The Internet and Islamophobia

Islamophobia has been on the rise over the past 20 years and has become normalised across social media. Researchers have found that online Islamophobic abuse in the UK has been perpetuated by foreign disinformation actors as well as domestic citizens. Furthermore, this online hate can often translate into physical acts of harm offline. We explored this and considered the potential solutions with Zahed Amanullah (Institute for Strategic Dialogue), Faima Bakar (award-winning journalist), Miqdaad Versi (Muslim Council of Britain), and Fahmida Rahman (WebRoots Democracy). This discussion took place during the WebRoots Democracy Festival in November 2020.