Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Israeli media: At least two soldiers killed by anti-tank missile fired at Israeli army forces in the Gaza Strip
Local Syrian sources: Mortar shells fell on more than nine villages in the Sweida countryside
Local Syrian sources: Dozens of dead and wounded have arrived at Sweida hospitals as a result of ongoing clashes at several locations in the western Sweida countryside
Local sources: Civilians, including children and women, were injured in the al-Maqous neighborhood of Sweida, in Syria, as a result of ongoing clashes
Israeli media outlet: Security incident reported in the Gaza Strip
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson: No new date or venue has been set for the meeting between Araghchi and Witkoff, and no negotiations will take place until the outcome is guaranteed
Palestinian platforms: Settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex under the protection of the occupation police
Palestinian platforms: The IOF detonated a booby-trapped robot east of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City
Syrian Defense: We call on all parties in Sweida to cooperate with security forces and exercise restraint
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese Army is continuing its investigations and will later announce any information that does not affect the confidentiality of the investigation

David Cameron accused of Islamophobia

  • By Al Mayadeen net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 27 Apr 2022 13:44
3 Min Read

The former UK PM is accused of Islamophobia after accusing Muslim critics of the prevent strategy of "enabling terrorism".

  • x
  • David Cameron accused of Islamophobia
    Former UK PM David Cameron

Campaigners have accused former UK Prime Minister David Cameron of Islamophobia after he singled out Muslim critics of the contentious Prevent strategy, saying they were "enabling terrorism" in the UK by criticizing the program.

Cameron stated in a new study issued by the right-wing thinktank Policy Exchange that the UK government's failure to rebut Prevent allegations will "jeopardize" Britain's battle against extremism.

According to the research, Prevent is facing a deliberate push to undermine the program by apparently fringing Muslim organizations such as the Muslim Council of Britain.

John Jenkins, who Cameron commissioned to conduct an assessment of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK in 2014, is one of the report's major writers.

Cameron defended his government's decision to enact the 2015 Counter-Terrorism and Security Act, which required public organizations, including hospitals and schools, to notify and refer anybody who displayed indicators of terrorism.

Cameron's intervention comes after UK Home Secretary Priti Patel stated her desire to alter the Prevent scheme in the aftermath of the assassination of Conservative MP David Amess.

For years, activists had urged the government to conduct an impartial assessment of the Prevent plan, and the administration was chastised when it chose William Shawcross to lead the investigation.

Related News

UK-made F-35 parts linked to Gaza Al-Mawasi tent massacre one year ago

Amnesty slams UK for abusing laws to silence pro-Palestine protests

Shawcross, who led the Charity Commission from 2012 to 2018, has been chastised for prior statements about Islam and has been accused of Islamophobia. His evaluation will be released later this year.

CAGE, the Muslim Council of Britain, the Federation of Student Islamic Societies, and the Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) organization are among the Muslim organizations accused of undermining the Prevent plan.

The Policy Exchange Report also contains a number of opinion articles from the Middle East Eye that are critical of the Prevent Strategy.

MEND reacted angrily to Cameron's remarks, calling them a "blatant Islamophobic attack on Muslim critics of the Prevent strategy and the Shawcross review in the strategy."

"For Policy Exchange to claim that legitimate and well-founded critique of Prevent is an 'Islamist' and 'extremist' nonsense, and a thinly disguised and blatant attempt to shut down criticism from various Muslim groups and to delegitimize them," stated MEND.  

Muhammad Rabbani, managing director of CAGE UK, said Policy Exchange aims to promote "a false reality of unopposed activists critiquing Prevent in order to explain away communities' wholesale rejection of Prevent."

A representative for the Muslim Council of Britain stated "Policy Exchange has consistently led efforts to discourage cooperation between the authorities and the MCB."

"It is therefore laughable that the Policy Exchange should now claim that we are the ones discouraging cooperation because we are exercising our democratic responsibility to scrutinize bad policy."

  • Britain
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • David Cameron

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS