British PM dodges inquiry about dropping Islamophobia definition

Pressed over dropping plans to officially define Islamophobia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer dodged the question on Wednesday, offering instead general remarks condemning “hatred,” Anadolu reports. During Prime Minister’s Questions, independent MP Shockat Adam asked why an official definition of Islamophobia – accepted by the party while in opposition – had been abandoned in government, citing several high-profile attacks on Muslims, including fatal incidents outside places of worship, “Islamophobia is real, at least for Zaynab Hussain in my city, who was run over, not just once, but twice, simply for being a Muslim. She survived. Not so lucky was Makram Ali, who was killed outside Finsbury Mosque simply for being Muslim. Not so lucky was Mohamed Saleem, who was stabbed […]