In October 2001 , former prime minister Lady Margaret Thatcher was accused of Islamophobia when she said " I have not heard enough condemnation from Muslim priests " regarding the September 11 attacks . Zaki Badawi , then chairman of the Imams and Mosques Council said that Thatcher " has n't had much contact with our community , ... She has always been detached from minority communities . That statement from a person of her stature will give encouragement to extremists to harass our community further " . Baroness Pola Uddin said Thatcher 's comments were " completely out of touch with reality . Perhaps she 's forgotten that when they were part of the mojahedin , she was one of the Taliban 's best international champions " and Gurbux Singh , chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality , urged Thatcher to " speak with care and dignity " , adding " Those who criticise the response of Muslim leaders are either unaware of the strength of their condemnation or have been misled by the media exposure given to one or two extremists . " Conservative politician Michael Gove 's 2006 book on the supposed roots of Islamist extremism , '' Celsius 7/7 '' , was criticised when it was published for " holding apparent hostile opinions towards Muslims " , according to Richard Vaughan in the '' i '' . Conservative politician Boris Johnson in an appendix added to a later edition of his 2005 book about the Roman empire , '' The Dream of Rome '' , he was criticised for arguing Islam has caused the Muslim world to be " literally centuries behind " the west
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Islamophobia in the UK Conservative Party