Political events and terrorist attacks trigger spikes in anti-Muslim hate crime.

Evidence

Following the Brexit vote and terrorist attacks in Manchester and London in 2017, we have now seen a sharp rise in hate crimes and anti-Muslim attacks in Britain (Sharman and Jones 2017, Littler and Feldman 2015). These incidents include mosques being targeted, Muslim women who have had their hijab (headscarf) or niqab (face veil) pulled off, and two Muslims in London who were the subject of a horrific acid attack (Hooper 2017). — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 359

Categorization

• XREF: Ties to the reader’s article on complaints about immodesty: the hijab/niqab as a flashpoint where gendered and religious hatred converge on a piece of clothing. — connects to: Anti-Muslim hate crime in Britain is at record highs and massively under-reported. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 38; Islamophobic hate crimes spike in the wake of terrorist attacks. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 84; The Madrid and London bombings triggered spikes in anti-Muslim violence — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 400 (+7 more)

Related

• Islamophobic hate crimes spike in the wake of terrorist attacks. (similarity 0.92)
• Every US foreign-policy crisis spikes hate crimes against anyone perceived as Muslim (similarity 0.91)
• Islamophobic hate crimes rise after each terrorist attack (similarity 0.89)
• Terror attacks trigger dramatic measurable spikes in Islamophobic incidents (similarity 0.89)
• The Muslim ban triggered a 94 percent spike in anti-Muslim incidents (similarity 0.89)
• Anti-Muslim hate crime in Britain is at record highs and massively under-reported. (similarity 0.88)
• Hate crimes spike against anyone who appears Muslim after every crisis (similarity 0.88)
• The Madrid and London bombings triggered spikes in anti-Muslim violence (similarity 0.87)
• Hate crimes against Muslims spike after every terrorist attack. (similarity 0.86)
• Recorded anti-Muslim hate crime hit all-time highs while under-reporting persists (similarity 0.85)
• UK hate crimes against Muslims and Jews rose together in one year (similarity 0.83)
• Publicized negative episodes reliably spike anti-Muslim violence (similarity 0.83)
• Anti-Muslim hate incidents rose 57 percent in 2016 (similarity 0.80)
• Anti-Muslim bias incidents kept breaking records through 2017 (similarity 0.80)
• German anti-Muslim hate crimes rose 87 percent in just two years (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• The Madrid and London bombings triggered spikes in anti-Muslim violence #corroborates (1.00) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 400
• Islamophobic hate crimes rise after each terrorist attack #corroborates (1.00) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 79
• Publicized negative episodes reliably spike anti-Muslim violence #expands (0.95) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 597
• Terror attacks trigger dramatic measurable spikes in Islamophobic incidents #corroborates (0.95) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 590
• Political grievances drive terrorism more than religious ideology does #qualifies (0.75) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 284