article: It follows an interview with Fox News in which he also claimed that there are "Muslim religious police" in London who "beat anyone who doesn't dress according to Muslim, religious Muslim attire". His comments triggered thousands of tweets using the hashtag #foxnewsfacts. PM David Cameron said the interview made him choke on his porridge. But Mr Emerson is not the first to get his facts wrong. Here are some other common #fails when it comes to understanding Islam. Back in October, political comedian Bill Maher made some pretty controversial remarks surrounding Islam on his HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher. The city's population estimated at 1,073,045 Christian: 494,358 Muslim: 234,411 Sikh: 32,376 Hindu: 22,362 Buddhist: 4,780 Jewish: 2,205 Other: 5,646 No religion: 206,821 Religion not stated: 70,086 Source: Census 2011 Maher has been critical of organised religion throughout his career, concentrating particularly on Islam. But this recent debate on the topic got pretty heated when actor Ben Affleck appeared on the panel and called the host's view "gross and racist". One of the main things people complained about was that Bill Maher was pretty quick to suggest all Muslims have the same belief system. Although there are several basic beliefs in Islam, there are different groups of Muslims such as the Sunnis and Shi'ites. The differences within Islam started when the Prophet Muhammad died and there were disagreements about who should lead the Muslim community. Sunnis and Shi'tes have different versions of the Hadith (the book of Muhammad's sayings) - which means they have a slightly different understanding of Islam. Overall, Islam is a diverse religion and there are different interpretations of the Qur'an. A basic issue in this statement is that people often don't fully understand what the garment is. A burka, sometimes spelled burqa, is the all-enveloping cloak, often blue, with a woven grill over the eyes, that many Afghan women wear. On the day that France became the first European country to ban the full-face Islamic veil in public places, the Today programme reported: "About 2,000 are said to wear the full veil and even that is a generous estimate according to some charities." Other veils which cover the body and face are called niqabs and hijabs - the latter is often simply called a headscarf because a woman's full face is visible. See the difference between all the veils No. Only if you live in Saudi Arabia where the law is being reviewed. In November, a member of the king's advisory council said the country was considering proposals to allow women to drive. The recommendations from the Shura Council to change the law would apply only to women over 30 - and they would only get to drive before 8pm. Nevertheless, such a move would represent a major victory for activists after years of rejection of any review of the ban. Earlier this year, a woman reportedly received 150 lashes for being caught driving. But Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that forbids women from getting behind the wheel. The literal meaning of Jihad
summary: US terrorism "expert" Steven Emerson has apologised for describing Birmingham as a "Muslim-only city".