Imam Who Backed Nationwide Muslim Protests at British Cinemas Is Government Islamophobia Adviser

Imam Qari Asim was appointed to provide expert advice on a definition of Islamophobia to the government on July 23, 2019. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Senior Imam Qari Asim caught up in free speech row as he said “The Lady of Heaven” could “potentially fuel hatred” and that he had been working with “brothers and Imams” across the country to protest the film and cancel its showings.

Asim is an independent adviser to the British government on Islamophobia and a senior Imam who has urged Muslims to protest the film that is accused of “blasphemy.”