Tell Mama, which describes itself as the leading agency in measuring anti-Muslim hate, said there were 2,010 cases of this kind between 7 October 2023 and 7 February this year. This was a steep rise from the 600 cases reported for the same four-month period a year previously. Of the total cases recorded after the Hamas 7 October attacks, 1,109 were classed as online cases while 901 took place offline, Tell Mama said.
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