
The Guardian2d ago
One UK mosque attacked ‘every five days’, says British Muslim Trust
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One mosque is attacked in Britain every five days, according to new data released by the government’s partner for monitoring anti-Muslim hatred. More than 70 attacks on mosques in the UK have been recorded over the past year, which include acts of intimidation, violence, property damage, harassment, anti-Muslim hate speech, online abuse and vandalism. The British Muslim Trust warned that momentum on attacks was building and called for an urgent response from the government. The top three hotspots for attacks are London, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands. There have been nine separate mosque attacks in London, and one mosque in Birmingham has suffered three attacks in the last 12…
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