A N A LY S I S DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS UNITING EUROPE AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIA UK-Germany Delegation Report Seema Syeda November 2023 In mainstream discourse, it is often ›Muslims‹ who are framed as the ›problem‹. However, it is the white su­premacist structures of Euro­pean society, including within progressive spaces, that need to change. The burden of this work must be shouldered by the entire progressive community with an emphasis on continuous training and educating about Islamophobia, racism, and colonialism and how these issues manifest on a structur­al and individual level. Muslim empowerment must also be prioritised by creating spaces for Muslim-led self­organising – recognising the many different intersectional identities that exist within Muslim communities.