Clifton Green received a leaflet through his door (Picture: MEN)

Leaflets have been handed out apparently calling for a ban on dogs in public places.

Describing them as ‘impure’, campaign group For Public Purity wants them to be barred from ‘public spheres’ out of respect for Muslim families.

The leaflets have been distributed in Manchester in areas where there are large Muslim populations, including Muslims who own dogs.

Buddhist monks buy 600lbs of lobster and release them back into the oceanBut local Fayyaz Ali, 39, has called the authenticity of the leaflets into question.


‘This has got to be a scam,’ he told the MEN. ‘I’m a Muslim and the Muslim law says that if you live in a country that is not Muslim, which is England, you respect the law of the land.



‘The Muslim law does not apply in any different country. For example, my parents are from Pakistan. If I had a problem living here I should go back to Pakistan and live there.’

Clifton Green, a 36-year-old father-of-two from Salford, said his street was leafleted. The family have a puppy. He said: ‘There are mixed messages on Facebook. There are people who are suggesting that this is being done to get a rise out of people but it could be people that are against Muslims – to whip up issues.

The leaflets that were posted through people’s doors (Picture: MEN)

‘We were a little bit concerned at first that it was somebody targeting us because we have a dog, but leaflets have been posted to other houses on the street.

‘I am slightly concerned by it. I have got a lot of Muslim friends and people who I work with. It is going down the route of telling people how to live their lives and I do not think anyone should be doing that. I would not impose my beliefs and my view of life on other people.’

What the leaflets say This area is home to a large Muslim community. Please have respect for us and for our children and limit the presence of dogs in the public sphere. Keeping the purity of the public space enables the Muslims to remain untainted and without blemish. As part of this effort, we have chosen to address one of the aspects that can have a detrimental effect on the purity of the public space, with the aspect being the presence of dogs who are considered impure in Islam.

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Councillor Naeem Hassan said: ‘I think this is somebody trying to divide the community. I do not see any problems at all. I want to say to people to just ignore this.’

The leaflets have been issued by 4publicpurity which describes its goal on its website. It says: ‘In order to help Muslims live their lives according to their beliefs, we demand that dogs be banned from the public sphere.

‘This includes restaurants, common areas and of course public transportation. If dogs are not permitted to be present in public, Muslims could live their lives with a burden lifted from their shoulders and without having to fear being tainted with no fault of their own.’

For Public Purity has been approached for commentary.

Keeping the purity of the public space enables the Muslims remain untainted and without blemish. As part of this effort,… Geplaatst door For Public Purity op Maandag 11 juli 2016