{"id":7882,"date":"2015-11-24T18:29:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T18:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=7882"},"modified":"2015-11-24T18:29:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T18:29:11","slug":"concerns-islamophobic-incidents-cardiff-paris-terror-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/11\/24\/concerns-islamophobic-incidents-cardiff-paris-terror-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerns over Islamophobic incidents in Cardiff after Paris terror attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MUSLIMS are worried about a series of Islamophobic incidents that have occurred in Cardiff since the Paris terrorist attacks.<br \/>\nThe incidents were mainly verbal abuse on public transport and are thought to be part of a backlash against Muslims in reaction to the attacks.<br \/>\nThe concerns were raised at the official launch of the first MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development) branch in Cardiff which included speeches, an exhibition and the start of an Islamophobia Awareness Month (which was planned before the Paris attacks).<br \/>\nSahar Al-Faifi, the Chair of MEND in Cardiff, spoke about her experiences in the city of people threatening to hit her and trying to take off her veil.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7901\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Al-Faifi.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7901\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Al-Faifi.jpg\" alt=\"Sahar Al-Faifi - Chair of Cardiff MEND\" width=\"370\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7901\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Al-Faifi.jpg\" alt=\"Sahar Al-Faifi - Chair of Cardiff MEND\" width=\"370\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Sahar Al-Faifi &#8211; Chair of Cardiff MEND<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMs Al-Faifi said: \u201cI\u2019ve lost count of the amount of verbal abuse I\u2019ve received. I stopped reporting them because I would spend half my time in the police station.<br \/>\n\u201cI don\u2019t know what life is like without Islamophobia.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Al-Faifi, a scientist at Heath hospital, said that two weeks ago a patient called her a \u201cterrorist\u201d and told her \u201cdo not cut off my head you ISIS\u201d.<br \/>\nDespite this, Ms Al-Faifi called for Muslim women to report incidents of abuse, as they are the main targets of Islamophobia due to visible signs of their religion, such as the Hijab and Niqab.<br \/>\nNevertheless, Ms Al-Faifi, said there is hope in Cardiff. She said: \u201cI love Cardiff, we celebrate diversity and multiculturalism. I want to be here forever.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7903\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Azad.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7903\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Azad.jpg\" alt=\"Azad Ali, Head of Community Development &amp; Engagement at MEND\" width=\"370\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7903\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Azad.jpg\" alt=\"Azad Ali, Head of Community Development &amp; Engagement at MEND\" width=\"370\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Azad Ali, Head of Community Development &amp; Engagement at MEND<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cCardiff is the last place that you find these abuses and I don\u2019t want any racism.\u201d<br \/>\nAzad Ali, MEND\u2019s head of Community Development and Engagement said that there is a more \u201copen-minded\u201d society in Wales than in England.<br \/>\nMr Ali said: \u201cIf you\u2019re Welsh, you\u2019re Welsh.<br \/>\n\u201cThe media in England are far more right wing and have an \u2018us vs them\u2019 approach whereas the Welsh media gives both sides of the story.\u201d<br \/>\nMr Ali said that he wanted the event to be a launchpad for future activities in Wales.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nMr Ali also said that MEND is encouraging Mosques to promote political participation among their worshippers and ensure that Muslims vote.<br \/>\nThe expectation of Muslims to apologise for terrorist attacks was also a subject of discussion at the launch.<br \/>\nMr Ali said: \u201cI think this expectation is quite colonial, racist and Islamophobic. It disempowers an ethnic group and makes them feel guilty for other peoples crimes.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Al-Faifi echoed this sentiment. She said: \u201cI\u2019m not related to this brutal terrorist group yet I have to apologise for their actions most of the time.<br \/>\n\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t ask Christians to apologise for the KKK in America yet Muslims have to apologise for ISIS all the time, it\u2019s unfortunate and sad.\u201d<br \/>\nThose wishing to get involved with MEND in Cardiff can follow them on Twitter @mendcommunity or visit their website: mend.org.uk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUSLIMS are worried about a series of Islamophobic incidents that have occurred in Cardiff since the Paris terrorist attacks. The incidents were mainly verbal abuse on public transport and are thought to be part of a backlash against Muslims in reaction to the attacks. 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