The term ‘Islamophobia’ tends to almost be taken for granted in Britain today. It is treated by many politicians, commentators and campaigners as an unquestionable wrong, something that we the public need to be made ever more conscious of. Indeed, we are currently in the midst of Islamophobia Awareness month. And earlier this summer, reports emerged that prime minister Keir Starmer was considering adopting a definition of ‘Islamophobia’ for the public sector that could lead to people being censured if they say something too stinging about Islam.
