17 April 2014

Anti-Muslim suspicion in Britain has a whiff of McCarthyism about it

Allegations that 25 schools in Birmingham are at risk of an "Islamic takeover plot" reached new levels of hysteria recently. An announcement was made that a counter-terrorism expert has been drafted in to conduct yet another investigation.

The minister responsible, Michael Gove, has managed at a stroke to increase fear and suspicion between Muslim and non-Muslim in the city.

[A COMMENT] There is no need to make untrue slurs about islam. There are quite enough damaging truths we can say about it. [Guardian Cif] Read more