Muslims being demonised

The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, today said the row over whether Muslims should wear veils had parallels with the hounding of Jews in Nazi Germany.

The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, in his office at City Hall on Tuesday October 23 2006

Mr Livingstone also praised the "incalculable debt" the world owes to Muslim culture, science, learning and commerce. However, Muslims in London face "serious discrimination and prejudice".