“It was announced that Boris Johnson would replace a promised inquiry into allegations of Islamophobia within the Conservatives with a more broad-brush review of how the party handles discrimination complaints.” Kudos to Johnson! Every immigrant community faces social, employment, integration, discrimination, and other cultural challenges, and the Muslim community holds no monopoly on such challenges. […]
UK U-Turn: Government rejects working definition of “Islamophobia” because it would “restrict legitimate criticism of islam”
In a surprise move, the UK government has refused “to adopt a working definition of ‘Islamophobia’ proposed by an all-party Parliamentary group (APPG). The definition, as put forward by the British Muslims APPG in December, determined that Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived […]