Anger over BBC’s 9/11 coverage as broadcaster is criticised for Muslim focus

The BBC has been criticised over its coverage of the 9/11 anniversary after focusing on Islamophobia rather than the terrorism behind the outrage.

One Westminster source said it was ‘like starting D-Day memorials by remembering the plight of the Nazis’.

Radio 4’s Today programme featured a Muslim interviewee who said: ‘We were viewed through the lens of terrorism. Sadly there were questions about our faith and whether we share British values.’ 

The BBC reporter at the memorial in New York told News at Ten: ‘25 years on, the city has its first Muslim mayor. At the same time Muslim Americans experience a record

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