British writer Muhammad Kozbar said that additional efforts were urgently needed to eradicate Islamophobia in Britain, and said that all levels of British society were treating it as a "very normal" phenomenon.
In an article published on the Middle East Eye website, Kozbar added that a report by the Ministry of the Interior indicated that about half of the number of hate crimes recorded in Britain were against Muslims, reaching 42% of a total of 3,000 cases registered with the United Kingdom. the police.
Kozbar explained that these large numbers mean that members of the Muslim community - children, women and men - now fear for their lives while leaving their homes or inside their schools, as Muslim children are subjected to bullying in schools and accused of terrorism, and they demand "to return to their country."
The writer also talked about the systematic Islamophobia that permeates several institutions in Britain, foremost of which is the media and political action organizations, as politicians regularly and non-stop raises hatred against Muslims.
Rethinking
Kozbar stressed the need for Muslims to rethink their approach to address this dilemma, and said that society - not institutions - plays a major role in confronting Islamophobia, and in this context, he explained that the greatest burden falls on mosques, activists and local consultants, and civil work organizations and associations.
For example, he gave the example of the Finsbury Park mosque, which plays a major role in raising awareness of the danger of Islamophobia, and pressures the authorities to deal with this phenomenon more seriously, and to provide assistance to those affected by it.
Kozbar did not deny that the British government has taken several steps in recent years to deal with hate crimes cases, but he stressed that there is still an urgent need for serious and decisive official action to put an end to this destructive phenomenon.
He stressed that the first decision that must be taken is to put an end to the "state of denial", as many - including the authority - do not recognize Islamophobia as a pervasive phenomenon that must be addressed quickly, but recently dropped plans to combat it that had been pledged more than 3 years ago.