Baroness Warsi, who was hit by at least one egg, debated with the men | |
Conservative peer Baroness Warsi of Dewsbury, named Britain's most powerful Muslim woman, has been pelted with eggs during a visit to Luton.
Baroness Warsi was taking part in a walkabout in the Muslim Bury Park area of Luton when she was confronted by a group of protesters.
The male protesters accused her of not being a proper Muslim and supporting the death of Muslims in Afghanistan.
Baroness Warsi, who was hit by at least one egg, debated with the men.
'Views challenged'
The shadow minister for community cohesion and social action was then taken into a nearby shop.
Baroness Warsi told the BBC that the men were "idiots who did not represent the majority of British Muslims".
"I stood up to this group and said I challenge your views," she told BBC News.
"They just weren't prepared to listen. They shouted. I said if you want to have this debate, listen."
She continued her walkabout with a police escort.
Baroness Warsi was named as one of the most powerful women in The Power List - chosen by a panel led by Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The award was set up to celebrate high performers in business, the arts, media, voluntary and public sectors.
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Conservative peer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has been pelted with eggs by Islamic extremists during a visit to Luton.
The peer, shadow minister for community cohesion and social action was beginning a walkabout with local Conservative party members and Luton South parliamentary candidate Nigel Huddleston when she came under attack.
Eggs were thrown at the party, with one hitting Baroness Warsi on the side of the head, and the group hurled insults at her.
Baroness Warsi said: "They started shouting and screaming. Our initial reaction was to move away but then I said to them, 'Let's have a debate.'
"But they couldn't articulate what they wanted to say, they just wanted to be aggressive. I told them there was nothing in their conduct that was in accordance with the faith of Islam and that obviously touched a raw nerve with them."
The men are believed to be from the same group that protested during the Poachers' homecoming parade in March this year.
One of them was Saiful Islam, a member of the controversial Islamist group Al Muhajiroun, which wants Sharia law to be implemented in Britain.
He said: "Baroness Warsi purports to be a Muslim but really she's just pushing a government agenda. She should be received with condemnation. She is clearly in opposition to Sharia."
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