Athena Stavrou in The Independent, “Dozens of Muslim organisations have called for the government to ‘take concrete steps’ to tackle Islamophobia in the wake of the far-right riots. Community leaders have urged the government to take ‘urgent actions’ including launching an independent review, engaging with ‘elected representatives of Muslim communities’ and adopting an updated definition of Islamophobia [. . .] ‘. Those who signed the open letter have urged the government to ‘engage with legitimate, democratically elected national representatives of Muslim communities’, particularly the Muslim Council of Britain, an umbrella body of over 500 Muslim organisations. [. . .]
AA spokesperson for the Islamophobia Action Group said [. . .] ‘The government must act now by adopting the APPG definition of Islamophobia; investigate far-right activities; and engage directly with Muslim communities and their national representatives. This is a critical moment to address the root causes of hate and to protect our society’.” click here.