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'It's worrying wearing a headscarf'
Muslim convert Melissa Ahmedi says others like her have faced abuse like being called 'Osama Bin Laden's wife'.
She converted to Islam at the age of 13 and says "it's worrying wearing a head scarf" because you become a "target" for abuse.
She told BBC Minute education is the only way to combat Islamophobia.
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