Deeply saddened by last night’s incidents at Spital Mosque in Aberdeen, paint thrown at the door and a rock through the window. Despite this hate, local neighbours came together to clean up, showing unity and solidarity. This is the true spirit of community, especially during Ramadan. It is disheartening that mosques must increasingly strengthen security amid rising Islamophobia and real risks to worshippers.

My warmest congratulations to Sir Mufti Abdul Hamid Patel on his appointment as the interim chair of Ofsted, As the founder of Star Academies, he has been a driving force for more than a decade in raising educational attainment across the country, Unsurprisingly, his appointment has been met with deeply Islamophobic and vile racist attacks. They can’t quite come to terms with a Muslim being appointed. Maybe they need to learn some of the STAR Academy values …

We are entering a new phase of Islamophobia, fueled by far right wings groups who are increasingly emboldened and organised. Their focus among stoking hatred, ultimately to harm British Muslim communities. Coupled this with politically charged rhetoric, anti immigrant, fake news and online misinformation it’s no wonder Islamophobia is increasing. There has to be a real challenge to this. There is an absence of a national narrative of belonging. Our politicians need to move beyond trying to appease those moving further and further to the right and further away from the Britain we are all a part of.