Views
Bari has appeared in the British media to speak about Muslims in Britain, integration and what efforts could be taken to improve and control fundamentalism rising among and against Muslims since 9/11 and the 7 July bombings. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, he said he believes the rise of Islamophobia is linked to sections of the media and some politicians: “But some political leaders and sections of the media are demonising Muslims, treating them as if they're all terrorists – and that encourages other people to do the same.” “Young Muslims need role models to show them they can play a part in British society.”
Bari feels that the media is only interested in fringe groups of angry Muslims instead of mainstream Muslims from the community. He also made the criticism that some right wing tabloid media twisted some of his past comments. Bari criticises the government's stance on how it deals with violent extremism, which he believes is responsible for creating tensions within the communities, and believes that the “UK will become Nazi Germany, if the situation is not handled very well by the government.” One of his examples included remarks by the head of MI5, Jonathan Evans, and criticised the government’s war on Iraq, described as a “disaster.”
Bari occasionally writes on social and global issues in The Huffington Post and Al Jazeera English.
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