The Daily T The moderate Muslim 'silenced' by the Home Office for fighting Islamist extremism
Mar 6, 2026
Fiyaz Mughal, counter-terrorism expert and founder of Tell Mama who resigned as a Home Office adviser, discusses failed integration, ghettoisation and why officials avoid naming Islamist extremism. He warns a formal Islamophobia definition could be misused. He also describes threats moderates face, campus tensions, and the need for a firmer defence of British values.
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Avoid A Legal Definition Of Islamophobia
- Avoid creating a formal legal definition of Islamophobia, Fiyaz warns, because it will be misused to curtail free speech.
- He argues existing laws already cover anti-Muslim hatred and prosecutions should focus on criminal acts instead.
Personal Journey From Uganda To Britain
- Fiyaz recounts being born in Uganda in 1971, expelled with his family under Idi Amin and later living in Kenya before settling in the UK aged 11.
- His childhood included racism and bullying in Kent but also a sense of shared British values he later missed.
Geopolitics Changed Muslim Visibility In UK
- Fiyaz traces rising Muslim public identity to geopolitical events: the 1979 Iranian revolution and the Salman Rushdie affair increased visibility and politicised faith.
- He says ideological migrants from North Africa brought organised Islamist ideas that influenced UK institutions.