Zara Mohammed, the first female leader of the Muslim Council of Britain, describes her tenure marked by increasing Islamophobia, notably during recent riots linked to false rumors targeting Muslims. Despite the violence, including attacks on mosques, she faced significant challenges due to the UK government's ongoing refusal to communicate with the group. Her resignation brings attention to a decade-long strained relationship between the government and the MCB, emphasizing the urgent need for dialogue as British Muslims continue to feel unsafe in their communities.
It was the Southport riots for us that made it really quite alarming. The justification was there, the urgency, the necessity of engagement was there, British Muslims were under attack, mosques were under attack and the largest umbrella Muslim organisation wasn't being talked to.
The kind of evil we saw was really terrifying and I felt like, am I even making a difference?
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