Makram Ali (above) was killed and 11 people were injured in the 2017 attack

THE anniversary of a ­horrific terrorist attack against Muslim people was remembered by faith leaders, the Finsbury Park community and Islington Council yesterday (Thursday).

Makram Ali, 51, was killed and 11 people were injured on June 19 2017 after Darren Osborne drove his van into worshippers standing outside the Finsbury Park Mosque.

Shazia Arshad, from Islamic Relief UK, said: “We are living in a very uncertain time for the Muslim community with the alarming rise in Islamophobia. The terrible attack on Finsbury Park eight years ago should’ve been a wake-up call, but instead the blight of Islamophobia persists.

“According to polling we did this year 64 per cent of Muslims in London have said they’re worried about the rise in Islamophobia, and we’ve even seen evidence of many having to change their behaviours because of it. Over one in five said they have even started going outside less, and almost a third said that they do not use public transport at all due to fears of Islamophobia.”

She said social media was “whipping up misinformation and hate speech” with the “ugly consequence” of last year’s riots, adding: “We implore the government to take measures to curb anti-Muslim hatred, but we’ve seen very little action from politicians to combat Islamophobia since the Finsbury Park attack.”

Mr Ali had been on his way home from the ­Muslim Welfare House in Seven Sisters Road.

This week Islington Council leader Una O’Halloran said: “I wanted to take this moment to remember and honour the memory of Makram Ali, who tragically lost his life, and to stand in solidarity with all those who were injured and traumatised by this cowardly act of hate.

“I vividly remember the shock, grief, and fear that rippled through our community in the aftermath. But I also remember the compassion, the unity, and the resilience that emerged in response.”

Councillor Ilkay Cinko-Oner said: “The terror attack on 19 June 2017 shook Finsbury Park. This attack was not only an attack on the Muslim community but it was also an attack on our shared values, community, tolerance, freedom and respect.”