Letters: Addressing Islamophobic violence in east London

Newham Stand Up To Racism outside the Hasanah Centre Last Friday, at 10.30pm after prayers, someone threw a metal rod through the window of the Hasanah Centre mosque in Stratford, east London. This projectile had such force behind it that it landed 10 metres across the room and hit a wall. Both the Home Office and police said it could have been lethal, but thankfully no one was hurt. It was a very dangerous attack. I went to the mosque with with someone who attends the mosque and told the imam that Newham Stand Up To Racism would like to show that the community supports the mosque. We want to show our anger about what’s happened. We are their siblings and an attack on them is an attack on all of us. They were so friendly and really wanted it to happen. We arranged a demonstration on Friday with speakers including the imam, councillors from Labour, the Green Party and independents and a statement from the NEU union.

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