The crew of one of the television channels spoke to several Ukrainian refugees who are terrified in the Muslim-majority British neighborhoods.
Ukrainian refugees are refusing subsidized accommodation in various British cities because they do not feel safe in neighborhoods where the residents are primarily of the Islamic faith. This was highlighted by one of the staff of Channel 4 News. the program, it is said that many Ukrainian women find it difficult to fit into communities that are culturally much more diverse than what they are used to at home in Ukraine.
As part of the Homes for Ukraine program, the UK government pays home owners to house refugees from Ukraine if they have a spare room or two. One such homeowner told the channel's reporter about his experience. He told me that
one of the women who lived with him complained that there were "too many Muslims" in the area.
“We were quite shocked by how problematic he found different cultures. There are too many Muslims, too many people of different skin colors,” said the homeowner about a Ukrainian woman who moved into her home with her small child. The Ukrainian refugee mentioned several times that he is afraid and does not feel safe in such a quarter.
The woman and her child ended up looking for accommodation elsewhere.
A Ukrainian woman named Olga spoke to the news channel after a meeting of a support group set up to help Ukrainians better understand Britain's multi-ethnic culture. He said it was "amazing" to see so many people from different backgrounds and that he was simply not used to living in such an environment. Another Ukrainian woman, Oksana, said that
He moved “from the best neighborhood in Kiev to the worst neighborhood in Birmingham” and admitted he was very scared.
The reporter told Oksana that "a lot of people would be very offended" that she did not feel safe in the area, to which she replied that she had looked up police crime data that reported cases of Islamic terrorism. The report revealed that Oksana had also moved from Birmingham to a new neighborhood.
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