New research conducted by the Centre for Fascist Studies at Teesside University is based on data from the monitoring and helpline charity Tell Mama where victims can report details of abuse either on the streets or online.
The majority of cases - 434 incidents - were online abuse: 300 were linked to the far-right movement, and 147 of those were linked to the EDL - a third of all online anti-Muslim incidents.
The report publishes disturbing examples of comments made by EDL supporters and advocates such as: “Hope your mosque has fire insurance Muslim immigrant xxxx. Fried halal .”
The data amounts to 584 recorded incidents of anti-Muslim hate crime in the year between April 2012 to April 2013.
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