Survey Reveals 22% of Luxembourg Muslims Faced Islamophobia in 2023
Of the 299 people surveyed last year, 22% said they had been victims of Islamophobic incidents in the Grand Duchy, compared to 21% in 2022.
In 2023, 29% said they had witnessed incidents which had affected other people, down from 34% in 2022.
The highest figure was in 2020, when 45% of respondents said they had been victims of Islamophobic incidents.
Most incidents mainly concern verbal aggression, but in 2022, 5% said they had been victims of violence because of their faith. In 2023, it was only 1%. Respondents were mainly verbally attacked at work, in education, on social media and in public, the research body said.
Among respondents in 2023, women wearing a veil or niqab were particularly vulnerable to Islamophobic treatment. 100% of the women interviewed said that they had faced Islamophobia when they wore a niqab or veil.
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As another example of Islamophobic incidents, the report mentions that a sticker with the inscription "Islamists not welcome!" was found on the Le Juste Milieu mosque in Bonnevoie in February 2024. The incident caused quite a stir in the Muslim community. An investigation is underway.
In the survey, people were also asked how safe they feel in Luxembourg. Around 77% said that they feel safe in the Grand Duchy, 64% of whom said that they feel less discriminated against than in Luxembourg's neighbouring countries.
Source: luxtimes.lu
