NGOs urge EP president to condemn anti-Muslim rhetoric during debate on “Islamist Entryism”

More than 100 NGOs have called for the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to urgently condemn the hate speech and anti-Muslim rhetoric used by MEPs during a debate on the resolution on “Islamist entryism” and the Muslim Brotherhood.

In a joint letter to the president, the organisations express serious concerns over statements made in the Parliament, which included describing Muslim communities as a “creeping poison” infiltrating democratic systems, and describing a Muslim-led civil society organisation as a “Trojan horse”.

In addition to calling on the President to condemn the language, the letter urges Metsola to take formal action on the debate, and to meet with representatives of the organisations that were targeted.