The latest MET Islamophobic hate crime figures to September 2013
The latest hate crime figures from the Metropolitan Police Service once again show a startling set of data. Take for example a 68% increase in Islamophobic hate crime from September 2012 to September...
View ArticleTELL MAMA – An Independent National Campaign
Sadly, given the nature of the work that we do, and given that some in the Twittersphere spend most of their day trying to undermine our work, there are times when we need to make a statement....
View ArticleDecember MET Islamophobia Hate Crime Figures
These are the December 2013 Metropolitan Police Service Islamophobia hate crime reported figures. Compared to December 2012, there has been a 60% plus rise in anti-Muslim recorded hate crimes and this...
View ArticleTimeline Map of Mosque Incidents & Attacks Between 2012-2013
We are in the process of launching a further report which reviews and analyzes the data and reports that we received in 2013. The report also covers the Woolwich period and the backlash against Muslim...
View ArticleMapping of MET/MPS Islamophobia Figures since 2012 – TELL MAMA
As previously noted on this blog, recent Metropolitan Police Service data for the past 12 months reveals a significant, long-term increase in anti-Muslim hate crime in the Greater London area – a...
View ArticleIslamophobic & Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes from MET Data in April 2014
Anti-Semitic crime Islamophobic crime Populations(2011) 12 months to 12 months to 12 months to 12 months to Apr 2014 Apr 2013 Change Apr 2014 Apr 2013 Change Tower Hamlets 5 5 +0.0% 48 23 +108.7%...
View ArticleTeesside / TELL MAMA Publication Out Today. A Summary of Developments by Leah...
Today marks the publication of a report by Teesside University’s Centre for Fascist, Anti-fascist, and Post-Fascist studies, entitled Tell MAMA Reporting 2013/14: Anti-Muslim Overview, Analysis and...
View ArticleNew On-line Journal to be Launched as part of TELL MAMA
Together with our sister organisation, Faith Matters, we are pleased to announce that we are setting up a new journal on inter/multi-faith issues, identity, community, and faith, and we are currently...
View ArticleUnder-Reporting of Anti-Muslim Hate Still an Ongoing Problem
The June MET hate crime figures are out and it seems that June’s figures when compared to May’s, finally show a slight drop in the level of anti-Muslim hate crimes that have been reported into the...
View ArticleNew Co-Chair of TELL MAMA Hits the Ground Running
We are pleased to announce that our new co-chairman, Shahid Malik, will be carrying out a structural review of TELL MAMA to build on the existing foundations of our work. We believe that re-evaluating...
View ArticleBureaucracy & Passing the Buck from Merseyside Police
Very recently, we were informed by a member of the public of an account that we have previously reported in on a number of occasions. In fact, we started reporting the account @davymaccas since 2012...
View ArticleRotherham, Hate, and the Far Right Online
This report looks at the impact of the Rotherham Grooming crisis and the impacts that it has on the rhetoric of far right groups like Britain First on-line. We analysed the lexicon of anti-Muslim hate...
View ArticleFacebook and Twitter Have to Take Responsibility and Pay For Impacts of Their...
We have heard it many times from social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter. “Record and report in material that breaks our terms and conditions,” they have said, as though our role is solely...
View ArticleInfographic Showing the Peaks and Troughs on Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
We look at the correlation between international and national incidents and spikes in anti-Muslim hate reporting that take place. The infographic entitled news events and anti-Muslim hate crimes in...
View ArticleAnti-Muslim hate crimes, 2012-2014 in London: An Analysis of the Situation
On 1 October 2014, the BBC reported that anti-Muslim hate crime had increased 65% in London. This number is based on crime statistics over the last two financial years from the Metropolitan Police. The...
View ArticleHate crimes surge in London ‘fuelled in part by Israel’s invasion of Gaza’
Hate crime in London surged in the last year driven in part by international events such as Syria and the conflict between Israel and Gaza. A new report shows that overall the number of hate crimes in...
View ArticleWaltham Forest Social Media Messages – Latest Update by Police
This is the Waltham Forest Police press release which was circulated on the recent racist attacks that took place in the Borough. They outline the 2 incidents that took place some 5 days apart and the...
View ArticleMap of Anti-Muslim Incidents in France after the Charlie Hebdo Massacre
These are anti-Muslim incidents that have taken place in France, up to and including till Friday the 9th of January. We will be updating this map of anti-Muslim attacks in France as the situation...
View Article51 Anti-Muslim Incidents in France, mapped by TELL MAMA
For those who believe that there are no repercussions for Muslim communities after national events like the murder of Lee Rigby are or after Charlie Hebo, here is the updated map of anti-Muslim...
View ArticleStatement from TELL MAMA on the Chapel Hill Shooting
Regarding the Chapel Hill Shooting in North Carolina, USA Thursday 12th February 2015 Faith Matters and the Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks) project were shocked to learn of the tragic murders...
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