From BBC NEWS
An imam who had planned a day out for Muslim families at Legoland in Windsor has blamed “extreme Islamophobia” for the event being cancelled.
Haitham Al-Haddad said his group privately hired the theme park for a day of “halal food and no alcohol”.
But the event was cancelled and the resort had to temporarily close its hotel after receiving threats from right-wing groups.
The English Defence League (EDL) had called Mr Al-Haddad “a hate preacher”.
Mr Al-Haddad chairs the Muslim Research and Development foundation (MRDF), which had planned the family day at the theme park for 9 March while the resort was still closed to the public.
The imam and scholar has been described by some media outlets as an “extremist preacher” – something he strongly denies.
The EDL criticised the resort for allowing the theme park to be hired for the event.
Posts on the group’s Facebook page suggested it would hold a demonstration at Legoland on the day.
