Members of Christian-Muslim dialogue groups have stated that the British media needs to be more balanced in its coverage of Islam.
Suspicion of Islam in the UK is higher than ever as the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terror incident in New York is approaching. As shown in a recent YouGov poll, 53 per cent of respondents felt Islam was a threat to Western liberal democracy.
Meanwhile 65 per cent of those surveyed said security services should focus anti-terrorism intelligence on Muslims.
Ibrahim Mogra, chair of the interfaith relations committee of the Muslim Council of Britain, said the media in the UK too often presented a distorted view of the religion. He said: “Not all of the media is bad but some sections present Islam in a very negative way which is not practised by the majority of Muslims in this country.
