More than 50 victims of Islamist terror attacks including the Manchester Arena bombing and Bataclan shooting have united to call for an end to anti-Muslim hatred.
In a joint letter, they warned that it was “extremely irresponsible” for unnamed politicians to equate “Muslims with extremists” and said some had been “promoting anti-Muslim hatred or failing to challenge it”. Hate”.
They added: “The single most important thing we can do is isolate extremists and terrorists from the vast majority of British Muslims who condemn such violence.”
The 58 people who signed the letter include survivors of terrorist attacks and relatives of people killed by extremists.
Including Justin Merton-Scott, Survivor Bataclan theater attack In Paris in November 2015, with surviving Michelle Hussain Manchester Arena bombing May 2017.
Rebecca Rigby – wife of soldier Lee Rigby Killed by extremists in London in May 2013 – and Magen Inon, his parents in Hamas attacks Israel on October 7, 2023also signed.
Rebecca Rigby is one of 58 signatories.Data map: Reuters/Toby Melville
In 2013, Lee Rigby was killed in a street near a military barracks in south London.Image: Gifts distributed by family members
They said they were “very aware” of the threat from “Islamic extremism” but stressed it was wrong to equate Muslims with extremists.
“Not only is this wrong in itself, but it also makes the work of Islamic extremists easier and plays into the hands of terrorists,” the letter reads.
“While Islamist-inspired extremism is our nation’s most pressing terrorist threat, it is not our only threat, and responding to this threat by fueling far-right extremism, dividing our communities, and exaggerating the risks will fuel extremism. This is the height of irresponsibility,” it added.
This letter is written as community secretary Michael Gove A new official definition of extremism will be developed.
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Mr Gove said today new definition It will help protesters decide whether to attend events and calls on pro-Palestinian marchers to question whether extremist groups are behind some protests.
He told the Sunday Telegraph: “This does not mean that those involved are extremists, quite the contrary.”
“But that means you can start to question: Do you really want to provide trust to this organization?”
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