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A petition demanding an independent inquiry into islamophobia in political parties has gained more than 30,000 signatures in just two days.<\/p>\n

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A petition demanding an independent inquiry into islamophobia in political parties has gained more than 30,000 signatures in just two days.<\/p>\n

It comes in the wake of outrage at Boris Johnson for comparing Muslim women who wear the burka to \u201cletter boxes\u201d and \u201cbank robbers\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mariam Khan, who created the petition on Monday, said data from the anti-hate crime organisation Tell MAMA showed Muslim women have become the \u201cgo-to target\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIslamophobia for me isn\u2019t just a word, it\u2019s a lived experience. I\u2019ve been called everything from a terrorist to a cockroach online, I\u2019ve been told to go home, been discriminated against and had my choice of dress questioned many times,\u201d she wrote on Change.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut recently, Islamophobic attacks experienced by Muslims are more brazen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The petition asks for parliament to adopt steps proposed by Muslim Council of Britain, which include launching an independent inquiry; publishing a list of incidents of Islamophobia within parties, and the action taken; and adopting a programme of education and training on Islamophobia.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a British Muslim woman, I am concerned about the normalisation of Islamophobic behaviour and rhetoric in the UK, especially amongst those who are in power,\u2033 Khan told HuffPost UK. \u201cThis is why I started this petition \u2013 Islamophobia is not acceptable and those in parliament who encourage it should be held accountable.<\/p>\n

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