AR ▁( Europe an ▁Network ▁Again st ▁R ac ism ) ▁conducted ▁research ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁Muslim ▁women ▁are ▁often ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁suppress ed ▁group ▁by ▁the ▁media . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁reports , ▁we aring ▁a ▁hij ab , ▁or ▁any ▁religious ▁cl othing ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁viol ation ▁of ▁women ’ s ▁rights ▁by ▁news ▁ag encies ▁which ▁puts ▁Islam ▁as ▁a ▁religion ▁under ▁a ▁negative ▁light . ▁Through ▁social ▁media ▁platforms ▁such ▁as ▁Facebook ▁and ▁Twitter , ▁Muslim ▁women ▁are ▁often ▁targets ▁of ▁ab use , ▁sex ist ▁ins ult s ▁and ▁hate ▁speech es . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁reports , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁Islam oph ob ic ▁inc idents ▁in ▁Netherlands ▁that ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁M eld ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁were ▁Muslim ▁women . ▁The ▁report ▁also ▁mentions ▁that ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁public ▁receives ▁information ▁about ▁Islam ▁through ▁mass ▁media ▁which ▁may ▁explain ▁why ▁the ▁public ▁displays ▁feelings ▁of ▁host ility ▁towards ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Community , ▁particularly ▁the ▁women . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁" Europe an ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁Report ▁ 2 0 1 8 ," ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Political , ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Research ▁( SE TA ) ▁in ▁the ▁An ad olu ▁Agency ▁news letter , ▁news ▁media ▁coverage ▁in ▁Europe , ▁have ▁minimal ▁news ▁that ▁favour ▁Muslim ▁Gr oups . ▁According ▁to ▁research ▁carried ▁out ▁by