The Conservative Party has been given a free pass on Islamophobia
Demanding action on Islamophobia is not a demand for special treatment for Muslims but rather equal treatment.
Racism
TUC agrees to make tackling ethnicity pay gap a key priority
The move comes as a result of a motion passed at the annual TUC Congress
British Muslims have ‘second-class citizenship’, report claims
The Institute of Race Relations argues that changes to legislation on citizenship have been introduced to specifically target Muslims
2 in 5 BME workers experience racism at work – new TUC report shows
More than 1 in 4 (27%) BME people told the TUC they experienced racist jokes or “banter” at work in the last five years.
Daily Mail slammed for Islamophobic front page
“You would have thought that meeting the first woman leader of the largest Muslim umbrella body would be welcomed and applauded”
Diane Abbott: Boris Johnson’s crisis also means we have to step up the struggle against racism
‘When the government finds itself in difficulties as a result of its own policies, it resorts to xenophobic and outright racist measures’
EXCLUSIVE: Tory council candidate posted about the removal of all immigrants, made Islamophobic comments and said Diane Abbott deserved to be bullied
Stephen Antony Savva who once called for Islam to be banned is now once again on the ballot paper
EXCLUSIVE: Tory councillor said Islam ‘is the enemy’ and that it ‘will have to be defeated’
Councillor Gary Talbot, from Stourport Town Council, tweeted: “Islam is the enemy within England, and it will have to be defeated within England, by the English”.
Nigel Farage slammed for celebrating Viktor Orban’s election victory
Orban has previously spoken of his dislike of ethnic and religious diversity and has espoused Islamophobic and anti-semitic remarks.
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