Thread: Today is a test for the corporate media, especially the BBC. Will they treat the concerns of the Muslim community and their concerns about Islamophobia in the Tory Party as seriously and with as much focus as they have on the Labour Party?

A statement from the Muslim Council of Britain on comments by the Chief Rabbi and on the Tory Party. Let's see how much airtime and focus it is given: https://twitter.com/MuslimCouncil/status/1199293555124178945?s=20

Promient Muslims have called out Tory Islamophobia. There have been countless reports like the attached Thread by @miqdaad which have documented numerous examples. They have barely got any TV or radio airtime https://twitter.com/miqdaad/status/1101781296639025152?s=20

In addition to these numerous individual cases, poll data has revealed widespread racist and Islamophobia across the breadth of Tory Party members. https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1148139132901875712?s=20

In society as a whole, the Muslim community is victim to more hate crimes than any other community. Almost half, 47% of all religious hate attacks are against muslims. This has to be essential context when considering the impact of the words of the Prime Minister and his party