Hurt and shocked by Taslima Nasreen's vile remark against my son: Moeen Ali's father Munir

Moeen Ali's father Munir responded to Taslima Nasreen's post about his son, saying the Bangladeshi author's comment was a 'vicious stereotype against a Muslim person and a clearly Islamophobic statement'.

Moeen Ali's father, Munir, has said he was shocked and hurt after reading Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's comment about his son that created a furore on social media. Munir said he was surprised that the controversial author picked her son of all people to make what he believes is a "vile remark". Taslima Nasreen is being criticised on social media for her unforeseen tweet on Moeen Ali, the World Cup-winning all-rounder from England. The author said Ali would have joined the Islamic State had he not pursued cricket and stuck to it. "If Moeen Ali were not stuck with cricket, he would have gone to Syria to join ISIS," Nasreen wrote, inviting criticism from the cricket fraternity.