- UK invests in Muslims safety
- Response to increased hate crimes
- Funds exceed previous allocations
The government announced that the United Kingdom will invest an additional 117 million pounds ($150 million) in the protection of Muslim communities.
As the Muslim month of Ramadan commenced on Monday, additional funding was disclosed for the purpose of implementing security cameras, alarm systems, and fencing in community centers, mosques, and schools affiliated with the Muslim faith. The action is in response to an increase in hate crimes since the Gaza conflict began in October.
“Hate speech against Muslims has no place whatsoever in our society.” “We shall not permit Middle Eastern events to be exploited to rationalize mistreatment of British Muslims,” Home Secretary James Cleverly declared in a press release.
Four million Muslims, perhaps, reside in the United Kingdom. A group that monitors Muslim hatred Tell MAMA, discovered that physical assaults, online attacks, and other forms of targeting increased by 335 percent in the previous month compared to the same period the year prior.
Cleverly continued, “The prime minister has made it clear that we stand with Muslims in the United Kingdom.” “This is precisely why we have pledged this funding: to provide Muslims in the United Kingdom with confidence and reassurance at a critical time.”
Confronted by flames
In recent weeks, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has faced criticism for his failure to denounce incendiary remarks made by his Conservative colleagues.
His administration is currently preparing to introduce a fresh official definition of extremism in order to prevent state funding and support from reaching organizations that propagate abhorrent viewpoints.
Communities Minister Michael Gove, who will establish the new definition, stated that “extremist organizations” were responsible for organizing some recent pro-Palestinian marches in central London.
According to Conservative lawmaker Lee Anderson, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour leader Keir Starmer were “controlled by Islamists” in February. Many critics note that while Sunak condemned the remarks as “unacceptable” and suspended Anderson for them, he did not expressly label them Islamophobic.
Similarly, former Home Secretary Suella Braverman stated in an opinion piece published in February that “Islamists are coercing the United Kingdom into submission.”
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A collective of survivors of “terror attacks” cautioned British politicians in an open letter published last week against equating Muslims with “extremism” and referred to such behavior as the “ultimate in irresponsibility.”
The supplementary funding designated for the Muslim community exceeds the 29.4 million pounds ($37.7 million) that had been budgeted for the period spanning 2023 to 2024. Distribution of the funds will occur over the following four years.
The United Kingdom announced new funding of 54 million pounds ($68 million) in February to safeguard Jewish communities, which have also experienced a significant increase in hate crimes.
In 2023, there were 4,103 documented anti-Semitic incidents, which is the highest number in decades and nearly double the number from the previous year. After October 7, two-thirds of these assaults occurred, as reported by the Jewish advisory organization Community Security Trust.
