'Tell Mama', which stands for 'Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks', has compiled a report for the British government, detailing the verbal and physical abuse suffered by Muslims, as well as attacks on mosques in the UK. There were 115 cases of anti-Muslim abuse recorded in the week following the killings in France.
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The report, seen by London newspaper The Independent, reveals that many of the attacks had taken place on public transport targeting women wearing the hijab. Eight cases documented by Tell Mama involved young children.
"Many of the victims have suggested that no one came to their assistance or even consoled them, meaning that they felt victimized, embarrassed, alone and angry about what had taken place against them."
"Sixteen of the victims even mentioned that they would be fearful of going out in the future and that the experiences had affected their confidence," the report states.
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One mother told the organization:
"They called my daughter the 'F' word and insulted her for being Muslim. The bullying has got worse since the Paris attacks. Nobody deserves to be treated like she has been."
The rise in Muslim hate crime in Britain has been attributed by Tell Mama, to the slaughter of 129 people on Friday 13 November, in France, by Islamic State terrorists; a spike only seen before in the UK, following the 2013 murder of British soldier Lee Rigby outside Woolwich barracks in South East London.
