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It is fair to say that Muslims in Britain feel, when it comes to the political and journalistic class, we have few friends. Most politicians, even those that are elected in large Muslim areas are unwilling to act with fairness or represent our concerns. Instead, this establishment often foments naked animosity towards our faith, religious symbols and contributes to a hostile environment. The only consolation, we tell ourselves, is that things are worse in Europe. Yet we remain on edge, waiting for the next faux outrage that yet again maligns our community.

This episode’s guest, the journalist Peter Oborne stands out as one of the few defenders of our community in the mainstream press. Over the past two decades he has worked tirelessly to speak truth to power. He is currently a writer for the Middle East Eye and was named as British Press Awards Columnist of the Year in 2013. Previously, he worked as the chief political columnist of the Daily Telegraph until he resigned in 2015. His latest book is The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam, which takes a look at the often-opaque world of the Islamophobia industry. Importantly, Oborne is a conservative and until 2019 was a member of the Conservative Party until he resigned in disgust at Boris Johnson’s leadership.

In this interview, Peter provides a fascinating insiders perspective of how Islam has been deliberately fashioned to be the ‘enemy within’. I suspect many of you will find his analysis explains your lived experience since 9/11. Our conversation takes us to British conservatism, King Charles’ comments on Islam and how many young Muslims are looking to leave the UK, a trend I suspect that will only intensify over the coming decade.

Thanks to the team: Riaz Hassan, Musab Muhammad, Reem Walid, Adeel Alam, Yusra Zainuddin, Ahaz Atif and Umar Abdul Salam.

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