Anti-Muslim hate in UK 'hits highest level in more than a decade'
Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate in the UK have reached their highest levels in more than a decade, according to a report by Tell Mama, a charity that monitors such incidents. The organization recorded 4,971 cases of anti-Muslim hate and discrimination in the year following the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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- Published Date: 02:21 | 05 October 2024
- Modified Date: 02:21 | 05 October 2024
Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate in the UK has risen to the highest total in more than a decade, according to a charity monitoring such incidents.
Tell Mama said it recorded 4,971 incidents of anti-Muslim hate and discrimination in the year since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
The incidents, to the end of September this year, mostly took the form of abusive behaviour (63%), the organization said.
Just over a quarter of cases (27%) involved what it described as threatening behaviour.
Most incidents took place in London, the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands, the group said.
Tell Mama said it recorded 4,971 incidents of anti-Muslim hate and discrimination in the year since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
The incidents, to the end of September this year, mostly took the form of abusive behaviour (63%), the organization said.
Just over a quarter of cases (27%) involved what it described as threatening behaviour.
Most incidents took place in London, the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands, the group said.
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