The Head of the Church of England, HM King Charles III, issued a statement celebrating Eid, the conclusion of the Islamic month of fasting called Ramadan. Then, last month, more than 350 people gathered in St. George’s Hall, in Windsor Castle, to break their Ramadan fast.
Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer had also celebrated Ramadan, at what he called a “difficult time for Muslims in the UK” during an iftar event in Parliament. At the event, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to condemn the “wave of hatred we have seen directed towards British Muslims,” which he said was “whipped up by far-right rhetoric and disinformation.”
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