North’s Muslims ‘facing increased antagonism since 9/11’

An academic at the University of Ulster has claimed that Muslims in the North have faced increased antagonism since the al-Qaida attacks on New York and Washington in September 2001.

Javaid Rehman, a law professor, said growing Islamophobia, manifested in racial attacks and opposition to the building of mosques, was caused by a misunderstanding of Islam among the general population.