Term ‘Islamic State’ is slur on our faith, say leading Muslims

Term ‘Islamic State’ is slur on our faith, say leading Muslims: Imams call on David Cameron and others to stop using phrase, which they say gives credibility to a terrorist organisation

The prime minister and media should stop legitimising the terror group rampaging through Syria and Iraq by describing it as Islamic State, according to a coalition of imams and organisations representing British muslims.

Use of the jihadists’ preferred title, they argue today, gives credibility to the Sunni militants and slurs the Islamic faith.

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