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Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Tory Islamophobia inquiry chair in row over Kashmir views

Swaran Singh’s neutrality in question over comments conflict is not Muslim-only tragedy

The newly appointed chair of the Conservative party’s inquiry into its handling of complaints about discrimination, including Islamophobia, has been plunged into a row over comments he made about the disputed Kashmir region.

The Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi questioned the views of Prof Swaran Singh, who was announced on Tuesday as the chair of the review, after he wrote a piece for an online publication whose editor has dismissed Islamophobia as a term designed to shut down criticism of Islam.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you some views of the newly appointed Chairman of the “Independent review into all forms of discrimination and prejudice including Islamophobia”@Conservatives
I will let you make your own mind up pic.twitter.com/Jv5qMD7IxV

Related: Tories accused of ignoring Islamophobia after dropping inquiry

“You cannot seriously compare anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Anti-Semitism is the oldest hatred and has killed millions of people. Islamophobia is a recently invented term that is mainly designed to shut down critical discussion about Islam.”

Brendan O’Neill on Sky pic.twitter.com/nNoLnolahq

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