'Our leaders should…pursue policies that bring us together, not risk driving us apart,' say Anglican clerics in statement.
"Our leaders should…pursue policies that bring us together, not risk driving us apart," say Anglican clerics in statement.The British government's new anti-extremism plan has raised concern, with many arguing that the controversial move risks"disproportionately targeting Muslim communities."
"This is in response to the fact that in recent months, we’ve seen an unacceptable rise in extremist activity, which is seeking to divide our society and hijack our democratic institutions," the Prime Minister's Office said Monday. The marches are being targeted by politicians despite a very low number of protesters being arrested.
In the article, she accused the Metropolitan Police of"playing favourites" with protesters, after the London police force decided not to seek a ban on a planned march on Armistice Day.One of the latest controversial remarks from the Conservative Party came from its former deputy chair, Lee Anderson, who was recently suspended for making Islamophobic comments.
According to Tell MAMA, a watchdog focusing on anti-Muslim incidents, Islamophobic incidents in the UK have more than tripled since October 7, when Israel launched its brutal invasion and war on Palestine's Gaza .
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