Media and politicians 'fuel rise in hate crimes against Muslims'
Report blames 'Islamophobic, negative and unwarranted portrayals of Muslim London' for increase in attacks in the capital

by Vikram Dodd
Guardian
January 28, 2010

http://www.islamist-watch.org/3141/media-and-politicians-fuel-rise-in-hate-crimes

Excerpt:

A rise in the number of hate crimes against Muslims in London is being encouraged by mainstream politicians and sections of the media, a study written by a former Scotland Yard counter-terrorism officer, published yesterday, says.

Attacks ranging from death threats and murder to persistent low-level assaults, such as spitting and name-calling, are in part whipped up by extremists and sections of mainstream society, the study says.

The document – from the University of Exeter's European Muslim research centre – was written by Dr Jonathan Githens-Mazer and former special branch detective Dr Robert Lambert.

"The report provides prima facie and empirical evidence to demonstrate that assailants of Muslims are invariably motivated by a negative view of Muslims they have acquired from either mainstream or extremist nationalist reports or commentaries in the media," it says.

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