Media ‘fuels’ Muslim hatred, seminar hears

Raneem Saleh, a 20-year-old medical student at UCD, considers herself fortunate that, as a Muslim, she has not experienced hatred or prejudice while living in Ireland.

“I am fortunate not to have experienced any hate crimes but I have heard stories of prejudice against Muslims in Ireland and it is a very scary thing,” she said.

She believes the Irish media shares responsibility for perpetuating hatred of Muslims but also feels her fellow Muslims must be more outspoken and visible.