Rejected petition To stop referring to the terror group as the Islamic State

To stop referring the terror group as the Islamic State as it creates islamophobia and it discriminates against Muslims

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Since 2015 the UK Government has referred to the jihadist group (which styles itself as the Islamic State) as "Daesh".

It is not clear who you are addressing this petition to, or how you would prefer the jihadist group to be referred to.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 23 March 2017
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