Racist neighbour threatened and abused Muslim family enjoying garden barbecue
A Muslim family faced a torrent of racist abuse and threats from a neighbour who continues to ignore warnings from the police about their harassment.
The family was enjoying a barbecue in their garden when they could hear the male neighbour shouting (from within his property) “f*** off back to where you come from” and “f*** all of you.”
The male neighbour, described as white and in his sixties, then entered his garden and continued to shout racist abuse, which included statements like “f*** off out of this country” and “f***ing terrorist b*tch”.
A video of the racist abuse shown to Tell MAMA also shows the moment where the man continues to shout “f*** off” which such venom that he also screams it into the sky before growling at the Muslim family.
The footage also captures the moment the racist neighbour rushes towards their fence which he strikes it with his hand, as the sounds of upset children are audible in the background, fearing for their mother’s safety had she not moved away.
Threats of violence towards the Muslim woman, who wears the hijab, were also made. Speaking to Tell MAMA, the family have faced similar threats of violence from the neighbour before.
To protect the identities of those affected, we are not disclosing footage of the racist incident.
But we can confirm that it occurred in the Birmingham area on June 23 and West Midlands Police are investigating.
Tell MAMA has long documented the intersection between misogyny and gendered forms of racialised anti-Muslim abuse and Islamophobia, ranging from acts of discrimination (for their religious clothing) to violence and abuse.
A Muslim family faced a torrent of racist abuse and threats from a neighbour who continues to ignore warnings from the police about their harassment.
The family was enjoying a barbecue in their garden when they could hear the male neighbour shouting (from within his property) “f*** off back to where you come from” and “f*** all of you.”
The male neighbour, described as white and in his sixties, then entered his garden and continued to shout racist abuse, which included statements like “f*** off out of this country” and “f***ing terrorist b*tch”.
A video of the racist abuse shown to Tell MAMA also shows the moment where the man screams “f*** off” which such venom and anger that screams it towards the sky and growls at the neighbour filming him.
The footage captures the moment the neighbour rushes towards their fence with such anger that he strikes it with his hand, as the sounds of upset children are audible in the background, fearing for their mother’s safety had she not moved away.
Threats of violence towards the Muslim woman, who wears the hijab, were also made.
To protect the identities of those affected, we are not disclosing footage of the racist incident.
But we can confirm that it occurred in the Birmingham area on June 23 and West Midlands Police are investigating.
Tell MAMA has long documented the intersection between misogyny and gendered forms of racialised anti-Muslim abuse and Islamophobia, ranging from acts of discrimination (for their religious clothing) to violence and abuse.
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