- The Crime Prevention Council today released a report on reported Islamophobic hate crimes.
- The report calls for more long-term research on the extent and consequences of Islamophobia, which the government will address, according to Märta Stenevi (MP).
- Nour, 22, who was subjected to an assault in 2017, thinks that more should be done from a political point of view.
– I react with some horror. Here are many situations that are described, not least how Muslim women are attacked and have their veils ripped off and how it is pushed and spat and swear words thrown at people, says Minister for Gender Equality Märta Stenevi (MP).
The report released today shows that hate crimes against Muslims occur in many different places, and that there are many different types of both perpetrators and victims.
The study was commissioned by the government, this is one of three reports that the government commissioned the authority to do to increase knowledge about racist hate crimes. A study on anti-Semitic hate crimes was released two years ago, and next year a report on Afrophobic hate crimes will be published, and they will be linked to the government’s action plan from 2016 that will combat racism in society.
The report published today calls for more long-term research on the extent and consequences of Islamophobia in the longer term, something Märta Stenevi says the government will meet.
Nour is 22 years old and lives in Gothenburg. She was assaulted because she was wearing a veil and has not dared to wear it again since. She thinks that more should be done from a political point of view:
– I was exposed and a lot of people were also exposed. It’s not just numbers and statistics but we are human beings. It is very important that someone does something about it.
Source: ICELAND NEWS