The Imam of the largest mosque in Scotland has praised the killer of a moderate Pakistani politician who spoke out against blasphemy laws and defended the countries only Christian politician, also murdered by Islamists. Imam Maulana Habib Ur Rehman of Glasgow Central Mosque said the killer was a “brother” and “true Muslim”. Later, he insisted the comments had been “taken out of context”. Just last month, his mosque was accused of intimidating liberal members, excluding women, and funding violent jihadists. The Imam had used the messaging platform WhatsApp to show his support for Mumtaz Qadri, a member of the Pakistani Taliban who was hanged last month for murdering Salmaan Taseer. Mr. Tasseer was a businessman, politician and liberal muslim who spoke out after the killing of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s minorities minister who was the only Christian in the government. After the shooting Mr. Qadri reportedly told journalists that he was “proud” and that he had killed a “blasphemer”. Both Mr. Bhatti and Mr. Tasseer were opponents of the country’s blasphemy laws, some of the most draconian in the world, which are routinely used to target Christians. The laws, however, command majority support in the Muslim majority nation – as demonstrated by the