COMMENT | The phrase “sensitivities of Muslims” is often used as carte blanche when no plausible reasons could be afforded when ridiculous and bird-brained theories are advanced.

When the reasoning of religious zealots is summarily dismissed and challenged and when they cannot defend their actions, they feel that the token “sensitivities” will suffice as justification.

On April 7, 2020, I wrote: “Over the years, the phrase ‘religious sensitivity’ has been abused and misused by all and sundry - religious leaders, politicians, backboneless civil servants and above all, wannabe politicians and those who seek their five minutes of fame.

“There’s nothing that can escape their eyes or ears. Aided and abetted by people within the system, they will go to great lengths to achieve their objectives, which can sometimes be described as...