'Our streets are diverse': UCC academic says Irish politicians should learn about Islam

Religious literacy is needed more than ever, the UCC academic has said in response to Cork Councillor Ken O'Flynn's comments. 

UCC's Senior Lecturer in Islam, Dr Amanullah De Sondy: "I just think that it's a shame that our elected officials throw out these charges and claims without being challenged. They are our elected officials and they have to be held accountable". Picture: Dan Linehan

Ireland should expect more from its politicians and avoid "the trap of generalising all Muslims as one," the head of the Study of Religions Department at University College Cork (UCC), Dr Amanullah De Sondy, has said.

UCC's senior lecturer in contemporary Islam was responding to a  misleading social media post from local Cork City councillor Ken O’Flynn about refugees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan.