--- description: Newly elected London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump's "ignorant view of Islam" would play into the hands of extremists title: London's Muslim Mayor Dismisses Donald Trump's 'Ignorant View of Islam' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf402fe0ecc83efd9/698892982dce0172899e9024/sadiq-khan1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [U.K.](/tag/u-k/) ## U.K. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # London's Muslim Mayor Dismisses Donald Trump's 'Ignorant View of Islam' by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 10, 2016 3:46 PM CUT  Sadiq Khan, Mayor-elect of London, leaves Southwark Cathedral on May 7, 2016 in London, England. Sadiq Khan, Mayor-elect of London, leaves Southwark Cathedral on May 7, 2016 in London, England.Rob Stothard—Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 10, 2016 3:46 PM CUT Newly elected London Mayor [Sadiq Khan](http://time.com/4322562/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-donald-trump/ "undefined") criticized Donald Trump after the Republican presidential candidate suggested Khan could be an exception to his proposed ban on all Muslims traveling to the U.S. “This isn’t just about me—it’s about my friends, my family and everyone who comes from a background similar to mine, anywhere in the world,” [Khan told the _Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/10/sadiq-khan-i-dont-want-ignorant-donald-trump-to-make-me-an-exception "undefined"), warning that Trump’s “ignorant view of Islam” could make Britain and America unsafe. “It risks alienating mainstream Muslims around the world and plays into the hands of the extremists,” Khan told the _Guardian_. “Donald Trump and those around him think that western liberal values are incompatible with mainstream Islam—London has proved him wrong.” Speaking to the [New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/05/09/donald-trump-says-new-london-mayor-could-be-exception-to-his-ban-on-muslims/?%5Fr=0 "undefined") on May 8, Trump said he was happy to see Khan elected and that “there will always be exceptions” to his proposed ban. The presumptive Republican nominee was responding to Khan’s interview [with TIME](http://time.com/4322562/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-donald-trump/ "undefined"), where he said: “I want to go to America to meet with and engage with American mayors. If Donald Trump becomes the president I’ll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith, which means I can’t engage with American mayors and swap ideas.” \[[_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/10/sadiq-khan-i-dont-want-ignorant-donald-trump-to-make-me-an-exception "undefined")_,_ [_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/05/09/donald-trump-says-new-london-mayor-could-be-exception-to-his-ban-on-muslims/?%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4324568/donald-trump-muslim-ban-london-mayor-sadiq-khan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4324568/donald-trump-muslim-ban-london-mayor-sadiq-khan/"},"headline":"London's Muslim Mayor Dismisses Donald Trump's 'Ignorant View of Islam'","datePublished":"2016-05-10T15:46:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:25:37.700Z","description":"Sadiq Khan says Trump's proposed Muslim travel ban would play into the hands of extremists","url":"https://time.com/4324568/donald-trump-muslim-ban-london-mayor-sadiq-khan/","keywords":["U.K.","2016 Election topic","politics"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf402fe0ecc83efd9/698892982dce0172899e9024/sadiq-khan1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf402fe0ecc83efd9/698892982dce0172899e9024/sadiq-khan1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sadiq Khan, Mayor-elect of London, leaves Southwark Cathedral on May 7, 2016 in London, England.","caption":"Sadiq Khan, Mayor-elect of London, leaves Southwark Cathedral on May 7, 2016 in London, England.","creditText":"Rob Stothard—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/u-k/","name":"U.K."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4324568/donald-trump-muslim-ban-london-mayor-sadiq-khan/","name":"London's Muslim Mayor Dismisses Donald Trump's 'Ignorant View of Islam'"}}]}] ```