Anti-Muslim hate in London rising at ‘alarming rate’, charity says
Tell MAMA said reports have already topped 2023’s total, as London sees a sixfold rise since 2021 and a record annual count last year.
- Monitoring group Tell MAMA logged 1,031 reports of anti-Muslim hate in London between January 1 and June 30, 2026, already surpassing the total recorded throughout 2023.
- Rising hostility stems from online misinformation, far-right conspiracy theories including the Great Replacement, and polarized rhetoric that leaves Londoners feeling unsafe because of their faith.
- Verified case data shows a sharp upward trend, rising from 313 incidents in 2021 to a record 1,909 in 2025; the Metropolitan Police reported a 57% increase in positive outcomes for anti-Muslim hate crimes over the past 12 months.
- London Mayor Sadiq Khan invested a record £16 million to support grassroots organizations tackling intolerance, while the government allocated up to £40 million for protective security schemes for Muslim communities in 2026/27.
- Heightened fears persist among minority communities following the Unite the Kingdom rally in May, where activists called for the 'removal of Islam,' prompting Assembly Members to submit motions for stronger institutional measures against Islamophobia.
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Reports of anti-Muslim hate in London have surged dramatically in the first six months of this year
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail New figures from hate-monitoring organisation Tell MAMA show that 1,031 incidents of anti-Muslim hate and prejudice were reported in the capital between January and the end of June this year. The figures also reveal a striking longer-term increase. Tell MAMA recorded just 313 reports in London in 2021, rising to 818 in 2022. Reports […]
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A monitoring group has found that there were more incidents of anti-Muslim prejudice and hate in the first six months of this year than in the whole of 2023
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