It is the little things that Sara misses the most: driving around with the windows down, taking her kids to the park, ducking to shops for groceries.

The Muslim mother-of-two from Revesby is too scared to leave the house after a spate of anti-Muslim incidents in Sydney.

"I have a friend who was spat on": Sara is afraid to go out in public. Credit:Janie Barrett

"I've seen so many friends report on their Facebook about being abused, I have a friend who was spat on at Central station last week. When the Bankstown shopping centre was evacuated the other day for a smoke alarm I had friends who said the crowds started to abuse them and shout insults" she said.

"I haven't been going out with my kids in public because I'm afraid. I witnessed someone else be verbally abused of her niqab so it's made me very wary."