Mainstream figures have been enabling anti-Muslim racism, creating the ideal conditions for the rise of hard-right political parties Five years ago, many Muslims wondered if the prejudices they faced were set to fade away. The “war on terror” was dwindling in prominence, and new enemies such as Russia seemed to be displacing fears of Islamic terrorism. Yet Britain’s Islamophobia has only intensified since then. A poll published in July found that two out of five Britons believe Muslims cannot integrate into British society. Earlier in the summer, it was reported that more than half of Muslims in Britain had personally experienced anti-Islam prejudice in the last year, and a quarter in a public place.自两年前的夏天以来，穆斯林处境日益恶化的证据不断增多。

当时英国各地爆发种族主义骚乱，目标针对清真寺和寻求庇护者收容所。

观看那些事件的视频时，让我感到不安的是，有些父母带着年幼的孩子前来围观，而暴徒则显然带着杀人意图试图闯入这些建筑。

参与针对穆斯林或被臆断为穆斯林的寻求庇护者的种族主义暴力的，不只是顽固的极右翼活动分子，还有英国社会广泛得多的一部分人。

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