Coexistence without Islamophobia in the UK! Ain al-Watan newspaper

Dr. Abdul Majeed Jalal

I wrote an article about a week ago about Islamophobia spreading in Europe and fueling hate speech, but this subject cannot be generalized because many European countries and regions still have beautiful experiences of coexistence between different religions and cultures. !
For example, the United Kingdom “England” is considered one of the best models of coexistence in Europe, which is admired and respected by all countries and institutions that truly believe in freedom of faith and religion, because it is often out of the loaded situation. Islamophobia against Islam and Muslims, in countries and other European regions.
What’s more, to protect its heritage and its beautiful model, authorities there barred it from entering the United Kingdom after a politician from Denmark’s extreme Christian right threatened to burn a copy of the Quran. Inside its lands that raised England’s status as a land of coexistence among peoples!
And to emphasize the beauty of the coexistence scene, the United Kingdom celebrated the beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan with a beautiful ceremony under the auspices of London Mayor Sadiq Khan Al-Muslim. Celebrating the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan and greeting Muslims, the capital city of London, especially Piccadilly Square, London’s most famous square, lights up around 30,000 lights and revels in this grand Islamic festival.
Also, the West End was lit up with the phrase Happy Ramadan, and the Mayor of London promised that the area would be lit up with the lights and decorations of Ramadan throughout the blessed month.
The Mayor added, directing his address to Muslims, “We’ve introduced Ramadan lights in the West End for the first time to mark the start of the holy month, so there’s never been a better time to wish all Muslims a happy and fun-filled Ramadan in London and around the world.”
Additionally, a mosque-shaped tent was set up to host a group breakfast at the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington.Chelsea will also host a group breakfast in the hallway of Stamford Bridge Stadium for the first time. The same is true of the English Premier League and Wembley Stadium. Then in this blessed month!
In sum, despite efforts by the Christian far-right to incite hate speech and the language of hatred against Islam and Muslims in many European countries and regions, the British model has restored hope that coexistence between different religions and cultures is still possible. , and also concrete. !