It’s not ‘Islamophobic’ to feel unsettled by these mass displays of religiosity in shared public spaces.
Of all the attractions of central London, a mass Islamic call to prayer is not one you would find listed in most guidebooks. But that is nonetheless the spectacle that more than a few perplexed tourists would have found themselves witnessing on Monday night in Trafalgar Square. Beneath Nelson’s Column, in front of the National Gallery, a large crowd of Muslims knelt in pious observance. There, facing the St-Martin-in-the-Fields church, London mayor Sadiq Khan and a few hundred fellow Muslims performed a public adhan to mark the end of Ramadan.
