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'Islamophobia is a form of racism'

Criticism of Boris Johnson's comments about Muslim women wearing burkas continues

Dr Omar Khan, director of the race equality think tank, the Runnymede Trust, says that we can debate freedom of speech but "the concern is racism" and we should define Islamophobia as anti-Muslim racism. His comments come as criticism of Boris Johnson's remarks about Muslim women wearing the burka continues.

(Image: protester in Boris Johnson's constituency, Uxbridge, credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty)

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