Media To Blame For Islamophobia, Says Survey
Posted by Zaufishan Current-Affairs, islamophobia, reports Saturday, July 23, 2011
Brits are most likely to blame the media for Islamophobia in the UK, according to a new survey.Asked "which one of the following groups do you think is most to blame for Islamophobia in the UK", 29% of people blamed the media.
'Muslims abroad' came second, with 14% of the vote, followed by far-right political groups such as the BNP, with 13%.
Eleven per cent blamed Muslims in the UK while ten per cent blamed politicians and government.
Only one per cent of respondents questioned whether there was Islamophobia in the UK.
The ComRes survey found that young people were more likely to blame the media for fear of Muslims while older people were more likely to blame Muslims in the UK. (Ahmadiyya)
Just 18% of the 65+ age group blamed the media, compared to 40% of 18 to 24-year-olds.
When asked whether Muslims in the UK were to blame, only eight per cent of 18-24s agreed, compared to 15% of 55 to 63-year olds.
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Source {Politics.co.uk} | Ian Dunt
In that spirit, ISNA organized an emergency interfaith summit this past Tuesday that brought together the largest and the most diverse religious gathering around a single issue in recent memories. As a result of our emergency interfaith summit, a statement was released by interfaith leaders across the nation reading in part, 
From Vatican city to small farms in Georgia, our fellow citizens began issuing statements supporting Muslim religious rights, and starting their own initiatives in their local communities - all the while looking to ISNA as a resource. Also, many Muslim communities on the state level organized similar interfaith gatherings inspired by our summit. I myself had the privilege to join such a gathering in Illinois after Eid prayer, where 16 speakers from different religious denominations voiced their support for the right of the Muslim American Communities to exercise their religious freedom. In addition, hundreds of articles, blogs, and requests for interviews with ISNA leaders were made on Tuesday and the rest of the week following the interfaith summit. Below is a highlight of the immediate press coverage of Tuesday's interfaith summit, organized by ISNA.
