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One of the reasons I became a journalist was to shine a light on Islamophobia and hold the govt to account over it, something which my profession hasn’t done nearly enough of. People always ask me where’s the proof. Here’s some of the exclusive stories I’ve written:
Sayeeda Warsi says the Conservative party is turning a blind eye to systemic and widespread Islamophobia in her party, because it is winning elections https://www.newsweek.com/islam-islamophobia-conservatives-boris-johnson-equality-labour-party-ehrc-muslim-1538553
The head of the Muslim Council of Britain accused the Conservative Party of 'lies and deceit’ over Islamophobia. He said the party is deliberately ignoring Islamophobia as an 'electoral strategy', https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/26/muslim-council-accuses-tories-lies-deceit-islamophobia-11223410/
The Conservative Party 'quietly reinstated an Islamophobic councillor' who was suspended for posts which included him claiming 'Muslims are breeding for Islam’. https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/21/conservative-party-slammed-quietly-reinstating-councillor-made-anti-muslim-comments-11197712/
The Muslim Council of Britain urged the EHRC to launch an investigation into Tory Islamophobia, after months after they first handed over a dossier full of evidence. It included MPs sharing Tommy Robinson posts. https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/29/no-progress-made-tory-islamophobia-probe-nine-months-12148495/
The Co-Chair of the @APPGBritMuslims, Wes Streeting MP called on the Conservative Party to show leadership and 'tackle rising hatred' within the party, after almost half of party members said they wouldn't want a Muslim PM. https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/24/fresh-calls-islamophobia-inquiry-tories-said-dont-want-muslim-pm-10053380/
The Muslim Council of Britain wrote a letter to the BBC accusing it of 'failing to sufficiently report on Conservative Islamophobia'. The group asked for an explanation from BBC Director General Tony Hall as to why this was so. https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/09/largest-muslim-group-says-bbc-failed-sufficiently-report-tory-islamophobia-11588686/
Leading Muslim groups and charities including @TellMamaUK and the @MuslimCouncil as well as the @RunnymedeTrust called on the govt to do more to tackle anti-Muslim prejudice following a '593% increase' in Britain. https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/23/leading-muslims-say-government-must-take-hate-crime-seriously-593-rise-8995105/
The Muslim Council of Britain said it ‘had lost faith in the Conservative Party to tackle racism’ after more cases emerged, including MEP Sajjad Karim saying Islamophobia had been directed at him from a ‘serving minister’. https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/20/muslim-group-says-lost-faith-tory-party-tackle-islamophobia-new-cases-10782232/
Labour MP Naz Shah told me the Conservative party was letting those who espouse anti-Muslim hatred off the hook, after a Cllr who said that ‘every 11-year-old girl’ should be ‘frightened of Muslims’ wasn't suspended. https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/30/labour-mp-says-conservative-party-allowing-muslim-hatred-fester-9747862/
Tory candidate Parvez Akhtar is not only called on Boris Johnson to apologise for his Islamophobic remarks, he also says that he was smeared for having links to extremism within the party, which cost him selection for a seat in 2017. https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/27/tory-candidate-calls-boris-johnson-apologise-islamophobia-11227895/
Over 100 mosques + high profile Muslim orgs wrote a letter to the EHRC demanding it investigate the Conservative party over Islamophobia. They accused the EHRC of "exposing the British Muslim community to greater discrimination”. https://www.newsweek.com/islam-conservative-party-islamophobia-racism-labour-1506157
