islamophobia in europe has reached alarming levels with recent events in the uk and germany highlighting a growing climate of fear and hostility towards muslim communities. in the uk, far out riots have erupted, driven by disinformation and fueled by politicians and funded far right activists whose anti-muslim rhetoric is linked to a broader zionist. these violent outbursts echo historical programs, targeting ethnic minorities and asylum seekers. meanwile, in germany, the government has banned muslim organizations, citing alleged ties to extremism and prescribed organizations, further marginalizing the muslim population. both cases reflect a broader european trend where islamophobia is increasingly normalized, driven by far right influences, political rhetoric. and social media disinformation. this hostile environment not only endangers muslim communities, but also challenges the myth of democracy in european societies. we first take a look at the actions taken against the muslim community in germany. germany's ban on the islamic center of hamburg and its affiliates is part of a broader

we documented 335% increase in reports of islamophobia. he was islamic background. that triggered a lot of narrative that was anti—muslim online, threats targeting some puny communities migrant centres and —— targeting minority communities. migrant centres and -- targeting minority communities.— migrant centres and -- targeting minority communities. what we think this evening — minority communities. what we think this evening so _ minority communities. what we think this evening so far— minority communities. what we think this evening so far is _ minority communities. what we think this evening so far is a _ minority communities. what we think this evening so far is a lot _ minority communities. what we think this evening so far is a lot of - this evening so far is a lot of counter demonstrators have taken to the streets, antiracism campaigners and so on. people saying they are against islamophobia and they want to protect some of those places you were just talking about. law centres that help asylum—seekers, immigration lawyers and so on.

and i'm also proud of londoners who came together, united against racism , islamophobia and racism, islamophobia. we've got to recognise , though, the far right recognise, though, the far right has not gone away , hollingbery has not gone away, hollingbery no political or religious belief system should be ring fenced from scrutiny, from criticism and from mockery. >> if you are a follower of a particular religious belief system or political belief system, you have to accept that we all do that, that belief system that ideology is open to criticism and scrutiny and mockery. i'm not suggesting people should be gratuitously offensive, okay? they shouldn't be a law against it. but i don't think it's necessary to be gratuitously offensive . but gratuitously offensive. but islam is a it's a it's a belief system that tries to, you know , system that tries to, you know, make bold statements about how we should live our lives , about we should live our lives, about the world and so on about about political issues, about personal issues . and therefore it has to issues. and therefore it has to accept that

from the us-based middle east foundation. a zionist think tank at the forefront of encouraging islamophobia, but in addition, a co-founder of the edl was a person using the pseudonym, paul ray. ray has previously been a covert spy inside the pro-palestine group, the international solidarity movement, on behalf of front-page magazine, a hardline us zionist entity. according to accounts at the time, the products of the spying was shared with the intelligence agent. agencies including in israel. in 2011, the bbc reported that the edl was in receipt of intelligence on islam from israel. in 2010, the edl was registered by member of the uk branch of the jewish defense league. the jewish defense league was designated terrorist group in the us and appears to be reemerging there in recent months. the director, roberta moore is a former occupation forces member. seen hair toting a weapon in a jdl t-shirt. after the years, she changed the name of the company to the jewish defense league, uk limited. moore was the head of the so-called jewish division of the edl until her involvement proved too embarra

widerzionist entity attempt to transform the far right and to coop it for zionism and to push islamophobia. here is robinson explaining how palestine was at the root of the current resentment. why are people angry? i'll tell you why buse hamas were all overtake london, overtake our capital siege. every weekend from isis bag called. the police did nothing, nothing, instead they arrested me. tommy robinson is an asset of the zionist entity. the edl and its successes were and remain zionist assets. the zionist entity is burning down the uk to defend the genocide in gazza. joining me in the studio, usual, is our resident expert and eminent scholar the critic of israel, david miller. david's a senior research fellow at the center for islam and global affairs at istanbul zam university. and is the co-director of the lobby and watch dog spinwatch. joining us again as our guest contributor today is the independent investigative journalist richard medhust who specializes in covering us politics, international relations in the middle east. welcome to the show. david, what's the the english defense a

they're anti islamophobia, they say they're against miss and against muslims, but actually you find that they come from secularist background which see... islam's backward and reactionary and actually supports some key islamophobic measures, so there's a big price to pay, and it's across the whole of the anti-racist and anti-war movement, right? okay, nadine, is there any efforts being made in the united states to to target the us zinist movement directly? i mean, for decades, um, the black radical left, um, you know, like malcome x, like, paamitury, also known as stokley car michael, have spoken out of. against zionism very openly in the us and i think they're the pioneers um of the anti-zionist movement in the u.s. and now um we're seeing uh people understanding and carrying that tradition forward at their universities when we're fighting against um zionist curriculum when we're fighting fighting against zionist funding and so i think uh you know the movement is anti-zionis as much as you know some people want to co-opt it and turn it about turn it into ceasefire. turn it into ant

