Blog #7

Over the past year there has been continuous progression in crimes against Muslims in the UK. Ranging from February 2013 to February 2014, Muslims have been harassed and crimes have increased 60 percent, which is a significant amount. This is all said to be caused by the murder of a British Soldier named Lee Rigby last year. A government support campaign called Tell Mama in the UK holds records of the Islamophobic hate crimes that take place in the UK. Tell Mama told the Anadolu Agency “ The predominant sharp rise in figures that the Association of Chief Police Officers, the MetropolitanPolice Service and Tell Mama have shown in 2013, come from the murder of Lee Rigby on the streets of Woolwich.” This is a way to show how one single murder can severely affect the way people react to things. This one crime lead to “an anti-Muslim backlash” that takes a long time to defuse.

Two men that converted to Islam were jailed for life at the Old Bailey in London for the attack on Rigby. These men were Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, who ran Rigby down in their car and stabbed him to death. This was referred to as a “terror attack” and the murderers called themselves “soldiers of Allah”. Just by referring to themselves as “soldiers of Allah” these men created an even worse situation for their Muslim culture.  

This is more of a way of showing people around the world that it is important to look at the consequences of their actions. Murder, theft, rape, and other crimes lead to so many other things, its kind of a domino effect. Not only does the criminal get punished, but society does as well. In this case, the Muslims specifically, were punished and put through hell because of something two men did. Just reflected that they were a part of this group, these men caused hatred and crimes all over the UK towards the Muslims. This is a global issue because more severe situation can effect a larger group of people, which explains why everyone should be aware of this problem.

http://www.worldbulletin.net/muslim-world/132079/uk-sees-significant-rise-in-anti-muslim-hate-crimes