U.K. politicians should consider regulation to tackle the tide of negative media coverage about British Muslims.
This was the message from a Liverpool conference this week which examined damaging and biased news stories about Britain’s Muslim community.
The event, organized by Dr. Salman Azami of Liverpool Hope University, saw academics and journalists discuss the effects of unfair and stereotyped portrayals of Muslims.
One of its key findings was the need to raise awareness on issues facing Britain’s Muslims by urging politicians to engage more with the community.
Azami told Anadolu Agency he wanted the event to look at “whether the media coverage on Muslims in Britain is effective or counterproductive, whether it is sensitive or insensitive, whether it is fair or unfair”.
“There are a lot of negativities; I think there should be some sort of regulation that politicians need to think about,” Azami added.
He also urged British lawmakers to act against deliberately negative media coverage on Islam-related stories. [Anadolu Agency] Read more
