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Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Islamophobia and racism aren’t restricted to a few Tories and far-right thugs | Omar Khan

As long as we think individuals are to blame, we ignore the bigotry and racial stereotyping entrenched in British society

Racism isn’t much understood in Britain in 2020. Exhibit A is Trevor Phillips suggesting that because “Muslims are not a race”, there is no such thing as anti-Muslim racism.

Phillips has been suspended from the Labour party for alleged Islamophobia, but his line of thinking is common. Many have tried over the decades to explain why it isn’t right, and not just when it comes to Islamophobia. Of course Muslims are not a “race”, but they have been racialised. This means people who are Muslim are treated by particular societies as having essential characteristics that mark them as wholly different.

Related: Trevor Phillips doesn’t understand Islamophobia | Sayeeda Warsi

Related: Under Boris Johnson, Islamophobia will reach a sinister new level | Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

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