UK Muslims, Elections and the Power of Nightmares with Peter Oborne
Our guest this week has been dismayed at the negative media coverage given to Muslims who place Gaza as a voting concern. Terms like fifth column and insurrectionists have been evoked to claim the Muslim vote should be deeply feared.
Peter Oborne writes principally for the Middle East Eye, among other outlets. His books include "The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam” and “The Assault on Truth.”
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#thethinkingmuslimpodcast episode 152
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
2:30 Sunak’s election
2:58 Fear election
8:20 Muslims are patriots
12:27 Two-party system breakdown
17:22 Labour’s calculation
20:24 Starmer and Blair
23:49 The Muslim Vote
30:30 Gaza as an election issue
34:53 Reduce Labour Majority
37:55 Student Encampments
39:00 Oborne friend of Muslims?
41:00 Oborne’s thoughts on UK Muslims
