Reports Melbourne coronavirus cluster originated at Eid party could stoke Islamophobia, say Muslim leaders

Media reports are ‘unfairly stigmatising the Muslim community’, says vice president of Islamic Council of Victoria

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Muslim community leaders say they are terrified that unconfirmed news reports claiming one on Melbourne’s coronavirus clusters originated at a family Eid celebration could create a new wave of anti-Islamic sentiment.

“I’m really concerned, I’m thinking ‘here we go again’, scapegoating, marginalising, unfairly stigmatising the Muslim community,” said Adel Salman, the vice president of the Islamic Council of Victoria.

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