In South Yorkshire where he lives, he served the United Mosque council for a very long time. At present, he is the executive board member of Sheffield Federation of Mosques. He is a patron of St ...

The petition is endorsed by the Council of Mosques South Yorkshire, United Mosques Council of Sheffield, Federation of Mosques Sheffield and the South Yorkshire Muslim Bereavement Trust.

While Blake, a community leader on the board of two local mosques, said Sheffield is a place of "sanctuary", Rotherham "is literally on our doorstep". Since the weekend riot, there has been "a ...