Lib Dem mayoral candidate says he can unite London

Written by Londra Gezette, October 18th,2007 on Fri 19th Oct 2007

FIYAZ Mughal, a Liberal Democrat candidate in this year's Mayor of London contest, claims he has the cultural and professional background to deal with the religious tensions keeping London on constant terror alert.

Fiyaz, a Punjabi Muslim by birth, is the Chief Executive of a busy Citizens' Advice Bureau in Enfield and a local councillor in Haringey - both areas with a large Turkish speaking community.

He also heads a charity called Faith Matters which is engaged in healing the Israeli/Palestinian rift . Earlier this year, he won an International Peace Award from the Universal Peace Federation for his work. Fiyaz believes this gives him a unique insight into the problems faced by immigrant cultures and that, as a Muslim who has integrated seamlessly with British Society, he can help London bridge the capital's religious and cultural chasm.

His bold proposals were unveiled at a conference in Finsbury Town Hall on Friday, in the historic shadow of the UK's first Indian MP, Dadabhai Naoroji, who was elected Liberal MP for Finsbury Central in 1892. They are part of a mayoral manifesto aimed at healing London's cultural divisions and giving new confidence to thousands of youngsters growing up in an alien environment. If implemented, Mr Mughal claims, they would have a significant impact on youth crime, prisons and the capital's legal system.