Shafaqna English- The far right is on the rise and much of its messaging is explicitly Islamophobic. In 2024 anti-Muslim hate crimes in England and Wales doubled, and Muslim identity feels increasingly politicised and criticised. “Over the last 10 years in particular I have been subjected to increasing levels of physical violence on the streets. Examples include a random man while I was standing at the bus stop using a racial slur against me and then lurching forward to punch me. It made me feel like I didn’t want to engage with the wider world,”Shaista Aziz told Guardian.