The vast majority – ordinary, moderate British Muslims – must be tired by now of having to roll their eyes heavenwards when behaviour like this manifests itself publicly. They, or their parents before them, left Pakistan, after all, because the UK offered them and their families a better, more civilized life, free from the superstition, bigotry, ignorance and poverty of their former homeland. At a time when Muslims face greater scrutiny and hostility than ever before, due to the actions of terrorists and psychopaths claiming Allah as their motivation, the last thing they need is their own community leaders spouting such arrant, offensive and arguably criminal nonsense.