Muslims in Europe are facing “ever more racism and discrimination”, the EU rights agency said Thursday, noting a “sharp rise” even before the 7 October attacks caused “a spike in anti-Muslim hatred”. Several EU nations have reported a rise in islamophobia, as well as antisemitic acts, since 7 October, according to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). “We are aware of reports from several EU countries, highlighting a spike in anti-Muslim hatred — as well as anti-Semitism, after the Hamas attacks,” FRA spokeswoman Nicole Romain told AFP. But even before then, a new FRA report…