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Wednesday, 7 October 2020

The Tories aren't ashamed of their Islamophobia. They're proud of it | Nesrine Malik

A new report has opened the lid: for much of what the party dislikes, Muslims could not be a better scapegoat

Remember Islamophobia? More specifically, remember Islamophobia in the Conservative party? I cannot blame you if you don’t. A few things have happened since the Tories committed to launching an inquiry last year. On the list of concerns about the party in government – after a year in which a pandemic stripped bare its incompetence and dishonesty – prejudice towards Muslims is nowhere near the top. Even in stable times, attempting to get some attention, some media scrutiny, some outrage about the scourge of Islamophobia in the Conservative party was to be stonewalled by indifference at best, hostility at worst.

Given that the party appointed a woman who does not believe in structural racism to the government commission on racial inequalities, the Tories’ investigation into their issues with race and Islam is unlikely to be a rigorous affair.

Related: Half of Conservative party members believe Islam is threat, poll finds

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