UK ‘terror’ attack survivors warn against equating Muslims with ‘extremism’

Demonstrators participate in Muslim prayers during a vigil outside Downing Street in London in solidarity with Palestinians on October 18, 2023 [File: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]

Dozens of “terror” attack survivors have urged politicians to stop equating British Muslims with “extremism”.

In an open letter published Saturday, a group of 58 survivors said such language would fuel anti-Muslim sentiments in the United Kingdom, and said using it was the “height of irresponsibility”.