LONDON - Increasing numbers of British Muslims have faced discrimination in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, a study by an Islamic group said on Thursday.
Four out of five people surveyed by the Islamic Human Rights Commission said they had experienced discrimination, well up on the 45 percent figure reported by a similar poll in 2000.
The report, called "Social Discrimination: Across the Muslim Divide", lists the results of a survey of 1,200 British Muslims along with individual interviews and case studies.
It was "a wake-up call" for the government, which must take immediate action, IHRC spokesman Arzu Merali said.
"This report reveals that prejudice against Muslims pervades all aspects of society and has become normal and is even considered justifiable in social circles," he said.
"This is a wake-up call for Britain. The British government cannot continue to ignore the depth and nature of anti-Muslim prejudice in the UK."
Case studies cited in the report include discrimination at work and school, as well as more overt issues such as abuse and violence on public transport.
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