Muslim doctors in the UK say they are being unfairly censored when expressing concerns about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, leaders have warned.
One in 10 of the more than 650 Muslim healthcare professionals who took part in a survey by the British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) said that they had expressed opinions in their workplace on the Palestinian crisis and as a result had experienced problems, such as formal meetings with supervisors, disciplinary investigations, and referral to the General Medical Council.1
Nearly all the respondents (97%) said that the situation in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel had negatively affected their wellbeing, and only 12% said that their employer had offered culturally sensitive support.
The online survey, shared with BIMA members and across social media, was conducted between 10 November and 12 December 2023. A third of respondents were doctors, a third were healthcare students, and other responses came from dentists, al
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