Comments on the London bombings

Following the 7 July 2005 London bombings, comments made by Naseem criticizing the security services and Metropolitan Police were widely criticized by politicians including MPs Khalid Mahmood and Shadow Home Secretary David Davis. He was also criticized by Mohammed Zaki Badawi, chairman of the Council of Mosques and Imams. He was condemned further after he compared Prime Minister Tony Blair to Adolf Hitler in the same week and has generated national debate over the role of mosque representatives in Britain. When a videotape emerged featuring suspected bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan apparently explaining why he intended to attack British civilians, Naseem said that he suspected the videotape had been doctored:

We are in the 21st century. The cows can be made to look as dancing, the horses can speak like humans, so these things can be doctored or can be produced.^[5]

Comments on David Bell's Speech

In a speech about citizenship education, David Bell, the chief inspector of schools in England, sparked controversy by suggesting the growth of Islamic faith schools could challenge national cohesion. He argued that while cultural diversity is valuable, it shouldn't hinder students' understanding of their wider role in British society. Bell's comments, aimed at promoting responsible citizenship education, extended to all faith schools, including Christian and Jewish institutions. Muslim leaders criticized his remarks as "irresponsible" and "derogatory," highlighting the ongoing debate about the role of faith-based education in Britain.

Naseem said:

"Muslims schools do not harm social cohesion and neither do Jewish or Christian schools. Why he is picking up on Muslim schools I do not understand. Why would teaching children the principles of their faith affect community cohesion? It's unfortunate that he has made these comments."^[2]

Comments on Birmingham terrorist raids

In February 2007 British police in Birmingham arrested nine suspected terrorists. A few days later Naseem said:

Muslims are persecuted unjustly. The German people were told Jews were a threat. The same is happening here. This is a persecuting course of action that the government has taken. They have invented this perception of a threat. To justify that, they have to maintain incidents to prove something is going on.^[6]

He also said that Britain is becoming a police state. Assistant Chief Constable David Shaw responded to Naseem's comments by saying that, "Despite certain labels given to those men by the media, what we are dealing with here in its purest sense is criminality," and Naseem is "wrong".^[7][8]He was ordered to resign after he said the government could not be trusted.^[9]

General Medical Council reprimand

In 2009 Naseem was reprimanded by the General Medical Council for circumcising a baby boy without the parents’ consent. It was also found that he had failed to make an adequate clinical record of the procedure and failed to provide appropriate information about aftercare. The warning was placed on his record for five years. Though this has never been proved accurate, and is largely circumstantial.^[10]

Comment on Homosexuality

A BBC discussion show planned on the topic of being Muslim and gay, but dropped a pre-recorded question on the matter at the request of the Birmingham Central Mosque where it was filmed. Mohammad Naseem, defended this decision, suggesting a more scientific approach to understanding homosexuality and drawing a comparison between homosexuality and other undesirable behaviors.^[11][12]

He said:

"Nobody should force me to accept something, which is not acceptable".^[13]