes such literature in its rotations, such as its "best LGBTQ+ romance" label.