Muslims fear hate attacks in wake of bombings

A backlash against British Muslims began almost immediately as news of the bomb explosions spread. The Muslim Council of Britain received more than 1,000 emails containing threats and messages of hate, several reading: "It's now war on Muslims throughout Britain."

Guardian, 8 July 2005

See also 'Religion has no part in this', by Sher Khan of the MCB: Guardian, 8 July 2005

And Tariq Ali, who argues that "The principal cause of this violence is the violence being inflicted on the people of the Muslim world. And unless this is recognised, the horrors will continue." Also in the
Guardian, 8 July 2005