Researchers say the surge is linked to immigration politics, economic anxiety and the increasing visibility of South Asian communities in the United States.
Religious and civil society leaders from across the region will gather in Cairo from October 4 to 6 to discuss strategies for countering hate speech and promoting social cohesion.
Islamabad's representative told the United Nations that Islamophobia ranks among the most severe forms of hate speech and called for coordinated global efforts to counter it.
Antonio Guterres says the world must unite against rising hatred as new technologies are used to spread it.