‘We don’t want to feel unsafe in the place we love’: Muslims and asylum seekers fear more far-right protests

Faith leaders have been seeking security advice, while asylum seekers have decried the ideology of hate and blame' after the Southport attacks

It was about 6pm on Wednesday when faith leaders at the Nasir mosque in Hartlepool were told by police to close its doors due to a protest by far-right activists in the town.

The police came and said we need to block the gate because there is trouble on the way," recalled Muhammad Ali Ahmad, general secretary of the mosque.