[AA.TR] Islamophobia
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
or anti-Muslim racism is still not even acknowledged as a crime or a motivation for hate-crime in most European countries. In fact we still face a continuing absence of reliable and nation- as well as European-wide data on Islamophobic incidents.
| It's only fair -- so often Islam is not acknowledged as a motivation for crime and hate crimes. And so in both cases the actions themselves are judged on their innate criminality. |
In 2014, only five states of the 57 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) member states officially reported on hate crimes against Muslims, whereas civil society reported in 21 countries. |