Neema Begum

Congratulations Joe!

“Even as a survivor of terrorism, I – like many British Muslims – am constantly made to prove my distance from it.”

I survived the 7/7 London bombings, but as a British Muslim I still grew up being called a terrorist Four years on from the attacks on 9/11 - this was a time when, in the minds of many, Muslims were already associated with terrorism.

Four years on from the attacks on 9/11 - this was a time when, in the minds of many, Muslims were already associated with terrorism.

I survived the 7/7 London bombings, but as a British Muslim I still grew up being called a terrorist Four years on from the attacks on 9/11 - this was a time when, in the minds of many, Muslims were already associated with terrorism.

20 years on from surviving 7/7 - my experience as a British Muslim
@uk.theconversation.com

With thanks to my editor @averyanapol.bsky.social

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I survived the 7/7 London bombings, but as a British Muslim I still grew up being called a terrorist Four years on from the attacks on 9/11 - this was a time when, in the minds of many, Muslims were already associated with terrorism.

"While I was lucky to walk away physically unscathed, I carried a different kind of wound: being part of a community that was treated with collective blame."

@neemabegum.bsky.social on her experience as a 7/7 survivor in @uk.theconversation.com:

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I survived the 7/7 London bombings, but as a British Muslim I still grew up being called a terrorist Four years on from the attacks on 9/11 - this was a time when, in the minds of many, Muslims were already associated with terrorism.

"Twenty years ago, I was walking through central London with my history teacher when a bus exploded behind us." @neemabegum.bsky.social