BBC: Criticizing Sharia Islamophobia

"We’re losing our right to freedom of expression."

According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), criticism of Sharia law is Islamophobia. 

Highlighted by Breitbart London, the BCC online news clip featured reporter Catrin Nye interviewing a Muslim activist named  Ruqaiya Haris about her experience with "Islamophobia" following the terrorist attacks in Europe, attacks that Ms. Haris admits to not condemning. During the interview, a man simply named "Paul" interrupted by saying: "There’s no Sharia law here."

Immediately, Haris and Nye got in the man's face while shouting questions. 

"Do you wanna talk about Shariah law, you wanna talk about Shariah law to me?" Haris shouted at the man.

"I wasn’t talking to you," said Paul as more questions were screamed at him. "We’re losing our right to freedom of expression."

“Why’s that?” asked Nye.

"We’re being told to be politically correct when we don’t want to be politically correct," Paul replied.

From Breitbart London: 

The BBC then clipped its footage of the incident, uploaded it to its website and social media channels, and headlined it: “BBC Islamophobia discussion interrupted by Islamophobia.”

The BBC refused to provide Breitbart London with the unedited footage of the incident. There is no indication as to what was “Islamophobic” about the man’s comments, leading social media users to believe that the BBC’s position on Islamophobia is now opposition to Shariah law.

Speaking with Express, Haris said of her experience with so-called Isalmophobia: "I receive abuse online pretty much every day regardless of what I say, insulting my hijab or throwing out stereotypes and insults."

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