Middlesbrough, UK – In the middle of last year, the Shazia Nour Ghanaian phone was a barrage that had no relentlessness of anxiety, fear and sorrow.

She is the mother of three children, who found herself in the midst of a desperate crisis, running a hot line steeped in calls from terrified Muslim women in Midsbra, where the city descended Riots fed by hatred.

The wave of chaos, which struck the various cities and cities, was one of the largest demonstrations of racial violence in the living memory of the UK.

At one point in the northern city of Midlespra, a group of white men prepared a temporary checkpoint, stopped traffic and interrogated drivers around their race, demanding if they were “white” or “English”.

“I didn’t get out of the phone for three days.”

“I was receiving non -stop calls from terrible Muslim women asking for advice. It was a very shock. They didn’t know what to do. They didn’t know where to go. Are we allowed to go out? Can we get milk?”

Some of the victims of the attacks were.

“Oh my God.” One of the callers said, “Navi has been destroyed.”

She is the founder of Nur Fitness, a community organization that provides a safe space for women. This initiative is home to the women’s gym and a set of services, from mental health workshops to supporting home abuse victims.

While sitting in her office in a quiet winter on Friday afternoon, wearing a long brown and corresponding Cardigan, Ghanaian reflected on the uncertainty and fear she felt at that time.

Behind it, the walls are lined with advertising panels, community events and support services.

“Maybe I am one of the most confident women that I will ever meet,” Ghani said. “Nothing leaves me. But I was afraid to get out of my house.”

Non -proportional Muslim women carry the burden of Islam, as they can be clearly determined as Muslims more likely to be hostile to Muslims.

“It is really different when she wears the veil,” Ghani said. “You are treated completely differently.”

In October, the Guardian newspaper reported that there were 4,971 anti -Muslim attacks and ill -treatment incidents in the previous year, citing data from Tell Mama, Islamophobia screen.

Shahla Khan, the 40 -year -old of the mixed Pakistani and Indian heritage, who lived in Midsbra throughout her life, said that while the riots were suppressed within days when the police were fixed to the suspects, the type of racism that was launched during the unusual disturbance.

Weeks ago, Khan was subjected to hurt while walking across the city.

“I picked up racism badly here,” she told Al -Jazeera. “Even after riots, work slows with fast food and restaurants. People will come and say,” bloody hell, you are still here. “

She blamed politicians and the media for their failure to investigate the spread of discriminatory accounts.

The riots were organized by the online instigators who blamed a fictitious Muslim immigrant for the deadly appeal of three young girls in Southport, a town about 150 km (100 miles) south of Midlespra. But Axel Rodakobana, 18, who killed Bibi King, six -year -old, ALS Dot Stancomb, seven years old, and Alice da Silva Agoyar, nine, was recently and was recently. Heal To 52 years in prison, he was neither a Muslim nor a migrant.

The Muslim Middlesebrough community has suffered from the tragic consequences of racism before.

In August 1961, the terrifying Pakistani families were targeted and forced to flee their homes in Cannon Street Street, which broke out after the killing of John Joseph Hunt, 18. The suspect said, as reported, Hassan said, he was charged but was later cleared of death. In a group of collective punishment that followed the killing, rioters targeted ethnic minority communities. A brick was thrown through the Pakistani Taj Mahal Café.

Fifty years later, in 2011, Mohamed Zabir, a taxi driver and a six -year -old, was assaulted in a racist attack on the night that preceded an anti -Muslims march by the right -wing English defense association. One month later, Zabir died with a heart attack. While doctors did not link his death to the attack, his loss shocked the broader Islamic community through Tisid. He attended nine hundred of the funerals his funeral.

In the wake of the death of Zaber, his nephew, Amjid Khasjid, felt that he had to address the breeds of hate that led to violence. He created Media Culture, an organization that developed films and teaching tools for local schools, colleges and sports clubs to counter racist novels. But with social media hosting to mislead and divide, Khaswar knows that he has cut off his work.

The government recently pledged 655,000 pounds (813,000 dollars) for community projects in Midlespra in response to riots.

Aerire, however, he regretted what he sees as adherent plaster solutions.

“We do not have a fundamental vision of the root cause of division and the long -term influence of racist novels,” he said.

Ghani agreed, adding that the victims need more support.

“People do not even know how to report racism. She said that many asylum seekers do not recognize it.” “We are doing our best to support local women, but we have limited resources.”

According to the local council, the Middlesebrough is the most diversified local power area in the Tees Valley. The British ethnic minorities make up 17.6 per cent of the population, as it is specified in the 2021 census – an increase of 51 percent since 2011, and is expected to grow more.

Many of the population that the island met said that Muslims and migrants are often blamed for the retreat of post -industrial cities such as Middlesbrough, which is often classified as one of the most sanctified cities of England. Steel sidewalks and industries that have never presented stable work and attracted migration from Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom have largely collapsed.

“The prejudice tends to show more in the economically disadvantaged areas,” he said.

In some parts of the city, poverty rates are especially high and there is a lack of social infrastructure – such as gardens, youth clubs and safe spaces for social interaction.

When riots erupted last year, some young Muslims in Midlespra felt fear but also angry.

Many gather to defend mosques and local companies in the city center.

“There was a lot of anger,” said Yahr Ehsan, head of the Middlesbro Central Mosque. “Knowing the experience of their elders who faced racism, the youth were saying,” We will not tolerate this. “

He made an enthusiastic call at the time. It was concerned that the situation could turn, urging young Muslims to violence.

“They do all bad things. We do not want to be part of that. He said,” Let’s make clear to the world what really looks like Muslims. “

IHSAN believes that the key to address Islam is dialogue.

He told the Jewish Council: “Our doors are always open,” while they poured worshipers in the central mosque Friday prayers.

“People have come to us with a frown and leave a smile. You have to talk to each other and waste myths.”

Ihsan also stressed the importance of meeting material needs.

Since April 2022, the mosque has been running a food bank to help those who are struggling financially.

Ihsan said: “Ninety -nine percent of the recipients are not Muslims.” “We are more happy to support them because they are part of our society.”