UK mosques report 70 attacks amid 19% rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes
The segment covers heightened security at East London Mosque due to repeated bomb threats and hate mail, rejections or delays in government protective funding, and self-funded security measures. It highlights statements from mosque leaders and the British Muslim Trust on threats and incidents including arson at Peacehaven Mosque in October 2025 and a replica mosque burned on a Northern Ireland bonfire in July 2026. It cites official police-recorded hate crime data for the year to March 2025 and British Muslim Trust figures on 70 mosque attacks, alongside a UK Home Office statement on processing funding applications.
Source: Al Jazeera English