“Earlier this year and as a result of incorrect articles like those found in The Sun last week, the NUS National Executive Committee also condemned Mr Tariq Ramadan for his stance on women, homosexuals and other faith groups. We too were caught up in the hysteria that the media creates around prominent Muslims today.
“Such articles can only contribute to hostility and mistrust of the Muslim communities as a whole. In the past few days, the Muslim Council of Britain have received over 30,000 emails of anti-Muslim abuse. Our own Muslim members have reported being verbally and physically abused. Phrases such as ‘Islamo-nazi nutters’ as used in one of The Sun articles may give rise to even more anti-Muslim racism.
“Last week’s horrific attacks were not an ‘Islamic atrocity’. They were terrorist attacks against ordinary people, Black and white, Muslim and Christian, Hindu and Jew, young and old and we must work together as one in defiance against them.
“National Union of Students UK”