Radical Islam wins a big victory in Britain, as MCB leader Iqbal Sacranie is knighted. Aarrgghh.

The Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain says he will not dilute criticism of the establishment because he has received a knighthood.

Sir Iqbal Sacranie told Sky’s Sunday with Adam Boulton the honour would not make it more difficult for him to speak out over issues such as the Iraq war.

He said the knighthood, awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, recognised “the work of the community at large”.

Sir Iqbal also welcomed plans to make inciting religious hatred an offence.

UPDATE at 6/19/05 7:30:30 am:

In January of this year, Sir Iqbal Sacranie and the Muslim Council of Britain (Britain’s version of CAIR) boycotted the commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz: Muslims Boycott Holocaust Remembrance.