King Charles ‘might be a Muslim’, says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani

King Charles ‘might be a Muslim’, says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and a former legal advisor to former US president Donald Trump, suggested that the British monarch could be Muslim. During a recent interview with British journalist Piers Morgan on his YouTube channel, Giuliani voiced concerns about the growing influence of Islam in the UK.

“He claimed that English citizens have warned him the UK could become a Muslim-majority nation within a decade,” Morgan reported.

Giuliani remarked that “the Roman Catholic church is now larger in England than the Anglican church, and Charles III might one day rule as the Muslim monarch of England.” This notion, he said, is part of a broader belief that Muslims are aiming to dominate the country.

“He argued that Islamic law, rooted in the Quran, embodies ‘equity and compassion,’ emphasizing the historical rights of women in Islam and the tolerance of medieval Islamic civilization,” Morgan added.

In contrast, Charles has consistently praised British Muslim communities, calling them “an asset to the nation, enriching its cultural tapestry.” Giuliani, however, contended that Muslims in Britain are “taking over and wanting to take over, with Iran as the driving force behind their ambition.” He claimed that sharia law, which has no official legal status in the UK, “dominates in many parts of England” and that the Quran is “a cult of death.”

Giuliani highlighted that “only five percent of the UK is Muslim, but they wield considerable political influence.” He pointed to elected officials like London’s mayor Sadiq Khan, who are Muslim, as evidence of this power. “How many mayoralities do they have? A large number,” he said.

Charles, who leads the Church of England, is recognized for his deep respect for Islam and even studied Arabic to engage with the Quran. He noted that British Muslims must “balance their vital liberty to be themselves with an appreciation of the importance of integration in our society.” Giuliani, on the other hand, criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for “appeasing Muslims politically, prioritizing their satisfaction over fostering a sense of English identity.”

Giuliani’s remarks on the US-Israeli war on Iran were framed as part of his broader critique of Islamic influence. “The US-Israeli conflict is driven by the aim to curb Islamic expansion,” he stated. Charles, meanwhile, has described Islam as “part of our past and our present, in all fields of human endeavor,” crediting it with shaping modern Europe.

The king’s connection to Traditionalism, a 20th-century movement that views religions as universal antidotes to modernity, underscores his nuanced perspective. In a 2006 speech, he remarked: “If Traditionalists defend the past, it is because in the pre-modern world, all civilisations were marked by the presence of the sacred.”