GP Suspended for Islamophobic Messages

0:00On March 2nd, a North London general practitioner named Cinderella Nanu, Cohen has received a four-month suspension from the medical tribunal for. Sending Islamophobic messages to a colleague, the decision came on Friday, February 20th, after an investigation into WhatsApp chats from over two years back. The panel ruled her comments amounted to serious professional misconduct. The trouble started in the days following the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023. Dr. Nanu Cohen criticized another doctor in their group chat for sharing a petition against the health department showing the Israeli flag. She then accused that Dr. of gaslighting, adding it was typical behavior for Muslims. Dr. Nanu Cohen, who was working as a locombe at a clinic in Islington at the time, told the tribunal she was in shock and distressed from the attacks. She linked her reaction to her family's Jewish history and past traumas, including the Holocaust. She described her messages as defensive and sent early in the morning.

1:00The tribunal dismissed several other claims, like allegations of hostility toward Palestinians or endorsing offensive posts by liking them online. They accepted her apology and some training, but said she still justified her actions too much, instead of fully understanding the harm. Her suspension kicks in 28 days after the ruling, aiming to protect patients and uphold professional standards amid heated debates over the conflict.