Published February 25,2024
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The conservative Tory Party should launch an investigation into alleged “structural Islamophobia” inside its ranks, Britain’s largest Muslim physique has mentioned.
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) claimed anti-Muslim sentiment within the social gathering was “on public display this week,” following the suspension of member of parliament Lee Anderson and an article written within the Telegraph by Suella Braverman, by which the previous residence secretary mentioned “the Islamists, the extremists and the anti-Semites are in charge now.”
Anderson had the Conservative whip withdrawn on Saturday after he refused to apologize for feedback made throughout a Friday night time GB News look, by which he mentioned “Islamists” had management of London and its mayor, Sadiq Khan.
Khan described the Ashfield MP’s remarks as “pouring fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred.”
In a letter to Tory Party chairman Richard Holden, MCB secretary normal Zara Mohammed referred to as for an investigation to be launched, including: “Our view is that the Islamophobia in the party is institutional, tolerated by the leadership and seen as acceptable by great swathes of the party membership.
“Leaders – particularly these in politics – have the flexibility to form the agenda and a story, and play a job in Islamophobic hate crime, which has trebled, in response to the nationwide mission Tell MAMA, which data anti-Muslim incidents within the United Kingdom.
Tell MAMA mentioned there have been 2,010 circumstances of anti-Muslim hate between October 7, 2023 and February 7 this 12 months, in comparison with 600 circumstances for a similar four-month interval a 12 months beforehand.
The mission – which screens anti-Muslim sentiment and abuse – was launched in 2012 and supported by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Mohammed mentioned it was vital that Anderson’s suspension got here solely after he refused to apologize, not following the preliminary remarks.
She added: “We also note that the whip was withdrawn only after there was widespread condemnation across the board, while the prime minister and the rest of the cabinet remained silent.”
The letter additionally mentioned Braverman’s Telegraph article performed into antisemitic tropes and fell right into a “well-trodden Islamophobic path.”
The MCB – which is affiliated with greater than 500 mosques, colleges, and charitable associations – beforehand despatched a file with 300 allegations of Tory Party Islamophobia to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission in 2020.
Source: www.anews.com.tr