Attack on Muslim leader condemned by Bishop of Cork

The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork condemned a city centre attack on a Muslim leader who has helped foster inter-faith links.

Rt Rev Dr Paul Colton said he was horrified to hear of the attack on his friend, Sheikh Ihab Ahmed, imam of Cork’s Blarney St Mosque:.

“I condemn, unreservedly, this attack, as I denounce also any similar aggression — physical, verbal or of any kind — which targets people because they appear to some to be different: In this instance, arising from race and religion. Racism and Islamophobia have no place in our society,” he said.