Donald Trump voted Islamophobe of the Year

The winner in the Islamophobia Awards 2017’s ‘UK’ category is OFSTED who recently announced they would be quizzing young students who wore the hijab. The ‘News Media’ gong has gone to Fox News who have been fierce champions of Donald Trump and his discriminatory policies, the London-based rights organization said in a press release on Sunday.

'This year’s winner in the ‘International’ category is Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi who has faced fierce criticism for her inaction when it comes to the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people. The last honour is bestowed to the American television series Homeland in the ‘Book/Movie/TV’ category – a consecutive win after last year.'

Shortlisted nominees were:

UK:
- OFSTED
- Nigel Farage
- Maajid Nawaz
- Tommy Robinson

Book/Movie/TV Series:
- Homeland
- American Assassin
- Patriots Day
- London Has Fallen

News Media:
- The Daily Mail
- Fox News
- Kelvin Mackenzie
- Breitbart

International:
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- Milo Yiannopoulos
- Geert Wilders
- Donald Trump

Announced in an annual ceremony hosted at Abrar Housein in west central London, the event also recognised those who have fought against Islamophobia in the past year - usually against huge odds. This year’s honourees included Maz Saleem, Roshan Muhammad Salih and the Malaysian organisation MAPIM.

IHRC is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

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