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Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
LONDON: Co-chairperson of the Britain's Conservative Party Saeeda Warsi on Friday blasted British men of Pakistani origin, saying that some of them think young white girls are "fair game" for sex abuse.
Britain's most senior Muslim politician of Pakistani origin in an interview with a newspaper urged the mosques and community leaders to condemn "a small minority" of their members with racist and sexist views.
Her comments follow the horrific Rochdale sexual grooming case, in which a gang of Pakistani men preyed on young white girls. Warsi is the most senior political leader to say publicly that racist and misogynistic attitudes in sections of the community were partly responsible for what happened.
"This small minority who see women as second class citizens, and white women probably as third class citizens, are to be spoken out against," she said.
Baroness Warsi, a 41-year-old former lawyer, who became the first Muslim woman to sit in the British cabinet in 2010, decided to break her silence on the controversy to encourage other leaders of the community to speak up and change attitudes.
"In mosque after mosque after mosque, this should be raised as an issue so that anybody who is remotely involved should start to feel that the community is turning on them," she said. "Communities have a responsibility to stand up and say, 'This is wrong, this will not be tolerated'." Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs committee, said it was important not to "stigmatise a whole community", adding, "I do not believe it is a race issue."
LONDON: Co-chairperson of the Britain's Conservative Party Saeeda Warsi on Friday blasted British men of Pakistani origin, saying that some of them think young white girls are "fair game" for sex abuse.
Britain's most senior Muslim politician of Pakistani origin in an interview with a newspaper urged the mosques and community leaders to condemn "a small minority" of their members with racist and sexist views.
Her comments follow the horrific Rochdale sexual grooming case, in which a gang of Pakistani men preyed on young white girls. Warsi is the most senior political leader to say publicly that racist and misogynistic attitudes in sections of the community were partly responsible for what happened.
"This small minority who see women as second class citizens, and white women probably as third class citizens, are to be spoken out against," she said.
Baroness Warsi, a 41-year-old former lawyer, who became the first Muslim woman to sit in the British cabinet in 2010, decided to break her silence on the controversy to encourage other leaders of the community to speak up and change attitudes.
"In mosque after mosque after mosque, this should be raised as an issue so that anybody who is remotely involved should start to feel that the community is turning on them," she said. "Communities have a responsibility to stand up and say, 'This is wrong, this will not be tolerated'." Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs committee, said it was important not to "stigmatise a whole community", adding, "I do not believe it is a race issue."
