We record incidents reported and analyse them to identify trends to understand the scale of anti-muslim hostility.
We provide emotional support and advice so you can make informed decisions -and where necessary make referrals.
We raise awareness about safety, reporting processes, your rights, available resources, and relevant laws.
We use victims experiences and our data to advocate for greater safety and protection for Muslims.
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Although the data gives some indication of the hostility Muslims face, it does not present a fully accurate picture. Many Muslims do not report incidents, and when they do report anti-Muslim hate to the police, it is not always recorded as religiously motivated—it may instead be classified as a racially motivated hate crime.
Hate crime towards Muslims recorded by police - 37% of religious hate crimes (Gov.uk, 2024)
Race hate crimes recorded by police,
making up 70% of hate crime
(Gov.uk, 2024)
7 out of 10 Muslims encounter
Islamophobia in the workplace
(MCB, 2024)
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We are grateful to our early supporters who helped bring the Muslim Safety Net initiative to life. We will now with the help of volunteers begin delivering this vital service. You can be part of this journey too — by volunteering, spreading the word, fundraising, or making a donation. Every effort helps us to support victims of anti-muslim hostility.
We’re grateful to JCDecaux Community Channel for supporting the launch of the new Muslim Safety Net helpline. By generously providing space on their public screens in cities across the country (Oct-Nov 2025), they are helping us raise vital awareness of this new service.
Esmee Fairbairn who have been supporting the advocacy work of Muslim Women’s Network UK for a number of years. We are grateful for their support and used some of their grant funds to develop the website for the new initiative, Muslim Safety Net.
Coutts Bank Foundation has been supporting Muslim Women’s Network UK since early 2023. We appreciate that we were able to use some of their grant funding to develop the database and reporting tools for Muslim Safety Net.
We’re grateful to the Pears Foundation for their support. Part of their grant enabled us to fund staff time to help oversee the development of Muslim Safety Net and gather essential content for the website.
Annual celebration launched to be marked every March to challenge negative stereotypes about Muslims and promote inclusion - please help to amplify this initiative by marking it and / or getting your employers to join in.
Muslim Safety Net is an initiative by the Muslim Women’s Network UK, a registered charity (number 1155092).
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16th May 2026 
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