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Muslim students at a university considering banning alcohol from parts of its campus have hit out at the plan – fearing they will be blamed for the move. Students at London Metropolitan University said banning alcohol in the name of Muslims will cause tension on campus, divide the community, and could be exploited by far-Right groups such as the English Defence League. Malcolm Gillies, Vice Chancellor of London Met, has said he might stop alcohol being served in parts of the university because some religious students view it as "immoral".
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Abhijit Pandya offers his insights into the controversy over the non-existent plan by London Metropolitan University vice-chancellor Malcolm Gillies to ban the sale of alcohol on campus: "The promotion of this Islamic non-drinking c... Read Post

The Daily Telegraph draws our attention to an open letter to London Metropolitan University's vice chancellor Prof Malcolm Gillies from the university's Islamic and Shia Muslim societies in response to press reports that Gillies in ... Read Post

The right-wing press has latched on to an interview with Prof Malcolm Gillies of London Metropolitan University in which he reportedly said he wants to create alcohol free areas on campus out of "cultural sensitivity". The Mail went... Read Post