"Muslim Appearance" and the "Islamist Threat"

It's a pet hate.  I watch the news: a crime has been committed; it looks like they might be terrorists; they are of Middle-Eastern appearance.  "Muslim appearance."

To be of the Islamic faith is not the same as being a terrorist, nor does it mean that you automatically look like a terrorist either; it might not even mean that you're from the Middle-East.  So going around on the news talking about these "Muslims" going around chopping people up in London does nothing except make some sectors of society have an increasingly deep seated dislike of Islamic people.

The same thing can be said for "Islamist threats."  Yes, they may be Islamic people, and yes, they may be a threat, but they're not a threat because they're Islamic.  They're a threat because they're terrorists!

BBC, I'm taking to you.  And anybody else who goes around saying either of these things.

Thank you and goodnight.