In light of recent allegations
The president of the Goldsmiths ISOC has resigned, because too many people had saved his homophobic tweets and were giving him grief about them.
Goldsmiths Islamic Society (ISOC) President Muhammed Patel has resigned from his position after a motion of no confidence.
The society released a statement via its Facebook page today and although the group did not say what allegations were attributed to Patel that led to his resignation, it is believed that the President published a series of homophobic messages via his Twitter account, which has recently been deleted.
The committee have elected an interim leader who has yet to be named. Patel declined to comment when approached by The Leopard but an ISOC member assured The Leopard that Patel would be publishing an apology this evening.
Oh yes? Where is it then? It’s one in the morning there now, so evening is long gone.
Let’s look at that Facebook statement:
Goldsmiths Islamic Society Statement:
In light of recent allegations attributed to, Muhammed Patel, a meeting was called to discuss a motion of no confidence. Soon after Muhammad tendered his resignation and it was accepted by the committee.
In the interim, the committee will appoint an acting president to serve for the remainder of the academic year.
The committee would like to extend gratitude to all societies on campus specifically the FemSoc and LGBTQ societies’ for their continued support in the face of inaccurate assertions, threats and Islamophobic messages. Hate speech of any kind has no place in our society.
Goldsmiths Islamic Society
But of course Maryam didn’t engage in any hate speech. It’s kind of hate speech-like to say she did.
And notice that they don’t say what the allegations were. Brave heroes.
Yes, poor victim
I was at first surprised to hear that ISOC took any action at all. But of course it’s not so much that they’re concerned about homophobia; rather, being caught red-handed at it hurts their mission of subverting the progressive left.
Still, how sad is it that presently ISOC has in a way done more to address the controversy than the LGBTQ and Feminist societies have — we’ve not gotten a word out of those two, let alone any resignations…
Julie Bindel tweeted about Patel’s comments a few days ago.
One wag responded that Goldsmiths LGBTQ+ stands in solidarity with ISOC, therefore it could not be true that ISOC’s president opposes gay rights or writes homophobic tweets. The logic is impeccable.
Hilarious. What a lot of fools they have made of themeslves – ISOC, FemSoc, LBQTXYZ Soc and Smelly Sock (aka Patel) have made of themselves. Respect, Namazie!
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Ever so amusing. Except that the useful idiots who need to grasp this carry on, oblivious.
Im waiting for the statement of support – while the FemSoc and LGBTQ society do not agree with the poor victims views – he has been harassed off his position – can everyone please think of him