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XL Bully ripped hijab off mum in front of her kids

The owner of an XL Bully has avoided jailed after the dog ripped the hijab off a woman on Wrexham High Street, Wales.

'I was spat at in the '70s - those days are back'

Being spat at and beaten up for the colour of his skin were ways in which Dr Sarju Patel experienced racism as a child in the 1970s.

Muslim women remove headscarves on London transport

Hate crime against Muslims is forcing them to avoid London’s transport network, with women taking off their headscarves for fear of attracting attention.

Catholic priest admits sending racist messages

A Catholic priest who admitted discussing bombing mosques and shooting black people in the head in neo-Nazi online chatrooms.

Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan bombarded with racist emails

Lee White, 52, sent Labour MP Dr Rosena Allin-Khan’s parliamentary inbox more than 100 abusive emails over a four-day period last year.

Appeal after student injured in 'racist attack'

An 18-year-old Chinese student was taken to hospital with facial injuries after being attacked in a racially aggravated assault

Muslim woman 'racially abused and spat at'

A woman was reportedly racially abused as she shopped with her ten-month-old baby after being approached by a man.

Hate crime after Glasgow mosque vandalised

Another hate crime in Scotland - Glasgow Central Mosque was vandalised with racist graffiti in a hate crime.

Bolton rapper gives voice to Muslim Safety Net campaign

Rising star Bilal Shafiq, better known by his stage name B-SHAF attended an event at the House of Lords on October 15 to support the launch of Muslim Safety Net

'Nerd' convicted after homemade explosives found

Police uncovered radio-active materials and a racist chats on WhatsApp in which he vented hate towards a Luton mosque.

Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%

Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

Racially aggravated rape in Walsall

Police launch appeal to identify a white man believed to have raped a woman in her 20s in a racially aggravated attack in Walsall.

Sussex cricketer sanctioned for using racist language

Sussex all-rounder Fynn Hudson-Prentice has been sanctioned for using a racist term in the aftermath of a Championship match in Septembe

Man arrested for abusing Muslims in mosque

A man was arrested at a mosque in Peterborough after he verbally abused worshippers, while ranting about Islam being a “death cult”, “pedophiles”, and praising Tommy Robinson.

Teacher gets life ban for ‘mocking’ Muslim pupils

A teacher who "mocked" the religion of pupils during a lesson on honour killings has been banned indefinitely.

Racist attacks on public transport rise 67%

Racially and religiously aggravated crimes have risen 67 per cent on transport networks since 2022, according to British Transport Police

Injured woman taken to hospital after racist attack

A woman in her 20s has been injured in a racist attack in south Belfast. The man was described as being aged between 30 and 40.

Nazi extremists planned 'escalating' attacks

Three Nazi worshipping extremists amassed 200 weapons and discussed attacks on mosques and synagogues

Shock after baby sprayed during racist attack

Parents have been left distraught after a baby was sprayed with an unknown substance during a "racist" attack in Worcester.

Labour councillor suspended over racist comment

A councillor has been suspended by the Labour Party and is under investigation over a racist comment he made on Facebook

Sickening racist graffiti appears all around Welsh town

Head of UK Muslim charity ‘deeply worried’ as anti-Muslim hate

Shaista Gohir says latest government figures on anti-Muslim hate crime are probably an ‘underestimation’ as many incidents go unreported.

Four injured in racist attack outside Bradford College

Two injured people and a small gardening tool was seized by police. Man arrested for a racially-aggravated public order offence.

Worshippers left "hurt and shaken" after vandal attack

The Zaytuna Community Mosque in Quinton was targeted by vandals on scooters who damaged water taps, thew bins thrown and other furniture.

Man suspected of damage at three Watford mosques

Herts Police previously confirmed that a man had been arrested on suspicion of religiously aggravated criminal damage at The Imam Hussein Foundation Centre.

Mosque fire being treated as arson and hate crime

A mosque in East Sussex has been damaged in a suspected arson attack on Saturday even, which police are investigating as a hate crime.

Outrage after Muslim boy allegedly given ham

Amber Welsh has slammed the primary school where she claims her son was given pork twice in recent months.

Man jailed for attacking mosque worshipper

A man has been jailed for attacking a worshipper who was praying outside a mosque. The victim was punched outside Portsmouth Jami Mosque.

Race hate graffiti painted in Lisburn

A man has been charged to court after racially motivated graffiti (which included threats) was painted at a number of locations in Lisburn.

Racist Doncaster councillor blasted over attacks on Muslims

An investigation found that Councillor Broadhurst had discriminated “unlawfully” against people of Muslim the faith.

Star law student led anti-Islamic chants at migrant hotel

Aberdeen university has been urged to revoke student's prize after video emerged making anti-Islamic chants and antisemitic slurs.

Man arrested after fire at London asylum seeker hotel

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a hotel housing asylum seekers in central London.

Investigation - person 'assaulted by white men with flags'

Police launch racially aggravated assault investigation in a seaside town after a group of white men with flags abuse man. 

Pig’s head dumped on doorstep of Muslim family

A Muslim family living in Essex have expressed their horror and fear after finding a pig’s head thrown at their home.

Mosque window smashed with 'metal pole'

During the children's classes, an unknown individual smashed a mosque window from the outside with a metal pole.

'I'm heartbroken kids racially abused me'

Sophia Choudry says she is "shaken" and "heartbroken" after being racially abused by children while travelling on the Elizabeth line.

MP investigated over alleged racial abuse on X

A former Reform UK MP is under investigation over alleged racial abuse against a Sky News journalist using the the so-called “N-tower” method.

