The differences in how we talk about attacks on Muslims, as
opposed to those perpetrated by Muslims, reveal a double standard rooted in
Islamophobia.
A Muslim man who recently suffered 'life-changing injuries' when
he was sprayed in the face with acid in East London has described the incident
as a hate crime, Turkey's Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
Jameel Muhktar, 37, and aspiring model Resham Khan, 21, were
travelling through Beckton, east London, when acid was thrown through the
windows of their car.
Mukhtar recalled “screaming like a baby” when he was hit by the
acid. “I am never going to be the same again, I will always be scarred… I had
been on a life support machine for two days… I am emotionally wrecked,” he
added.
British Muslims Treated Differently By Non-Muslims
This is not the first time tragedy befalling British Muslims has
been treated differently from non-Muslims. Cast your mind back to the brutal
murders of Mohammed Saleem and Mushin Ahmed, who were knifed and kicked to
death respectively.
Compare and contrast the coverage of their murders to the rightful
attention received by Jo Cox’s vicious murder and fusilier Lee Rigby’s. The
latter names are now rightly permanently etched into our minds, whereas Mohamed
Saleem and Muhsin Ahmed are virtually unknown outside the Muslim community.
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Jameel Mukhtar said "It's definitely a hate
crime,"
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He said "I don't know if people are trying to retaliate.
We're innocent people. We didn't deserve that. I've never seen this guy in my
life. I don't have any problems with anybody. My cousin is 21. She's a business
student. Why would anyone do that to us?"
The simple, underlying, and inconvenient truth is that
Islamophobia is now institutionalised within parts of our society.
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