"Sometimes you get people looking at you funny. They assume that you are Muslim so you must be a terrorist," says 15-year-old Farid. He is one of many Muslim school children interviewed for a new report on Islamophobia in Britain.
The report, written by the Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia, analyses the impact of 11 September and the ensuing wars. The challenges facing schools form part of a wider debate on prejudice towards Muslims in the UK.
Quotes from young British Muslims show that many "have high hopes and aspirations but frequently feel unwelcome in British society and uncertain therefore about their personal future," says the report.
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