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As a young Muslim growing up in Bradford, Samayya Afzal has never felt anything but British but she鈥檚 no stranger to Islamophobic slurs and attacks. As she says, 鈥淚t was at a young age that I realised I was different. And people want to punish that difference鈥�.

And when 50 people were killed at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand last year, Samayya noticed a sharp rise in Islamophobic incidents in the UK 鈥� a spike apparently confirmed by the monitoring group Tell Mama.

The Home Office has now pledged an extra 拢5 million to help make Mosques and other places of worship safe but Samayya feels much more needs to be done.

In this programme, Samayya takes a deeply personal look at the issue of Mosque safety and Islamophobia in the UK, as she seeks answers from faith leaders, fellow worshippers and the government.

Presenter: Samayya Afzal
Producer: Mend Mariwany
A Whistledown production for 成人论坛 Radio 4