Why is it that the UK government can’t define Islamophobia?

The proposed official definition of anti-Muslim hostility that does not address Islamophobia is dangerously inadequate.

By James Renton

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In February, the United Kingdom government appointed a working group to provide a definition of “anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia”, which should have completed its work by the end of August. In the summer, Conservative MP Nick Timothy and a phalanx of like-minded groups waged a campaign against any such definition, which they argued would stymie free speech for those who wish to criticise Islam.

Why is it that the UK government can’t define Islamophobia?

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