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By Reuters
LONDON - A leading British Muslim rights group named world leaders George W. Bush, Jacques Chirac and Ariel Sharon as the worst "Islamophobes" of 2004 on Saturday.
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) selected the three in their annual "Islamophobia Awards" to highlight what they described as growing anti-Muslim prejudice.
"It is with great sadness that we reveal this year's winners," the group said in a statement.
"Sadly, the competition was extremely tough and we see no signs of this abating in the year to come."
While the awards are satirical, commission chairman Massoud Shadjareh said demonization of Muslims was now comparable to that endured by the Jewish community before World War Two.
U.S. President Bush got the top "Islamophobe of the year" award for his anti-terror war, which the IHRC said was in fact a crusade against Islam. Sharon and French President Chirac were named joint winners of the "Most Islamophobic International Politician."
Chirac outraged Muslims last year when he described the Islamic headscarf as "aggressive" during a campaign to ban all religious symbols from public schools.
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