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Muslims make up 4.4% of UK society but a report by the Centre of Media Monitoring found that over a third of articles reported, misrepresented or generalised Muslim stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An exhibition has been raising awareness of “harrowing examples of abuse” suffered by Muslims across South Yorkshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Islamophobia Awareness Exhibition drew to a close at South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue’s headquarters this week, with a virtual version still available online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It outlined the contributions of Muslims to British society, aiming to educate members of the public on positive Muslim contributions to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organisation – called Islamophobia Awareness Month – tackles the presence of Islamophobia in today’s society, particularly the representation of Muslims through the media, throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leslie Hayhurst, 52, people officer at South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said: “It needs to be more about understanding similarities, not differences, to prevent harrowing examples of abuse.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said SYFR is continuing to train its staff to be aware of hate crime so they know how to recognise and deal with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year’s exhibition theme, #tacklingdenial, focuses on the acknowledgement of Islamophobia in society and has seen over 200 events and more councils and organisations publicising the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n