Islamophobia: In the Labour Party and Beyond
Thu, 03 Dec
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Join us for the launch of our Islamophobia report in the Labour Party as part of Islamophobia awareness month!
Time & Location
03 Dec 2020, 18:00 – 19:40
Link to be emailed out
Guests
About the event
The growing threat of Islamophobia in mainstream politics has caused significant concern in across Muslim communities in Britain. Since the 2016 EU referendum, we have seen a sharp rise in hate crime and - in particular - a rise in violent and non-violent Islamophobic attacks. Home Office figures released in October 2020 showed that the highest number of recorded hate crime offences committed in the UK were against Muslims. Of the 6,822 religious hate crimes recorded by the police in 2019/20, over 50% were targeted towards Muslims.
With this and the increasing normalisation of Islamophobia in the Conservative party, and a growing concern over its perceived penetration into the Labour Party, Muslims across the country find themselves in a precarious position.
Join us as we launch our report into Islamophobia in the Labour Party in Islamophobia awareness month.
**Full panel and speakers to be announced.