The human cost is staggering. I've spoken with British Palestinians who have lost dozens of family members in Gaza. Parents call me, distraught after their children have been arrested for their pro-Palestinian advocacy.
While we stand in solidarity with those facing mortal suffering, we are confronted by an alarming surge in Islamophobia. The conflict has been cynically manipulated to stoke hatred against Muslims.
This is not a Muslim issue; it's a human rights issue that concerns us all. Yet British Muslims find themselves caught up in this, thrown into culture wars not of their choosing.
Just this summer, we saw leading politicians make calls to ban the sacred Muslim affirmation Allahu Akbar and declare that Not all cultures are equally valid when talking of recent immigrants who apparently hate Israel.
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