A Pakistani man who claimed to be under threat in his home country due to his humanist beliefs, had his claim to asylum in the U.K. rejected because he failed to correctly answer questions on ancient Greek philosophers.
British newspaper the Guardian reported on Wednesday that Hamza bin Walayat, who claimed to have faced persecution for renouncing Islam, was denied sanctuary by Home Official officials.
It is reported that his knowledge of humanism and ancient Greek philosophers was not adequate to satisfy asylum officials.
In a Home Office document published by the Guardian, British officials told Walayat: “When you were informed by the interviewing officer that he was referring to Plato and Aristotle, you replied: ‘Yeah, the thing is because of my medication that is strong I just forget stuff sometimes’.”
The officials argued: “Your knowledge of humanism is rudimentary at best and not of a level that would be expected of a genuine follower of humanism.”
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