The Muslim Council of Britain has rejected talks with gay organisations and rebuffed proposals to tackle homophobia within the Muslim community.

Inayat Bunglawala, media spokesperson for the MCB, has disowned the MCB’s advisor on equality issues, Muhammed Aziz, who had previously announced a policy to combat homophobia amongst Muslims and endorsed dialogue with gay groups.

Aziz made this commitment during round table equality talks that included gay lobby group Stonewall. The talks were sponsored by the Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

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