Incident one of many in study of hate crime that lays bare UK Muslims’ reluctance to report abuse and lack of support from wider public
A Muslim woman was showered in alcohol in a violent Islamophobic attack on a train as other passengers silently watched on,researchers contain revealed.
The incident was one of many hate attacks on Muslims uncovered in a study by criminologists Imran Awan of Birmingham City University and Dr Irene Zempi of Nottingham Trent University. The full report, commissioned by recount MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks), and will be unveiled in parliament on Tuesday.
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Source: theguardian.com