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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
A British imam was dismissed from his job on Saturday after being accused of backing protests against a controversial film about the daughter of Prophet Muhammad, British media reported on Sunday. Qari Asim, an imam and lawyer in Leeds, was dismissed by the UK government from his role as independent adviser on Islamophobia and deputy chairman of the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group after publicly criticising “The Lady of Heaven,” a film which Muslims in a number of countries have denounced as blasphemous. Asim’s dismissal comes days after he posted a Facebook post on Monday that said the film …