from the us-based middle east foundation, asignist think tank at the forefront of encouraging islamophobia. but in addition, a co-founder of the edl was a person using the pseudonym, paul ray. ray has previously been a covert spy inside the pro palestine group, the international solidarity movement on behalf of front page. magazine a hardline us zionist entity. according to accounts at the time, the products of the spying was shared with the intelligence agencies, including in israel. in 2011, the bbc reported that the edl was in receipt of intelligence on islam from israel. in 2010, the edl was registered by member of the uk branch of the jewish defense league. the jewish defense league was designated terrorist group. in the us and appears to be reemerging there in recent months. the director, roberta moore is a former occupation forces member seen here toating a weapon in a jdl t-shirt. after three years, she changed the name of the company to the jewish defense league, uk limited. moore was the head of the so-called jewish division of the edl until her involvement proved too embarrassin

on the islamophobia, i would go further than that.h the consequences of their language. it plays out in our communities, in our streets, language. it plays out in our communities, in ourstreets, in language. it plays out in our communities, in our streets, in our workplaces. those foot soldiers who are out there now doing what they are, tomorrow on a monday morning, tuesday morning, they are at work colleagues, our bosses, our cricket team mates. that is what we have to deal with, and to not accept that we have got here because of the language of the leaders, i think thatis language of the leaders, i think that is a worrying point. with; language of the leaders, i think that is a worrying point. why not recall parliament? _ that is a worrying point. why not recall parliament? that - that is a worrying point. why not recall parliament? that is i that is a worrying point. why not recall parliament? that is what i recall parliament? that is what diane abbott, nigel farage, priti patel, they are also in, why not recall parliament?— patel,

the term islamophobia threatens to shut all of that down.elieve that would be catastrophic for our western liberal democracy . let's get liberal democracy. let's get some thoughts from my panel here. we go. heading over. we have a special guest who's arrived. you're nigel and linda , arrived. you're nigel and linda, but thank you so much. here we have former conservative mp and farmer neil parish. what do you have to say for yourself, neil? >> yes. >> yes. >> seeing as i'm late and got caughtin >> seeing as i'm late and got caught in the traffic on the motorway for an hour and a half. yes. i mean, i'm inclined to agree with you. i think we've got enough rules now. and i think if we are, if anybody is targeting muslims, then i think there is laws to actually see to that. and i think by making this new law, if the labour party does decide to do it, i think it will, what i worry about is the sheen will, what i worry about is the sheer, sheer law. and is that is this this is this trying to bnng this this is this trying to bring it into this coun

is that islamophobia?d that could genuinely be listed as that night. >> i don't think it's good that nine year olds are forced to marry is islamophobia. >> but i read in the guardian that it's actually, intersectional feminism for nine year olds to get married. is that right, >> let me check . >> let me check. >> let me check. >> yes, i think that's probably true. okay, let's move on, this is now the daily mail, and what's this is another gender story. what's this one about? >> so renowned paediatrician behind report demolishing nhs entire gender treatment model for children warns trans patients are being left to make their own mistakes by gender clinics. >> this is hilary cass. >> this is hilary cass. >> yes, who authored the cass review. and she's concerned now not just about the model for kids , but for adults, too. yeah. kids, but for adults, too. yeah. >> yeah, absolutely. so the concerns that she outlined were about patients being given hormone treatment on their second visit to the doctor. so after

you mentioned social media —— islamophobia in this country. you mentioned social media.revent that?— companies are doing to try to revent that? ~ , . ., , prevent that? the muslim community is dee -l prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad — prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad about _ prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad about the _ prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad about the role - prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad about the role of - is deeply sad about the role of social media in spreading misinformation about the missing community —— are deeply concerned. the social media filters would not usually allow about 30 deliver exciting language to be —— would not never allow certain language should be used about any other group or minority. we saw this over the course of last week, this resulted in so many police officers being injured, the police cars being burnt. the fabric of our society has been shaking up over the last few days and i think some of the elected politicians as well as those who are those in c

labour's islamophobia rmt. labour's islamophobia definition is it a blasphemy law by the back door? also now starmer, by cracking down on that poses, i think, the biggest threat to free speech we've seen in our history. children are now on the front line of the free speech war. they're about to get fake news lessons in school and for britain to return to the way . for britain to return to the way. a huge row in a tiny village over the union jack is patriotism under attack in modern britain. >> and there are simply not enough homes. those on the benches opposite knew this controversy, as labour could compulsory purchase the green belt also . belt also. >> find out why a random group of men were inexplicably called racist at the weekend. on my panel racist at the weekend. on my panel. its express columnist carole malone, journalist benjamin butterworth and ex—tory party chairman jake berry. oh yes . and what did this man do yes. and what did this man do wrong ? wrong? >> bloody warm, isn't it ? >> bloody warm, isn't it? >> bloody warm, isn't it? >> get ready britain, here we go . >> g

