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Evidence of ANTI MUSLIM hate crime

(March 16, 2011)

Muslims are still being specifically targeted according to research on racial violence.

Evidence produced by the Institute of Race Relations, as a submission to the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights 2010 annual report on hate crimes, documents a distinct and discernible pattern of anti-Muslim violence within the UK. Although anti-Muslim hate crimes take place within a wider context of racial attacks there is an explicit manifestation of violence targeted specifically at Muslims. The IRR's submission reveals evidence of a persistent pattern of physical attacks, verbal abuse and the vandalism of Islamic institutions throughout 2010.

Download a copy of the submission here (pdf file, 162kb)

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