"Professor Zaki Badawi, head of the Muslim College in London and chairman of the Council of Mosques and Imams, wrote:

In the present tense situation, with the rise of attacks on Muslims, we advise Muslim women who fear being attacked physically or verbally to remove their hijab so as not to be identified by those who are hostile to Muslims.

This suggestion serves as further evidence that the cost of maintaining a more identifiable religious identity is greater and greater.