LONDON: A group of over 450 Islamic organizations in the UK will boycott a review of the government’s anti-radicalization Prevent program over the appointment of its chairman. William Shawcross, who led the UK Charity Commission from 2012 to 2018, has been accused of having a track record of hostility toward Islam and Muslims. Prevent facilitates schools, medical trusts, prisons and local authorities reporting individuals they believe may be at risk of turning to extremist ideologies. Critics have long said it facilitates discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities in the UK, particularly members of the Muslim community. Many have called for an independent review of its methods, but the impartiality of that review is being called into question.