Islamophobia is an “everyday issue” for more than a third of Muslims in Scotland, a public inquiry has revealed.
The nationwide survey found that 83.4% of Scottish Muslims had experience Islamophobia, with 78.8% saying the problem was getting worse.
Two thirds stated they had been verbally abused, while six in ten had changed their behaviours as a result of intolerance.
Around a third said they had faced Islamophobia in the workplace, and a similar number had been abused on social media over their faith.
On the causes of Islamophobia, 93.9% said print media fanned the flames of intolerance, 90.4% said the same for broadcast media, and 88.7% believed social media had led to rising hatred.
The investigation heard from Muslims who had been spat at by strangers, verbally abused in front of their young children, and had their hijabs pulled off.
Others said they had shaved beards or even changed their names to avoid discrimination.
(26th February 2020
by Gavin Stuart)
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