Wednesday, August 27, 2025

“Deeply Worrying and Chilling Stuff” | Fears of Social Unrest over Islamophobia Definition

Aug 26, 2025 | Work to create an official definition of Islamophobia would risk “a chilling effect on free speech”, the Conservatives have warned.

Ministers have launched a “working group” aimed at forming an official definition of what is meant by Islamophobia or anti-Muslim hatred within six months.

The group has been created as incidents of hate crime in England and Wales aimed at Muslims are at an all-time high, according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government.

Broadcaster Rafe Heydel-Mankoo joins Talk’s Ian Collins to discuss this further.