Green party deputy leader Mothin Ali has condemned a firebomb attack targeting two Muslim Greens who were working to make the UK a better place for all its people.

The West Midlands couple, identified as Farrukh and Salma, saw their car reduced to smoking wreckage by the attack. Ali called for West Midlands Police to treat the matter seriously. He condemned the anti-Muslim speech of Reform and other politicians and for everyone to work together to create an “island of belonging” instead of inciting hate and division:

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Routine incitement

But, it’s telling that Mothin Ali is the one condemning this despicable attack. Reform, Labour and the Tories all routinely incite Islamophobia and embolden white supremacists for their own political agendas – including against Ali personally. Anti-Muslim hate incidents have risen faster than other racial or religious hate. Yet the UK’s ‘mainstream’ media have ignored the firebomb attack:

This is a grim contrast with the blanket coverage that follows even the most questionable incident involving supporters of Israel.

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