We have been working with a trans-Muslim convert to Islam who has also been homeless and who regularly suffers anti-Muslim hate at a street level. Wearing the Niqab, she has consistently documented the threats, abuse and hatred that she has suffered. The hatred has had its toll on her health and one of the most harmless and caring of individuals has been threatened and attacked in numerous incidents.

Most of the abuse against the Muslim trans-female is undertaken by white males, between the ages of 16-40. Once again, anti-Muslim bigotry at a street level, is male on female anti-Muslim and gender hate and it needs to be seen within this light.

Today, this video came to light with an open assault on her at a street level. The Muslim female recorded the material and it is truly shocking to see an assault on a female whilst passers by just look on and with no-one coming to her assistance. This is unacceptable and we will be pursuing a possible prosecution with the police on this.

The post Trans-Muslim Convert to Islam Openly Assaulted With Public Looking On appeared first on TELL MAMA.

This report was received into Tell MAMA yesterday afternoon. The names and location regarding the incident have been changed.

“My name is Shaida Rizvi and I am 16 years old and currently have entered college. I had started practising Islam when I was 15 and had started wearing the Niqab by choice. This started in December 2014 and I made the choice for many reasons. Previously, I had encountered remarks and actions towards me by people, mainly men, and each time I have dismissed them.

However, today after walking down Acacia Avenue, I had been met by a bunch of males in a passing car shouting at me calling me”filth”. Each and every time the traffic lessened and the car came closer towards me, the same words were thrown at me repeatedly.

I’d like to say I was affected very little, but the truth is quite the opposite. However I have told my parents and they have been supporting me.

I will be starting college soon and want to focus just on that and therefore have decided to report this on the back of a suggestion by a sister, which I didn’t want to do at first as I thought it wasn’t serious enough to report, but I trust somehow this may help sisters and brothers in future.

Jazakallah khair my prayers are with you.”

The post Beautiful Response from Young Niqabi Shows the Reality of Anti-Muslim Hate appeared first on TELL MAMA.