The Muslim Gaze and the COVID-19 Syndemic

COVID-19 has replicated and intensified pre-existing health inequities by creating a vicious syndemic that brings together concurrent biological, psychosocial structural epidemics with synergistic interactions reinforce unequal outcomes. In the UK, Muslim community been disproportionately impacted excess morbidity mortality from COVID-19. This article uses transdisplinary lens in context of to analyse role Islamophobia as fundamental driver Britain’s community. It highlights multilevel policy reforms recommendations centre empowerment, social justice cultural humility close gap achieve good for all.