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November 30, 2021

A Controversy Involving a British Athlete Shows Britain’s Inability to Discuss Muslim Anti-Semitism

No one wants to be anathematized as an Islamophobe.

Azeem Rafiq, a Pakistan-born British professional cricket player, recently made waves after testifying before parliament about the racism and prejudice he suffered from teammates earlier in his career. Shortly thereafter, a decade-old correspondence between Rafiq and another cricketer came to light in which Rafiq made multiple anti-Semitic comments. Melanie Phillips observes:

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