Despite living in NI for over 20 years, Mustafa Elimam says the incident makes it hard to integrate.
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A trainee doctor has said the flying of Nazi flags near a Belfast mosque reminds the Muslim community here that they are "strangers".outside the mosque on Tuesday night."I am in Ireland since January 2000, so this reminds me I still am a stranger," he told BBC News NI.The flags were discovered outside the mosque on Wednesday morningPolice said the man arrived at about 22:45 BST on Tuesday and left on foot via the Kingsway area at about 23:20.
"Nobody is going to scare us, we are not going to be scared, we are not going to be deterred to live peacefully."We serve this country as everybody else. We belong to this country and we represent this country and we love this country". He also paid tribute to neighbouring communities and said his congregation is grateful for the support they have received since the incident.Related Topics
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