British Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, is facing calls to crack down on worsening hate crimes against Muslims by reconsidering the Government\u2019s failure to adopt a formal definition of Islamophobia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2019, the Government had indicated it would seek to establish a working definition of Islamophobia in order to tackle the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, this has reportedly been halted in recent months, with Communities Secretary Mr. Gove having spoken out against the proposed definition in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sarah Owen, Labour\u2019 shadow minister for faith, and Afzal Khan, parliamentary chair of the Labour Muslim Network, wrote to Mr Gove urging him to use Islamophobia Awareness Month in November to tackle the mounting problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They pointed to \u201cshocking\u201d recent Home Office data showing that recorded incidents of hate crimes against Muslims in the UK rose by 42 per cent in the year ending March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHate crime against our many Muslim communities in the UK continues to be damaging and shameful \u2013 but too often it goes unreported, due to difficulties in identifying this particular type of religious and racial discrimination,\u201d they said, adding, \u201cA country cannot fully tackle an issue it cannot define.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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