A Leeds imam dismissed as a government adviser after joining the fight to ban a film about the Prophet Mohammed's daughter has claimed his sacking was a "red herring" to disguise the failure to tackle Islamophobia.
Qari Asim, who was made an MBE in 2012 for building community harmony in the city, said he had been subjected to 'anti-Muslim hatred' since the Government announced it was removing from his role as an Islamophobia consultant.
Michael Gove's Levelling Up Department said that after protests against the film The Lady of Heaven, supporting the campaign "to limit free expression" precluded him from continuing.
