{"id":8312,"date":"2018-06-05T14:59:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T13:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=8312"},"modified":"2018-06-05T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T14:00:09","slug":"350-mosques-urge-probe-of-conservative-islamophobia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/350-mosques-urge-probe-of-conservative-islamophobia\/","title":{"rendered":"350 mosques urge probe of Conservative Islamophobia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4403\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MCB.png\" alt=\"MCB\" width=\"240\" height=\"106\" \/>More than 350 mosques and Islamic groups across the U.K. on Monday called on the ruling Conservatives to launch an internal probe of multiple allegations of Islamophobia within its ranks.<br \/>\nThe action follows 11 separate umbrella organizations from across the U.K. calling for an urgent inquiry after the Muslim Council of Britain listed multiple examples of Islamophobia among Tory party members and MPs.<br \/>\n\u201cWe very much welcome the many councils of mosques who have written in support of our call for an inquiry into this issue,\u201d an MCB representative told The Independent online.<br \/>\n\u201cIt reflects the importance that this issue holds in Muslim communities across the U.K. and the breadth of support for the Muslim Council of Britain,\u201d the representative added.<br \/>\nThe latest announcement followed Home Secretary Sajid Javid denying there was a problem with Islamophobia in the party.<br \/>\nJavid has also attacked the council, claiming that it is unrepresentative of U.K. Muslims and has ties to extremism.<br \/>\nThe home secretary\u2019s claims are strongly denied by the MCB and others, who accuse Javid of ignoring the prevailing issue.<br \/>\n\u201cRather than address the serious concerns raised by our message, Mr. Javid has chosen to shoot the messenger,\u201d said Harun Khan, the council\u2019s secretary general.<br \/>\nEarly last week the MCB, in an open letter, called for the Conservative Party to launch an investigation into Islamophobia in the party, citing numerous incidents to bolster their claims.<br \/>\nThe MCB\u2019s calls were backed by two senior Conservative party members who urged the government to tackle the issue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/350-mosques-urge-probe-of-conservative-islamophobia\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 350 mosques and Islamic groups across the U.K. on Monday called on the ruling Conservatives to launch an internal probe of multiple allegations of Islamophobia within its ranks. 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