The rise in hate crimes in England after the 7/7 bombings and the failed 7/21 attacks is known and documented. The Associated Press has provided an example of the increased tension and intolerance in London by running a story on Ahmed Ali, a Somali-born Muslim who "moved to Britain nearly 13 years ago, found work as a London bus driver and became a British citizen."

Prior to 7/7, Ali "says he never suffered abuse because of his ethnic background or religion." All that has changed.

According to Ali, after the media reported that "an East African man [was] suspected of trying to blow up a London subway train," a co-worker told Ali: "Mr. Ali, he's your brother, he just looks like you. You are coming into this country, blowing yourselves up and killing people"

The article also recounted other examples and provided troubling statistics on the rise of hate-related incidents:

• In northern England's West Yorkshire region, which has a large minority of Muslims of mostly South Asian origin, police said reports of racially motivated incidents nearly doubled.
  
• There were 366 such incidents between June 30 and July 21 [in this region], compared with 195 over a similar period last year.
• Police in Edinburgh, Scotland, said a gang of 10 men attacked two South Asians on Friday, shouting racial taunts about the London bombings and throwing a hammer through their car window.