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The European Islamophobia Report 2023 found that Israel's ongoing war on Gaza has functioned as a 'geopolitical catalyst of anti-Muslim racism in Europe'.

A report on Saturday has revealed that Israel's ongoing military actions in Gaza have led to a significant increase in Islamophobia across Europe.

The European Islamophobia Report 2023 looked at anti-Muslim sentiment in 28 European countries, finding that the war on the besieged Palestinian enclave had "functioned as a geopolitical catalyst of anti-Muslim racism in Europe".

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[โ€“] Saleh@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago

To add to the problems of the meforum. An extreme rise in Islamophobia is also reported by the UN:

https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2024/03/un-experts-warn-islamophobia-rising-alarming-levels

For the US an extreme rise in Islamophobic attacks since October 2023 is reported:

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/02/cair-anti-muslim-crimes-2023-islamophobia-gaza/73117343007/

The EU reports a steady increase of Islamophobia for the time pre October 2023:

https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2024-10/muslimfeindlichkeit-deutschland-antidiskriminierungsbeauftragte-ataman

For the UK an 236 % increase between 2023 and 2024 is reported by the UK NGO Islamophobia Response Unit

https://www.theiru.org.uk/increase-in-islamophobia-from-january-2024-to-april-2024/

For Germany the CLAIM-Allianz also reports a surge in Islamophobic attacks since October 2023:

https://www.claim-allianz.de/aktuelles/news/pressemitteilung-gewaltvolle-uebergriffe-drohungen-diskriminierungen-zahl-antimuslimischer-vorfaelle-bundesweit-erneut-gestiegen/
https://www.claim-allianz.de/presse/pressemitteilung-antimuslimische-uebergriffe-und-diskriminierung-in-deutschland-2023-mehr-als-fuenf-antimuslimische-vorfaelle-pro-tag/

I would be surprised if similar findings would not be there for other European countries, whose languages i cannot speak unfortunately. There is a direct correlation between October 7 and Israels war on Gaza and the rise of Islamophobia, including violent attacks on Muslims or people perceived as Muslims. It should be of strong concern, that the meforum is trying to downplay this, as it appears to have extensive funding and is more well connected through other lobby groups. It is bewildering, that such organizations, who advocate for oppression and violence as "solution" are allowed to operate in Europe.