i wrote a report earlier this year for the free speech union called islamophobia banning islamophobiawkins wrote the forward to it. so it's widely agreed that this is a problematic definition. but another problem is it's been very widely adopted, and it's not least by political parties themselves. in fact, the labour party has formally adopted this definition of islamophobia, as part of its code of conduct. so any labour mp, any, any member of the labour party who says something that is, criticising perceived muslimness risks being suspended from the party or disciplined for that. and so you already have an effective sort of blasphemy code or, you know, restriction on what people can say about islam in the labour party amongst the majority of mps in parliament. and that's already very concerning to me. >> you can see why this is coming up again, though, considering that in recent days mosques have been the target of violent protests and intimidation, worshippers in those mosques, feeling intimidated with, you know, mobs, mobs of thugs outside, i mean, what do you do to protect people

also being the 1000 on my waiting and aj rmt labour's islamophobia definition.e back door . and. definition. is it a blasphemy law by the back door. and. a group of random football fans were called far right racist fascists and lord president white, the lord justice clerk white, every high court judge white blackmailed with money go yourself. humza yousaf threatens to take elon musk to court. i'm not sure it'll end well for him. i've got all of tomorrow's newspaper front pages with my panel express columnist carole malone, journalist benjamin butterworth and ex—chairman of the tory party, sir jake berry. oh, and what did this guy do wrong ? wrong? >> bloody warm innit? >> bloody warm innit? >> get ready britain, here we go . >> get ready britain, here we go. labour predicted the riots . next. >> very good evening to you. just coming up to 1002 patrick. up just coming up to 1002 patrick. up next. first though, a look at the headlines. and the prime minister has urged iran to refrain from attacking israel in a direct call with the iranian president tonight, speaki

observers are concerned that such coverage could feel the rising islamophobia across the region. monwaman has more from new delhi. in india, breaking news often becomes forder for local media leading to the spread of misinformation due to lack of oversight. the recent violence in bangladesh, which received extensive coverage as a prime example. many media outlets folsely portray. the students political movement as religiously motivated violence against hindus despite no supporting evidence, the narrative persists with some suggesting it is a conspiracy by neighboring countries. media here is known for spreading false propaganda here, sometimes they run the news even if it's not verified, they are sowing seeds of hatred even in our country. it's unfortunate that the media here is not. free anymore, they are busy running news that portrays false images of muslims. now even social media is adding fuel to fire and is dangerous for communal harmony. based on local media reports from the turmoil that hit the nation, the groups organizing the unrest have taken measures to protect minori

hate crimes targets muslims in the uk. and there has been a sevenfold increase in the reports of islamophobia since october the 7th. based on one study, the rise in islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments may have its roots in deindustrialization. now this is a process which began in the uk back in the 1980s, globalization outsourced much of britain's traditional industries abroad, in turn that left many residents the uk unemployed while sing against foreigners. just the uk experiencing anti-muslim sentiment, many countries in europe have experienced this increase evident from the election of far right politicians, and these are some of the countries that you see here uh, such as france and germany. the shift to the far right can be explained by the cost of living crises and the anti-muslim and the anti-immigrant sentiment to have spiked due to operation allox the flood. russia has launched major military operations to repel ukraine's cross border offensive. the russian army says that has deployed extra troops in military hardware to three border regions and joining ukraine to halt what ar

hate crimes targets muslims in the uk, and there has been a sevenfold increase in the reports of islamophobia since october the 7th. based on one study, the rise in islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments may have its roots in de-industrialization. now this is a process which began in the uk back in the 1980s, globalization outsourced. much of britain's traditional industries abroad, in turn that left many uh residents in the uk unemployed, while sowing hatrid against foreigners, who got jobs? was not just the uk experiencing anti-muslim sentiment, many countries in europe have experienced uh this increase evident from the election of far right politicians, and these are some of the countries that you see here uh such as france and germany. the shift to the far right can be explained by the cost of living crises and the anti-muslim and the anti-immigrant sentiment to have spiked due to operation attack on rahinja refugees fleeing myanmar have killed dozens of people, including families with children. the incident occurred outside of the town of amongda as the minority group were trying to

islamophobia and anti—semitism. >> we've got to recognise, though the far right has not gone away . goney. >> so khan says that he doesn't feel safe. >> i don't know whether the future for me and my wife and my three children is going to be here in scotland or the united kingdom or indeed in europe and humza yousaf might flee the country, but we do it. what are you doing? what are you doing ? you doing? what are you doing? yo, what are you doing ? yo, what are you doing? >> it's not just ethnic minorities. you don't feel safe in britain, is it? also tonight, setting out a radical plan to not only get the homes we desperately need, but also drive the growth? labour is about to turn a sleepy village into a mega city. will this happen where you live? and there's been a deadly plane crash in brazil . a deadly plane crash in brazil. released today . released today. >> plus you can have it as well. >> plus you can have it as well. >> you . >> you. >> you. >> won't. council is going to fine you for swearing in public while they . can. oh yeah? and while they. can. oh yeah? and what's going on t