Students criticize British university professor over Islamophobia

A British university professor has come under mounting criticism over what students described as his “Islamophobic” remarks and taught content.

In a statement the University of Bristol’s Islamic Society (BRISOC) said it was “alarmed by multiple complaints against Professor Steven Greer of the Law School for his reported use of discriminatory remarks and Islamophobic rhetoric”.

According to a statement, which was signed by several other student societies law students have claimed Greer “frequently expressed views in class that can be deemed Islamophobic, bigoted and divisive.

He has been barred by the university from making any comment on the allegations because they are subject to an ongoing investigation.

BRISOC’s president, Aamir Mohamed, told Al Jazeera the first complaints came last September.