Hate crimes target 1 in 5 UK Muslim women
One in five Muslim women in the U.K. experienced hate crimes in the past year, according to the Muslim Women’s Network U.K.
Baroness Shaista Gohir, also a House of Lords member, highlighted the alarming trend at a Women and Equalities Committee meeting.
She linked the rise of what she called “gendered Islamophobia” to negative political rhetoric, online hate, and public commentators.
Gohir called for equal treatment of racial and faith-based hate crimes under the law, citing their shared intent to incite hostility and violence.
She urged defining these attacks as gender-based violence, noting that most perpetrators of hate crimes against Muslim women are white men.
Muslim women and girls especially are vulnerable due to visible identifiers like headscarves and traditional Islamic clothing.
Gohir stressed these crimes occur on the streets and online, demanding urgent action to protect victims.
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