The human cost of Britain’s rising Islamophobia crisis

A mosque is attacked in the UK every five days, but the problem extends far beyond street violence and the far-right, writes Ruqaiya Haris

The human cost of Britain’s rising Islamophobia crisis
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After years of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim protests and riots, as well as a general surge in racist violence, it’s no wonder that many British Muslims are feeling unsafe. Aliya, 30, tells Dazed that the current climate makes her feel scared when she goes out in her hijab. “I don’t always wear a hijab day-to-day, but I do when I’m going to the mosque, and now I feel more unsafe being recognised as visibly Muslim. I also worry about my loved ones going to the mosque, because you neverhellip;

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