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However, Jawed does think that now—perhaps as a reaction to the on-going conveyor belt of home-grown terrorists—Muslims in the town are rediscovering their religion and embracing their faith. Young girls and women are increasingly wearing the hijab and the mosques are busier than ever. "Certainly, when I was young, people here weren't as aware of their religion as they are today. People are looking to have more identity and when they see comments about Islam, they're more likely to read around it and try and understand it. This is leading them to become more into it."Extremist literature is being sold in pop-up book stores. They say they can't control this kind of behavior, but they can.
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