Waking
to the news of another violent incident on the streets of London, UK, will make
many of us despair for the UK, a country which seems to know no respite from
grief and horror in recent months, whether it was the attack on Westminster
Bridge, the Manchester bombing, the attack on London Bridge and Borough Market,
and the Grenfell Tower fire.
Darren
Osborne, a man allegedly full of hatred for Islam and Muslims, was arrested in
the early hours of Monday on suspicion of driving a van into a crowd of Muslim
worshippers in north London.
This
latest dreadful act is also a timely reminder of the experience of Islamophobia
that Muslims in Britain endure
It
was says Commissioner of UK Metropolitan Police Cressida Dick “quite clearly an
attack on Muslims”.
It
is commendable that the worshippers outside the mosque were restrained enough
to hand the suspect over to the police and he will now face questioning.
At
times of tension such as these it is obvious that all places of worship,
churches, mosques and synagogues, are potential targets for those motivated by
hate and it is essential that security is stepped up.
This
is sad because a place of worship should be open to all visitors but these are
dangerous times.
“Muslims
are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the
killing of the innocent. Islam also accepts the Prophets, whether those
prophets are Mohammed, God’s peace and blessing be upon Him, or Moses or the
other prophets of the Books. ”
Abdullah
of Saudi Arabia
