00:01I'm looking for 54 recommendations to be implemented.
00:05They were never going to be easy, but until and up to the time of my tenure, I will be
00:10advocating for the remainder of those recommendations because ultimately Islamophobia really needs
00:16to be addressed at its roots, which requires institutional and structural issues to be
00:21addressed.
00:22The government also refused to reconsider the counter-terror framework, which you warned
00:27in your report, produced discriminatory outcomes.
00:31Is this a mistake?
00:32Counter-terrorism should not be seen as stigmatizing or targeting Muslims.
00:37In fact, we need all communities, including Muslims, to get behind counter-terrorism, to
00:41provide intelligence, to make sure that communications between local area commands and Muslim leaders
00:47and communities are efficient.
00:48And that's what I'm trying to do.
00:49I'm trying to strengthen counter-terrorism, not weaken it.
00:52Yeah, but you've warned that the current definition and the legislative definition
00:57of terrorism, which includes ideological, religious and political, has contributed to
01:05Islamophobia, essentially.
01:06Isn't that your position?
01:07The whole structure of counter-terrorism is creating an environment which breeds disillusionment,
01:12which creates a suspect community, which then becomes a fertile ground for extremist recruiters.
01:17The government rejected a commission of inquiry into anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab racism.
01:22Are you happy about that?
01:24I don't know if he's rejected them.
01:26I heard from the prime minister, who I was standing next to him, he said the remainder
01:30of the recommendations are up for review.
01:33It's really important that people understand this is not Afdahl Malik's wishlist.
01:37This was something that I labelled over, I consulted with globally, I spoke to experts, I spoke
01:43to scholars, I referenced the relevant evidence, and this is what I believe can address Islamophobia
01:52interpersonally, structurally, and as well as systemically.
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