Coronavirus pandemic being exploited to fuel Islamophobia – Arab News

Coronavirus pandemic being exploited to fuel Islamophobia – Arab News

Incidents of far-right groups allegedly trying to blame UK Muslims for the spread of the virus were recorded by the hate crime-monitoring group Tell Mama.. LONDON: British counterterrorism police are investigating far-right groups accused of using the coronavirus crisis to fuel anti-Muslim sentiment.. Dozens of incidents of far-right groups allegedly trying to blame British Muslims for the spread of the virus were recorded in March by the hate crime-monitoring organization Tell Mama.. In one incident reported to Tell Mama, a Muslim woman said she was approached by a man in Croydon, south London, who coughed in her face and claimed he had coronavirus.. The woman, who wears a hijab, said she tried to avoid her attacker, but the man turned toward her and "got in her face.". The Metropolitan Police acknowledged that coronavirus had played a role in hate crimes in recent weeks, telling Arab News: "People of certain ethnicities and cultural backgrounds have been targeted in the context of the coronavirus outbreak.". While the concerned many see the COVID-19 pandemic as a devastating global crisis, it's being welcomed with open arms by far-right extremists," he told Arab News.. New roadblock: Taliban halt talks with Kabul over prisoner swap deal