This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Debate hate crime & Islamophobia & attacking Islamic Beliefs.
Attacks in different disguises against Muslims spreading hatred require laws to stop provocative insults to the Prophet deliberately aimed at causing offence leading to communal disharmony and religious intolerance.
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Current focus on Muslims in the prevalent Islamophobic climate has emboldened prejudiced individuals in positions of power and influence to believe that it is their right to offend & ridicule the Islamic faith to create suspicion and fear to gain popularity at the cost of community harmony and cohesive society e.g Geert Wilders attempt to hold a competition on drawing offensive and provocative cartoons of the Prophet to demonstrate intolerance of freedom of expression in Islam.
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