US drama 24 criticised by Muslims

The new series of US drama 24 was criticised by Britain's leading Muslim organisation for depicting followers of Islam as terrorists.

The show, starring Kiefer Sutherland, features a seemingly ordinary Muslim family living in suburban America who turn out to be a terrorist sleeper cell.

Such a portrayal of Muslims is "unremittingly hostile and unbalanced", and likely to foster Islamophobia, according to the Muslim Council of Britain. The council is referring the series to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom, claiming it breaches guidelines covering the representation of minority groups.