Man arrested for ‘racially motivated rape’ of Sikh woman

British-born Sikh woman in her 20s, was allegedly attacked in the Tame Road area of Oldbury on September 9, between 8am and 8.30am in the morning.

Muslim women encouraged to report hate to new service

Muslim women and girls are being encouraged to report hate and discrimination to a new watchdog run by the national charity Muslim Women’s Network UK, launching on 1 October 2025.

Men left pigs heads outside Muslim community buildings

Three men were jailed after they strategically’ targeting sites and left pig heads outside buildings used by Muslim groups.

Nurse who said UK 'no place' for Muslims struck off

A nurse who wrote on Facebook after last summer's Southport attack that there should be "no place" for Muslims in the UK has been struck off.

Council to remove England flags amid rise in racist incidents

York Council has said the increase in "flag flying" has coincided with a rise in racist incidents, including children being abused on their way to school.

Family who used neo-Nazi music to incite racial hatred

Robert Talland, 59, was sentenced for encouraging terrorism after distributing CDs of bands which encouraged attacks on racial minorities.

Report of hate crime after schoolgirl 'attacked'

Police are investigating reports of a hate crime after a Muslim girl was allegedly attacked by a man as she walked home from school in Scotland.

Police looking at video of racist attacks

Police are renewing their appeal for information following the latest racist attacks in east Belfast - public being intimidated due to colour of their skin.

Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali racially abused

The newly elected deputy leader of the Green Party has described how he and his family were racially abused while on a seaside holiday in the UK.

Racist couple couple abuse British NHS nurse

The couple, believed to be in their 60s, demanded to know if the nurse, 'came here on a rubber boat' and hurled water and grabbed her hair.

Police seek two men after Islamic centre vandalised

Police are looking for two men who sprayed "This is England" and "Christ is King" onto the South Essex Islamic Trust's in Vange near Basildon.

'This is our flag... we are proud British Muslims'

A Muslim centre that found a union jack had been tied to its railings decided to fly it from its window to show its members pride in being British.

Taxi drivers feared being killed in station attack

Two Sikh taxi drivers feared they would be killed during an unprovoked attack near a train station in what police are treating as a racially-aggravated assault.

Man arrested for racially abusing Muslim woman

A man has been arrested after video of him shouting racist remarks to a Muslim woman went viral.

Muslim manager wins religious harassment employment tribunal

Abdalah Al-Abasi was told to take down a social media post accusing a fellow professional of being 'far right' in the wake of the Southport murders.

Anti-Islam slogan spray-painted on wall

“F**K ISLAM!” was spray-painted on the wall of a car park in the English town of Knottingley on Friday 22 August, a location Muslim families with children pass daily.

London hospital reports midwife to Prevent

A London hospital reported a former midwife more than a year after she had left her job, following a complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel.

Pork and Israel flag left at Oxford mosque

Police are suspecting a hate crime after pork and an Israel flag were left at the entrance of a mosque in Oxford in the early hours.

Children at Scouts camp mistaken for migrants

Scouts camp were filmed and subjected to "offensive" comments on social media amid unfounded speculation about the site being used to house immigrants.

Hitler-inspired boy planned mosque terror attack

Hitler inspired boy pretended to convert to Islam to gain access, weeks before he planned terror attack which police prevented.

Islamophobia isn’t just socially acceptable – it’s flourishing.

Ethnic minority patients waiting longer

Patients from an Asian or Asian British background are more likely to be waiting longer than 18 weeks than any other group, the figures show.

London mayor urged to do more to tackle Islamophobia

Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Hina Bokhari says she and other Muslims are facing increasing levels of Islamophobia.

Device thrown inside Belfast Islamic Centre

Man held on suspicion of hate crime after explosive device thrown through a window of the Belfast Islamic Centre during Friday evening prayers.

Hate graffiti building due to become mosque

A Grade-II listed building that was set to become a Welsh county's first mosque defaced with anti-Muslim graffiti

Muslim care home resident's 'disgust' at ham meal

The (Muslim) man said he was served the meal at Linden House in Delph Lane, Blackburn, despite pork being forbidden in Islam.

Initiative to fight Islamophobia through education and dialogue

WITH anti-Muslim hate reaching record levels in the UK, Better Communities Bradford (BCB) has launched Project Unity.

UN offers best platform to address discrimination

UN appoints special envoy to combat Islamophobia

Former NUS president settles with union

Shaima Dallali, who was ousted as NUS president in 2022, accepted a ‘substantial’ settlement before the tribunal against the union following her dismissal over allegations of antisemitism.

Grave vandalism 'as bad as it gets', meeting told

Damage to 61 graves in the Muslim section of a cemetery has been reported as an Islamophobic hate crime and being investigated by Hertfordshire Police. Name plaques had been ripped out and top soil moved from various graves.

European leaders are failing Muslims

European leaders lack the political will to stem rising anti-Muslim hate, the EU’s senior civil servant responsible for combating Islamophobia has warned.

Mosques vandalised with anti-Muslim graffiti

Anti-Muslim graffiti has been found daubed on seven London buildings including mosques, community centres and a primary school.

I was sacked by my new bosses for being Muslim

Ayshea Malik, 35, took the owners of Food 4 Thought Café in Warrington, Cheshire, to an employment tribunal after losing her job in April 2023.

Muslim women footballer banned for wearing tracksuit bottoms

FA apologises after Iqra Ismail told she wasn't allowed to play for refusing to compromise her religious beliefs and wear shorts.

Man who smeared bacon on mosque door jailed

Marcus Edwards, 44, recorded himself smearing rashers on a mosque in Gillingham on August 11. He claimed online that he would get away with it.