The Muslim Council of Britain said it stands in solidarity with anti-racism and police brutality protesters in the US, UK and beyond, pledging to address anti-Black racism within Muslim communities.

The UK’s largest umbrella body of mosques and Muslim organizations has issued a statement in support of anti-racism protests in the US sparked after the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man.

Anti-racism demonstrations in solidarity have sprung up across the globe, including a rallies across the UK on the weekend.

“We stand in solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters in the United States, UK and beyond, wherever anti-Black racism manifests,” the MCB statement added. The Council also vowed to crush racism within the Muslim community in the UK.

Source: Al-Araby