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Men pray and listen to an Imam at a mosque in Birmingham
THE Muslim Council of Britain is calling for a full investigation into Islamophobia in the Conservative Party.
Secretary-general Harun Khan has written to Tory chairman Brandon Lewis calling on him to take action over the “weekly occurrences of Islamophobia” among Conservative candidates and activists.
Mr Khan’s letter points out that no action has been taken against MP Bob Blackman despite his “consistent record of endorsing Islamophobia” including by retweeting former English Defence League boss Stephen Yaxley-Lennon — better known by his assumed name Tommy Robinson — whose recent imprisonment for trying to disrupt the trial of suspected child abusers has seen a major mobilisation of the far right calling for his release.
The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on evidence of a pattern of violence and hatred targeting Arabs and Muslims, two communities that have a large population in Birmingham — overturning the ban was tacit acceptance of the genocidal ideology the fans espouse, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
