Telegraph Article
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Mr Bennett last week expanded upon his views, saying: "If you look closely at Mohammed's life in detail, he had many wives and it is an admitted fact that one of them was nine years old when he called her to get married and they had sexual relations. Some argue that she was eight.
"He had between 16 and 22 wives. In his mid-fifties he called his chosen [child] bride. He would take the bride to his room and have sexual relations. That is conceded by Islamic scholars. All these are facts.
"If that happened in this country today then the person concerned would be charged with child sexual abuse. It's odd to me that no one these days seems to examine his life too closely because if you compare Mohammed's life to the life of Christ there is a big difference.
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I have to say that this kind of thing really isn't going to make many friends in the Muslim world.
I don't see the advantage of bringing up this issue; even if Mohammed was a paedophile, Islam does not condone child abuse. So Mohammed's sexual preferences are really just an academic point today. Reviving the old story only serves to offend Muslims (again) and make Mr Kilroy-Silk's job harder.