Faith Matters has been working on and developing a real time mapping and data collection project which is known as the Measuring anti-Muslim Attacks Project, (MAMA Project). Anti-Muslim attacks blight the lives of Muslims and affect mainly Muslim women who visibly wear religious symbols. Many women suffer in silence even though they are subjected to attacks such as spitting, verbal assaults, attacks on their Hijab's (head-coverings) and to even more serious assaults. Men usually suffer attacks on their property or more violent attacks against themselves. Many of these victims of anti-Muslim attacks chose not to report them possibly thinking that it is not worthy of police time or that the issue will not be taken seriously.

The MAMA project will counter anti-Muslim attacks by supporting victims, collecting data on attacks, mapping them and working with external support agencies to ensure that Muslims feel safe and secure as any community in the United Kingdom should feel. No individual in our country should feel threatened because of their identity and this is a key element in ensuring the health and well-being of communities in our country. Also, Faith Matters believes that the treatment of minorities reflects on the soul of a country. A malaise within societies in countries means that minorities suffer discrimination and this is important to note. We, collectively, cannot allow that to happen and we must work to overcome those who seek to divide, alienate and malign communities. Such groups and people are a threat to our values and to our country.

Faith Matters believes that faith and non-faith communities should have the chance to live their lives free from fear and threats and that we all deserve a future built on this basic human right. So if you are the subject of an anti-Muslim attack in the future, tell MAMA and watch this space for the launch. Do not suffer in silence and report it!