Islamophobia is endemic in the UK and getting worse, says Yousaf

maybe its the fact i now live in Wales and its always been like this, but I'd say racism (not overt, yet) is creeping back in into the UK. Its nothing like i experienced as a child in the 80s/90s (arson, round the clock harrassment, assaults break-ins, death-threats, property damage, racist graffiti. It all mostly stopped after the Stephen Lawrence murder) but its subtle.

At first you think its a one off, but certain things keep happening. People block you from walking on a pavement or wont give you the time of day.

That said, things that happened in the wake of the brexit vote hasn't happened since. So there's that.

Humza Yousaf became the first Muslim head of state in western Europe in 2023 when he was appointed First Minister of Scotland.

This is a really specific point, but the sub-heading irks me in several ways.

First, how do so many people not know the difference between a head of state and a head of government? Scotland's head of state is Charles III.

Second, by what definition is Yousaf the first Muslim head of government in western Europe? I assume they must at least mean 'in western Europe in the modern era', since various parts of Iberia obviously had Muslim rulers for over seven centuries in the Middle Ages.

Third, Scotland isn't an independent state, and the head of government of the United Kingdom is Rishi Sunak. So if they're counting Humza Yousaf, that means they're counting leaders at sub-national levels of government (such as devolved government in the UK, Länder in Germany, etc). But if they're counting devolved government, why does Humza Yousaf (first minister of Scotland, population 5.4 million, since 2023) count but Sadiq Khan (mayor of London, population 8.8 million, since 2016) apparently doesn't?

Charles Windsor is the Head of State of Scotland (along with the rest of the UK). Yousaf is the 'Head of Government'.

I'm tired of hearing this pillock talk.