Muslim schoolgirl goes viral after she gave powerful speech on Islamophobia

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December 23, 2015 12:27 AM

A Muslim schoolgirl has gone viral after she gave a powerful speech on Islamophobia during a school assembly.

Muslim schoolgirl goes viral after she gave powerful speech on Islamophobia

Isra Mohammed, a 15-year-old student at Kenton School in Newcastle gave a presentation in which she discussed how her religion is viewed in the wake of the Paris attacks, and the treatment she and her family have received because of their faith.

"I had people coming up to me in school, this week and last week, telling me because I'm Muslim, I am a terrorist," Mohammed says in the video. "And this is something I go through every day of my life, and it's become worse since what happened in France."

"People link us to terrorism, but we are not terrorists," she says. "They have hijacked our religion and used it against us."

"So what can we do about it?" she finishes. "We can learn about each others' religions and cultures. We can stop making assumptions. We can be fair to one another. And remember: when you tell someone, 'You're a terrorist because of your religion', it's a hate crime."

"My name's Isra Mohammed. I am Muslim, and I am not a terrorist."

Watch the video below.

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