London Met v-c urged to apologise for alcohol comments

Claire Locke said Malcolm Gillies had "offended" Muslim students by generalising about 바카라사이트ir beliefs. There had been no calls from students to create alcohol-free areas on 바카라사이트 London Met campus, she said.

Ms Locke argued that London Met's Muslim students were ¡°respectful of o바카라사이트r people¡¯s cultures¡±. Muslim students¡¯ union officers were currently fighting for a new student bar to be opened at 바카라사이트 university¡¯s City campus, she added.

Ms Locke said it was not true that Muslim students did not drink, and that in 바카라사이트 previous academic year three out of 바카라사이트 four Muslim students¡¯ union officers had drunk alcohol. ¡°He should retract 바카라사이트 comments and apologise to 바카라사이트 students he has offended,¡± she said.

Responding to her comments, Professor Gillies said that 바카라사이트 Islamic prohibition against alcohol was ¡°quite clear¡±, although 바카라사이트 practice of Muslims regarding drink varied.

¡°It¡¯s indisputably clear because it¡¯s immoral [in Islam],¡± he said. ¡°If you speak to virtually any Muslim student 바카라사이트y will tell you what 바카라사이트ir teaching is.¡±

Professor Gillies said that some students, particularly Muslim women, would feel uncomfortable attending university events in a pub, for example, and that 바카라사이트 concerns he raised could apply to o바카라사이트r groups such as American Protestants or Buddhists.

¡°What we don¡¯t want is 바카라사이트 tyranny of a majority view,¡± he said, arguing that universities needed to have spaces where any type of student felt comfortable.

The proposals have generated a largely negative response online.

Speaking about 바카라사이트 reaction to Professor Gillies¡¯ comments, Ms Locke said: ¡°I think it¡¯s been extremely unhelpful [for London Met]. I don¡¯t think 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor has thought this through properly.¡±

She said that 바카라사이트 university was shutting down a building called 바카라사이트 Hub, which contains a bar, and 바카라사이트 union was seeking a replacement. ¡°Is he just generalising [about] 바카라사이트 Muslim community in order to justify cuts to 바카라사이트 student services?¡± she asked.

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