Thread by @miqdaad

The Investigation into Islamophobia in the Conservative Party has been published today.

Our response (@MuslimCouncil) highlights how it acknowledges the scale of Islamophobia, but fails to address its root causes.

Report here: singhinvestigation.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

Thread

https://twitter.com/MuslimCouncil/status/1397163270201659397

There are some very important recommendations laid out in the Investigation, which the Party must take on board.

In many ways these recommendations reflect some of the concerns laid out by the @MuslimCouncil in our previous submission to the EHRC & to the Singh Review itself (see Appendix 3)

The challenge, however, is what was *not* looked at.

Over half the Party membership believe conspiracy theories and have negative views about Muslims.

But this wasn't worthy of mention.

https://twitter.com/miqdaad/status/1311207889969831936

The review did not cover these broader issues, making it not able to reach a conclusion on:

A) Whether the Party has breached the law (this is the role of the @EHRC)
B) Whether there is institutional Islamophobia (even though it reached a conclusion without broader issues)

The next steps are key:
- Will the Party acknowledge its failings & apologise?
- Will action now be finally taken?
- Will there be a reflection on how to ensure that this process is done willingly, with the goal of eradicating the institutional Islamophobia embedded in the Party?

For example, the denial of Islamophobia in the Party from the very top of the Party, is an example of an issue not covered, but which shows how the issue is institutional

https://twitter.com/miqdaad/status/1397176920564027393

Or let's look at how Brandon Lewis lied on the issue, as documented by @hopenothate & @MatesJacob

https://twitter.com/MatesJacob/status/1107189487132647425

And note this too

https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1397123222823440384?s=19