by Gabriel Pogrund, Sunday Times
A man who led a Muslim community boycott of South Yorkshire police after the Rotherham grooming scandal has been awarded an MBE for “services to integration” and “cohesion”.
Muhbeen Hussain called on Muslims to sever ties with the force and “take all the necessary action to protect ourselves” in October 2015, the year after the force’s failure to investigate thousands of allegations of abuse and rape had been exposed.
His campaign group warned: “Any Muslim groups or institutions in Rotherham that do not adhere to this policy of disengagement will also be boycotted by the Muslim community.”
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