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Islamophobic attacks like the one I experienced had a negative impact on my mental health.
Pictures and words by Parveen Ali
It increased by anxiety and depression just knowing that society shuns me for the way I look affects me psychologically.
The weekend after my attack I felt so low in my mood I decided to document how I feel.
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