New wave of digital Islamophobia in Europe

According to the Taghrib News Agency, this report, prepared by the Brussels-based organization "Collectif contre l'Islamophobie en Europe" (CCIE), emphasizes that anti-Muslim racism has become an inseparable part of public life in many European countries. This research is based on victim reports, academic research, media monitoring, and collaboration with organizations from 11 countries, including Britain, France, Sweden, Austria, and Denmark.

According to researchers, although Islamophobia takes different forms in different countries, it has now become a structural problem with common patterns across Europe.

The majority of recorded cases were discrimination

The Collective Against Islamophobia in Europe recorded a total of 876 cases of Islamophobia during 2025. The majority of these cases were discrimination, followed by hate speech, incitement to hatred, smear campaigns, physical attacks, and insults. According to the report, 80% of the victims are women. Muslim women wearing the hijab, in particular, have been the target of a significant portion of discrimination cases.

Another important finding of this research is that many Islamophobic behaviors were carried out not by individuals, but by institutions and organizations. This indicates that anti-Muslim discrimination has gradually taken on institutional and structural dimensions. The report emphasizes that the recorded cases reflect only a small part of the existing reality. Citing data from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), only about 6% of Islamophobic cases are reported to official authorities. Researchers cite distrust of official institutions, the normalization of hostility towards Muslims, and the perception of legal protections as ineffective as reasons for this situation.

Muslims are portrayed as a security issue

The report points to a common trend across Europe: according to which Muslims are increasingly framed within discussions such as "security,"...