"A Church of England bishop has sought police assistance after receiving death threats over an article which claimed Islamist radicals had turned some parts of the country into hostile "no-go areas" for non-Muslims.
The Bishop of Rochester, the Right Reverend Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, said calls had been made to his home in Kent threatening himself and his family.
Kent Police would not say if the bishop had been given police protection, adding it did not comment on matters of personal security.
The Rev Canon Tony Smith, chaplain to the bishop, said police had looked into the calls, and steps had been taken to ensure the bishop's safety.
"We are getting on with life," he added.
The Pakistan-born cleric had written in an article in the Sunday Telegraph last month that non-Muslims found it hard to live and work in these separated communities, comparing the hostility to the intimidation associated with some supporters of far-right political parties.
"There has been a worldwide resurgence of the ideology of Islamic extremism," the bishop had written.
"One of the results of this has been to further alienate the young from the nation in which they were growing up and also to turn already separate communities into "no-go" areas where adherence to this ideology has become a mark of acceptability.
"Those of a different faith or race may find it difficult to live or work there because of hostility to them."
A new Holy War?
