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Man who called takeaway staff “Al Qaeda” in drunken outburst fined
The Huddersfield Examiner reports on the fine imposed on a man who called takeaway staff “f****** Al Qaeda” and “P****” after a drunken night out. Michael Birch, 35, walked into the takeaway shop on Market Street in Milnsbridge on 19 September asking for a lift home. The...
Woman convicted of racist assault on taxi driver
The Chester Standard reports on the guilty verdict passed on a woman standing trial for assaulting a taxi driver. Patricia Young, 43, was found guilty of racially aggravated assault against KingKabs driver Muhammad Iqbal at Chester Magistrates Court. The court heard Mr Iqbal picked up four...
Two men jailed for throwing bacon inside Camden mosque
The London Evening Standard and The Metro report on the jailing of two men for throwing strips of bacon into a mosque in Camden last month. Mateusz Pawlikowski, 22, and Piotr Czak-Zukowski, 28, both Polish nationals, threw the meat inside the Al-Rahman Mosque at around 7pm on 2 October. Each of the...
Muslim family allegedly abused in Coventry shopping centre
The Coventry Telegraph reports a racist incident at the West Orchards shopping centre in Coventry last Saturday where a witness claimed a Muslim family were repeatedly abused. The witness told the local paper he was on the escalator when he heard the abuse. The witness, who asked to remain...
Reading FC suspends fans’ season tickets pending abuse investigation JM
The Reading Chronicle follows up Friday’s report about suspected racist abuse of Reading FC goalkeeper, Ali Al-Habsi, with news that the Club has suspended the season tickets of a number of fans believed to be implicated in the alleged hate incident. It is claimed Al-Habsi was subjected to...
Muslim woman who faced Islamophobic abuse pens open letter to abusers
The freesheet, The Metro, reproduces an open letter published on Facebook by a Muslim woman from Peterborough who was subjected to different incidents of racial and religious abuse over the summer while going about her daily business. Umm Yusra, 33, disclosed details of the hate incidents occurring...
Man who abused takeaway staff stands trial
The Exmouth Journal reports on the trial of a man who racially abused staff at a takeaway shop in Exmouth town centre calling them “foreigners” and “using a word which suggested they were of Pakistani origin.” Samuel Tigwell, 25, appeared at Exeter Crown Court via video link from Portland...
Man who called train passenger “terrorist” and “bomber” handed suspended sentence
ITV News and The Chronicle report on the suspended sentence handed to a man who racially abused a Sudanese asylum seeker accusing him of being a “terrorist”, a “bomber”, a “member of ISIS” and of carrying a knife on a metro train. Tony Browning, 33, pulled the...
Reading goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi and suspected case of racist abuse
The Reading Chronicle reports on an expected announcement by Reading Football Club in connection with allegations of racist abuse directed at the club’s goalkeeper, Ali Al-Habsi, during a football match on Tuesday night. Reading FC were defeated 2-0 at the away game with Arsenal on Tuesday. The...