The Muslim victim who wasn't there: Golders Green and the 'ghost logic' of Islamophobia

The Muslim victim who wasn't there: Golders Green and the 'ghost logic' of Islamophobia Submitted by Ismail Patel on Mon, 05/04/2026 - 19:58 Britain has always had an unofficial hierarchy that determines whose suffering commands national attention - and whose quietly disappears People hold banners at a rally organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism after the Golders Green stabbings, in London on 30 April 2026 (Carlos Jasso/AFP) On "As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there. He wasn’t there again today. I wish, I wish he’d go away.