Former councillor and chairman of Easton’s Jamia Mosque, Abdul Malik, believes these are worrying times for Muslims.
Mr Malik, the founder of PAK Butchers, wrote to the Bristol Post about how Muslims were now being verbally abused and treated with suspicion because of their religion.
He wrote:
“It’s profoundly worrying and concerning that while British muslims keep having the same discussions, making the same points and offering the same explanations, the inevitable is becoming more apparent.