Monday 5 November 2012

London Mayor boasts of Muslim ancestry

London: “I have not been to Hajj but my great grandfather did go.” Mayor of London Boris Johnson told a gathering of Muslims invited by him for Eid reception at the City Hall.

Talking about his Muslim ancestry Johnson, a Christian, said that his great-grandfather, Haji Ahmed, was a successful businessman of Istanbul who had monopoly in honey wax business used to light lamps in mosques.

 Baroness Saeeda Warsi (left), Johnson Boris showing off a painting presented by a Muslim artist 

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