Latest muslim Gen Z poll reveals how Islamophobia is experienced by almost half of young muslim Brits
A recent Savanta survey which targeted Gen Z muslims in the UK, found that half of the 1,002, 16–24 respondent who were polled had experienced some form of Islamophobia.
53% of females were reported to have experienced Islamophobia in a social setting, compared to 41% males, while 44% of those with jobs said they had faced discrimination because of their religion in the workplace.
These statistics will not startle most muslims who live in the West. Other surveys suggest that Millennials have experienced more Islamophobia (perhaps due to longer-lived experiences).
More alarming forms of Islamophobia have recently been witnessed in the UK- elderly muslim worshippers have been set on fire outside mosques in Edgbaston, Birmingham and West London Islamic Centre, Ealing.
Across the pond this Ramadan, hate crimes were witnessed in Los Angeles- a man on video was caught defacing a mosque in Koreatown, with “anti-Islamic hate words” authorities said.
UK tabloids frequently littering their front pages with anti muslim rhetoric is not the only cause for exacerbated opinions of muslims, the recent statements of politicians such as Suellva Braverman and Mark Spencer evidently cause a hindrance to the UK muslim community.
The widespread acceptance of Islamophobia seems to be on the rise in the West. One thing is for sure, the need for the unification of muslims is desperately warranted more than ever in the fight against Islamophobia, hate and bigotry.
