Disgusting 70% rise in Islamophobic attacks in London – how does your borough

In November 2012, 16-year-old Tasneem Kabir suffered broken teeth and a smashed lip after she was knocked to the floor by Michael Ayoade, 34, in High Street, Plaistow.

He was arrested after police released CCTV footage of the horrific attack, which showed Ayoade jogging away from the scene as Miss Kabir lay unconscious on the ground.

The majority of targets have involved women who wear veils.

Miss Kabir’s assault is an example of the Islamaphobic attacks being investigated in Inside Out: Beyond The Veil, which will be aired on BBC London tonight. Tell MAMA said60 per cent of Islamophobia victims were women. The security camera also captures him fleeing the scene.

“We hope the police will continue to work closely with their communities to tackle these sorts of incidents and prevent them from taking place”.

London’s Metropolitan Police said there were 816 Muslim hate crimes in the British capital in the 12 months to July, a rise of 71 percent on the same period the year before.

Newham has seen a 63 per cent increase in the number of Islamophobic offences, according to figures revealed today.

In Merton, the figure rose by 262 percent, from eight to 29, while in Richmond-upon-Thames nine crimes were reported, compared with just one for the previous year.

Tell MAMA, an organisation that monitors Islamophobic attacks, claimed that Muslim women are victims to almost 60% of hate crimes in London.

“An Islamophobic Offence is any offence which is perceived to be Islamophobic by the victim or any other person, that is intended to impact upon those known or perceived to be Muslim”, Metropolitan Police indicate on their website.

Chishty also said that in reporting a hate crime, victims have several options now.

The charity said female victims often avoided contacting the police because they feared it could make matters worse. We have more than 900 specialist officers across London working in our community safety units who are dedicated to investigating hate crime.

A willingness by victims to report such crimes and improved ability of police to identify them were also factors, Scotland Yard said.