Islamophobia Prevents UK Muslims From Succeeding At Work: The British Anti-Islam Hate
16 September 2017Muslims in the U.K.
are "less likely to succeed in the labor market than any other faith group", a
report published by a government commission said Thursday.
Research released by the Social Mobility Commission said: "Young Muslims
living in the U.K. face an enormous social mobility challenge and are being
held back from reaching their full potential at every stage of their lives."
The report uncovers some "significant barriers to improved social mobility
from school through university and into the workplace" as "Islamophobia,
discrimination and racism" are reported by many of the young Muslims.
Participants in the research conducted by Sheffield Hallam University found "a
strong sense of work ethic, high resilience and a desire to succeed in school
and beyond.
"But many felt they must work 'ten times as hard' as non-Muslims just to get
the same opportunities due to cultural differences and various forms of
discrimination."
According to data quoted in the document only one-in-five (19.8 percent) of
Muslims in England and Wales are in full-time work, compared to one-in-three
of the overall population aged between 16-74 years.
Researches said Muslim women in the U.K. are three times more likely to be
economically inactive and only six percent of Muslims are in "higher
managerial, administrative and professional occupations" compared to 10
percent of the overall population.
"Moreover, nearly half of the Muslim population (46 percent) live in the 10
percent of the most deprived local authority districts," the report added.
"This has implications for access to resources, school attainment, progression
to higher education and the availability of jobs, including those at
postgraduate or managerial levels," it said.
Professor Jacqueline Stevenson, who led the research, said:
"Muslims are excluded, discriminated against, or failed, at all stages of
their transition from education to employment."
Alan Milburn, chair of the Social Mobility Commission, added:
"This report paints a disturbing picture of the challenges they face to making
greater social progress.
"Young Muslims themselves identify cultural barriers in their communities and
discrimination in the education system and labor market as some of the
principal obstacles that stand in their way."
There are around 3 million Muslims living in the U.K.
Islamophobia and discrimination have seen a dramatic spike in the country in
the wake of Manchester and London terror attacks earlier this year.
Islamophobia Much? Major UK News Website Replaces Hijab With Veil
LONDON: A major English news website by the name of Daily Mail used photoshop
to replace a woman's hijab with that of a veil, in a classic display of
Islamophobia.
The website had ran a news on two Muslim foster carers who had allegedly told
a five-year-old Christian child in their care that 'Christmas and Easter are
stupid and European women are alcoholics'.
Alarmed over the situation, British MPs ordered an inquiry into the incident
as to how a council could place the child in the foster care of parents
allegedly against the wishes of the girl's family.
The online version of the Daily Mail published the news and apparently changed
the Muslim woman's hijab into a veil.
The veil is worn by Muslim women that covers their whole body and face apart
from the eyes. It has been criticised in several European countries, most
notably France.
Is Daily Mail promoting Islamophobia among its readers by deliberately
replacing the hijab with the veil in the online version of the story?
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