Over 1,000 Islamophobic incidents were reported in Austria in 2021, this is according to a new report released.
On Sunday, the Daily Sabah reported that according to the 2021 Report on Anti-Muslim Racism released by the Austrian Documentation and Counseling Center for Muslims, the majority of 1,061 attacks took place on digital platforms as more social interaction was on the internet.
The report said that 69% of those exposed to anti-Muslim racism, and verbal and physical attacks, were women and 26% were men.
While 65.4% of the attacks against Muslims were carried out on online platforms, 34.6% of them happened in various areas of social life.
The report also added that men carried out 77% of the racist attacks, while 22% were carried out by women.
It claimed that hate speech and incitement toward Muslims contributed to 78.5% of the total incidents.
While insults constituted 9.1% of the reported cases of anti-Muslim racism, physical damage to property belonging to Muslims constituted 2.4%.
It was also reported that other racist incidents, including ill-treatment by the police, threats, psychological violence and physical harassment represented 6.2% of the total cases.
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