An official definition of Islamophobia could limit free speech by giving “special treatment” to Muslims, Shabana Mahmood has claimed. The Home Secretary said that whatever solution the Government adopted for tackling “off the charts” levels of anti-Muslim hatred had to protect free speech and “retain the confidence of the public”. She said that while a Government review was looking at a new definition of Islamophobia to deal with a specific community, there was also a risk that Muslims could be seen to be getting special treatment that could “increase hatred rather than deal with it”. Ms Mahmood, herself a Muslim...
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