Attacks on Muslims will finally be treated as seriously as anti-Semitism – Move comes as Home Office prepares to unveil statistics showing a rise in numbers of hate crimes over the past year | The Independent

Anti-Muslim hate crimes are to be recorded as a separate category for the first time by police in England and Wales, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. The move brings Islamophobia in line with anti-Semitic attacks targeting Jews, which have been recorded separately for some time.