Friend of one of the victims says it has been ‘really difficult to recover’ after the 2021 attack, which was the worst mass killing in the city’s history
Maryam Al-Sabawi says she’s often startled by the sound of a passing car, haunted by the memory of her friend being killed two years ago in a devastating vehicle attack in London, Ont.
“I’m a visible Muslim so it’s hard to walk in the streets every day trying not to think that could happen to me.” “There’s still a lot of fear and worry in the community, but a lot of healing has happened as well,” says Rumina Morris, director of the anti-racism and anti-oppression division at the City of London.Since the attack, London has accelerated initiatives that tackle Islamophobia as well as anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism. Those include naming community liaisons for outreach to Muslim, Black and Indigenous communities, says Morris.
“Even though tired of fighting, we continue fighting because we don’t want anybody else to experience this,” she says. “We know how painful it is.” The Greater Toronto Area has seen several cases of violence outside mosques in recent months. In April, a man tried to run over Muslim worshippers gathering in large groups outside a Markham, Ont., mosque during the month of Ramadan, police have said.
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