Increased Hate Crimes Against Mosques in UK

Noon prayers at the East London Mosque,

held amid heightened security.

The mosque has been receiving bomb threats and hate mail for years,

but it was turned down for government money set aside to improve mosque safety.

It is one of several Muslim places of worship to

be rejected or have their funding delayed for months,

according to the British Muslim Trust, a charity.

They pay for their own round the clock protection.

Leaders praise the local police,

but say the central government doesn't fully grasp the

Official figures reflect the concern.

There was a 3 increase in police recorded

religious hate crime in the year to March 2025, the highest on record.

And hate crimes targeting Muslims rose by 19 Seventy attacks on mosques were

recorded across the UK in the year to July,

according to the British Muslim Trust.

Among them was the Peace Haven Mosque on England's south coast,

set on fire last October with people inside, though no one was injured.

In this month, a replica mosque was placed on top of a bonfire in Northern Ireland,

which was later lit,

police calling it a hate display.

The UK Home Office said it's crucial that Muslims feel

safe and that it's working to process funding applications as quickly as possible.

For some, though, that support is still out of reach.