Boris Johnson, pictured yesterday, arguied a decade ago that Islam had held the Muslim world 'literally centuries behind' the WestBoris Johnson argued that Islam and its 'fatal religious conservatism' had held the Muslim world 'literally centuries behind' the West, a newly uncovered essay revealed today. Mr Johnson wrote: 'There must be something about Islam that indeed helps to explain why there was no rise of the bourgeoisie, no liberal capitalism and therefore no spread of democracy in the Muslim world'. Mr Johnson said last year he did not want Britain to follow European countries like Denmark which have banned the burka and niqab in public places. The piece, which described Mrs Clinton as the best candidate to replace George W. Bush in the 2008 presidential election, also described Mr Obama as 'plainly brilliant'. Papua New GuineaIn 2006 Mr Johnson was forced to apologise for upsetting the island state after linking it with 'cannibalism and chief-killing' in remarks made in another Daily Telegraph column.

Source: Daily Mail July 16, 2019 06:57 UTC