What can we say about Inayat Bungalwala? He’s the man for all seasons; he’s all things to all men; the good time had by all. For John Denham, he represents the Muslim figurehead this government needs to represent its rehashed Prevent initiative. For the Trots, such as George Galloway and Bob Pitt, he is a fine example of a “moderate Muslim” - anti-Israel, anti-secular, conservative, communalist, but mostly anti-Israel.
And he is Ed Husain’s new best friend, according to whom, Bunglawala…
“has risked much among entrenched, dinosaur Muslim “leaders” by publicly supporting gay rights, freedom of speech for Salman Rushdie and Geert Wilders, and challenging conventional narratives on creationism.”
But in spite of Bunglawala’s so-called metamorphosis from hidebound Islamist to easy-mannered liberal, he has issued this astonishing statement on Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood: