Imam: Discrimination against Muslims has risen

Fear and suspicion of Muslims have increased in the European Union since the September 11 attacks, and deserve as much attention as anti-Semitism, a British imam told an international conference on racial and religious intolerance.

Speaking at the conference of the 55-country Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, being held in Cordoba, Spain, Abduljalil Sajid said: “Islamophobia has replaced anti-Semitism as the new sharp end of racist issues in the world, wherever you go.”