Lambeth Palace rescinds cleric’s interfaith award due to praise for bin Laden

Lambeth Palace rescinds cleric's interfaith award due to praise for bin Laden

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s office has rescinded an interfaith award previously granted to a Muslim cleric after past statements, where he expressed admiration for Osama bin Laden, resurfaced. Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi was awarded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation at Lambeth Palace during a ceremony timed with the 25th […]