Mohammed Saleem murder: 8 years on, gov. refuses Islamophobia definition
Robert Carter
Press TV, London
A month long campaign by British Muslim activist has reached its end with a public protest outside government buildings. The aim of the I AM MOHAMMED SALEEM project was to force the government to finally define Islamophobia and achieve justice for the Saleem family on the eighth anniversary of his murder by a racist terrorist.
A month of campaigning for an official British definition of Islamophobia has climaxed.
With a flash mob protest staged by activist Maz Saleem – who lit up government buildings with the image of her father, Mohammed Saleem, who was murdered by a racist terrorist in 2013.
Despite appeals from the family, British media refuses to proscribe the murder as a “terrorist incident.” Which Ms Saleem believes comes from institutional Islamophobia.
Anti-Muslim hate crimes have been on the increase under the current governments watch, with complaints met with silence.
When the British PM Boris Johnson called Muslim women letterboxes and bank robbers in 2019, Islamophobic incidents surged, with a 375% spike in Britain. When high level leadership participates in Muslim discrimination, change seems unlikely despite tireless efforts of campaigners.
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