Muslim MP resigns due to death threats

The religion of peace scares off a poor guy who the skinheads can't scare. What does he know about the Islamic radicals that scares him more than the Far Right does? I am not sure how good he was at this job, but he must have been fair or he would not have been in office so long. I hope he shows up in other ways, without being a radical.

My Telegraph : British Renaissance : June 2007: "One of the biggest stories in recent times is due to shortly hit the British media. This follows the unprecedented decision of Mohammad Sarwar, Labour MP for Glasgow Govan since 1997, to stand down before the next elections, following threats upon both his and his children’s lives.

The press are in a frenzy because there are so many aspects to this story deemed irresistible to the media driven modern Britain in which we are so fortunate to live today. Mr Sarwar has the dubious honour of being both Britain’s first Muslim MP, and Britain’s first MP to be driven from office upon pain of death.

When he was elected, to a fanfare of media coverage, Mr Sarwar managed yet another first; he refused to swear allegiance to the Queen, preferring instead the ancient British tradition of swearing his oath upon the Koran, the copy of which, incidentally, was placed inside an envelope lest it “be touched by one not of the faith.” This, unsurprisingly, drew the ire of the racist Right and Mr Sarwar was subsequently threatened by an assortment of organisations, including Combat 18 and the National Front."