Section: Islamophobia
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Reports of religious hate crime against Muslims up 15%, Home Office says
Government statistics for England and Wales published as British Muslim Trust reveals that attacks on mosques are getting worse in severity
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Senior MP tells Burnham: ‘get on with’ appointing anti-Muslim hostility tsar
Six months after government announced ‘special representative’ to oversee Islamophobia work, position is vacant — and takeup of new definition is patchy
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Islamic Relief workers speak out about abuse they get from the public
Staff at humanitarian charity say Ramadan 2025 was its worst period for abuse in 40 years and that volume of hate mail has left them feeling ‘numb’
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Extend Southport inquiry to cover riots, say Muslim leaders
Those targeted in racist violence in 2024 say the public inquiry into the murder of three young girls should also examine the unrest that followed
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Edinburgh attacks show next PM ‘must go further to tackle anti-Muslim hate’
Campaigners criticise lack of funding in wake of watered-down Islamophobia definition earlier this year, as man charged over attacks on five people
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Racist attacks in most diverse part of Belfast double in a decade
Rise, a new website that maps racially motivated hate crimes and incidents across Northern Ireland, shows an increase of 112% in inner city
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Former Met PC guilty of gross misconduct over racist and Islamophobic posts
Among other social media posts, PC Jonathan Eldered described the Qur’an as a ‘terrorist handbook’ but retired before he could be sacked, a panel heard
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Minister says activist’s call to ‘remove Islam’ from parliament was unacceptable
David Hanson was quizzed over public comments made by activist Kellie-Jay Keen at the far-right ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally in London on Saturday
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Ex-Tory councillor speaks after judge finds colleagues discriminated against him
Tories must ‘stand up to discrimination’, says Mohammed Arif, after court rules his Muslim faith was ‘weaponised’ against him by Walsall Conservatives
