Bradford pop star Zayn Malik has come under an astonishing broadside from a neo-Conservative American radio presenter for "pimping Islam".

Debbie Schlussel, who describes herself as a "Conservative political commentator, radio talk show host, columnist, and attorney" says on her blog: "Keep your daughters away from Zayn Malik’s enticing jihad.

"With the boy band One Direction, it’s all about pimping Islam amid the deceptive visage of angelic, effeminate boys in a band. Yup, for them there is definitely One Direction: facing Mecca."

Zayn, of East Bowling, shot to fame when his band One Direction made the finals of X-Factor two years ago. Since then they have had massive success, especially in America.

Schlussel writes: "If you have young daughters, then you know that the boy band, One Direction is all the rage to young girls around the world, especially in the United States.

"But, even if you’ve heard of the band, you probably don’t know that one of its members, Zayn Malik, is pimping Islam on your kids. That’s in addition to his Arabic tattoos and frequent donning of the keffiyeh, the official garb of Islamic terrorism."

She also claims: "Malik, a devout British Muslim whose family is from Pakistan, has used social media to proselytize Islam to his primarily female fans around the world."