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UK hysteria over ‘Islamist’ threat is fuelling race hate

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Bob Pitt

Britain’s panicked take on ‘Islamists’ has enabled the spread of racism and emboldened the far-right UKIP party, argues Rachel Shabi.

Al Jazeera, 6 May 2014

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