Here's what to do if you witness an Islamophobic incident

A young illustrator from Paris has come up with an interesting guide for bystanders to tackle Islamophobic attacks

If you have ever witnessed an Islamophobic incident in public and wanted to help but didn't know what to do then this guide is for you.

A young illustrator and filmmaker Maeril from Paris has come up with an interesting guide for bystanders to tackle Islamophobic attacks.

“As a French Middle Eastern woman, I wanted to try and do something to raise awareness on how to help when such things happen before our eyes - that way one cannot say they ‘didn’t know what to do’!" she wrote on her Tumblr account.



Here's how you can avert an Islamophobic attack:

Step 1: Engage the victim in conversation

PHOTO: Maeril

Step 2: Ignore the aggressor

PHOTO: Maeril



Step 3: Keep building a safe place

PHOTO: Maeril

Step 4: Escort the victim to a safe place

PHOTO: Maeril

This article originally appeared on BuzzFeed.

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