The UK government has published more details about a working group set up to advise it on a possible definition of Islamophobia which would also protect the right to “insult” religious beliefs and practices.

The membership of the working group appears to signal that the government is engaging with the recently launched British Muslim Network (BMN), but not the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) - the largest umbrella body claiming to represent British Muslims.

Dominic Grieve, a former Conservative attorney general, has been appointed chair of the group with BMN co-chair Akeela Ahmed among its four other members.

Ahmed’s inclusion in the working group comes just weeks after the official launch of the BMN in February with backing from faith minister Khan, and after Middle East Eye had previously revealed it had lost much of its Muslim support and was being backed by a charity set up by disgraced former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

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        6 days ago

        But the word isn’t muslimphobia- it’s islamophobia

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            Not really, when people who criticise islam and never call for harm against Muslims get punished for “islamophobia”

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              5 days ago

              Idk what to tell you. It’s a word with a meaning that you can look up in the dictionary. Sometimes people use it wrong. But I’ve explained what it means and I can’t be arsed to argue semantics.