Man threatened to shoot Muslim woman and their child during bus tirade

January 27, 2023 Article

A Muslim woman, travelling on a bus from Kennington in south London with their young child, was threatened with being shot and called a ‘terrorist’ by men after they targeted another Muslim woman who also wears the hijab.

The women both wore hijabs and faced the indignity of being called terrorists and told to “go back home”.

Speaking to Tell MAMA and wishing to maintain anonymity, they described boarding the 133 bus before noticing the abuse but worried about intervening because of their young child.

The perpetrators, who sat opposite them, turned their attention to them, echoing the abuse directed at the other Muslim woman on November 26, 2022.

Despite telling them to “go away,” the abuse continued, as other passengers did nothing to intervene, nor did the driver stop despite her requests after one of the men threatened to ‘shoot’ them.

She added that she had hoped to capture images or videos of the perpetrators but felt unable and fearful to do so as the threatening behaviour escalated as they edged closer to her and their child.

A police investigation followed, but it was closed following a failure to identify those responsible or other witnesses coming forward.

The case closing had a double impact: a feeling of being let down by the authorities and an added caution about taking that route or other public transport.

Tell MAMA continues to educate members of the public about the importance of meaningful solidarity and safely intervening when racist, anti-Muslim, and Islamophobic hate crimes or harassment occur. For example, offering to contact the police on their behalf (if they agree to it), speaking to those impacted and providing them with reassurance or distracting attention away from the perpetrator(s), and if safe to do so, challenging the perpetrator(s) and using a phone to photograph or film the incident to share with authorities.

Academics have long explored the impacts of gendered anti-Muslim abuse and Islamophobia in academic spaces, on streets and in other public spaces – online or offline.

Get advice from our confidential and free helpline on 0800 456 1226. Or through our free iOS or Android apps. Report through our online form. Alternatively, please leave us a WhatsApp message at 0734 184 6086.

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Arrests made after pig’s head dumped on mosque’s roof in Stockport

December 14, 2022 Article

Greater Manchester Police made two arrests Wednesday morning (December 14) in connection to dumping a pig’s head on the rooftop of a Stockport mosque last Friday.

The arrests came after officers simultaneously executed three search warrants in the Stockport area.

Two men, aged 22 and 47, remain in custody for questioning.

The shocking anti-Muslim and Islamophobic hate crime caused great distress and fear to worshippers in interviews with the press.

Detective Inspector Gareth Beasley of GMP’s Stockport division said: “Hate crimes are abhorrent and have no place in civil society.

“Today’s action sends a clear message that GMP will leave no stone unturned in order to hold those responsible for such offences to account and demonstrates to our communities that hate crime will never be tolerated.”

Days earlier, Greater Manchester Police did confirm that the hate crime investigation was ongoing and encouraged communities impacted to contact their @gmvictim line for support.

Tell MAMA’s free counselling service is available to those impacted – we provide six free sessions over three months.

As protocol, we also encourage mosques and Islamic centres to keep our safety and security advice in mind.

We will continue to provide further updates where we can.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact GMP quoting 3246 09/12/22. Information can also be shared anonymously via the independent charity – Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Tell MAMA can also pass on information on your behalf.

 

 

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Neo-Nazi terrorist, 19, from Derbyshire, guilty of various offences

December 1, 2022 Article

A neo-Nazi terrorist from Derbyshire convicted of various terrorism offences this week faces possible extradition to the United States after uploading material that helped influence the anti-Black terrorism that left ten people dead in Buffalo, New York, in May.

CNN profiled those murdered by the neo-Nazi terrorist Payton Gendron.

The Times newspaper reported that Gendron referred to 19-year-old Daniel Harris from Glossop, Derbyshire as a “friend” two months before the attacks (having adopted the username “Jimboboii” on Discord) and incorporated propaganda from a video Harris created in their racist 180-page screed.

Manchester Crown Court heard how Harris celebrated Gendron’s terrorism but denied “knowing” of what he had planned, the report added.

The Times disclosed how Harris was previously guilty of the racist vandalism of a memorial to murdered George Floyd in Manchester and for possessing violent child abuse images – a trend with other men convicted of far-right terror offences.

Derbyshire Police noted the broader influence of Harris’s terrorism as CTP EM Detective Inspector Chris Brett said: “By posting these videos online, Harris’ toxic rhetoric could have had untold influence on countless people across the world. Such actions will not be tolerated.”

It also emerged that police attempted to engage with Harris via Prevent but had lied about his efforts to deradicalise, forcing the police to arrest him swiftly.

The jury found Harris guilty of five counts of encouraging terrorism, breaching Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006, and concerns the creation and uploading of materials to the internet between February 2021 and March 2022. One such video sanctified the Christchurch video and praised the neo-Nazi Norweigan terrorist Anders Breivik.

The 19-year-old was also guilty of possessing material for terrorist purposes – a Section 57 offence under the Terrorism Act 2000 – and concerned his possession of a 3D printer used in an attempt to make parts of a firearm.

He was found not guilty of a single count of encouraging terrorism and remanded into custody pending sentencing next month.

Tell MAMA exclusively detailed how at least 16 men were convicted of far-right terror offences in the UK between September 2019 and June 2022, where they accessed the Christchurch screed, live stream, or took inspiration from it.

Gendron’s screed mirrors the neo-Nazi ideology of the Christchurch terrorist (and others), which push the conspiracy of the so-called “Great Replacement“. It also propagated virulent racism towards Muslims, Jewish and Black communities, adding support for eco-fascism and transphobia. Like the Christchurch terrorist, the screed also contained a degree of shitposting (incorporating an image of the comedian Sam Hyde) and racist memes that populate imageboards like 4chan and 8chan. Gendron would plagiarise the Christchurch terrorist with sections related to horrific acts of child sexual exploitation in parts of the UK.

The plagiarism went further: copying calls to murder London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the Jewish philanthropist and Holocaust survivor George Soros, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

For a detailed analysis of the above, we urge audiences to re-read our 2019 report and related articles about far-right terrorism and digital fascism.

Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to the charges against him, including one count of domestic terrorism in the first degree, earlier this week.

Daniel Harris will appear for sentencing at Manchester Crown Court on January 16, 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Categories: Buffalo, Christchurch, Far Right groups, far-right terrorism, George Floyd, News, terrorism

Police progressing with hate crime investigation after pig’s head left in Bristol alleyway

November 8, 2022 Article

Avon and Somerset police are progressing with their hate crime investigation into the public display of a pig’s head in a Bristol alleyway.

Police responded to a call on the morning of November 6 in the Barton Hill area of the city.

A local community group, the Barton-hill Activity Club, tweeted, “BartonHill residents woke up 2 this yesterday morning, it’s a very shocking to see this kind of hate crime and racism in 2022”, attaching a photograph of the pig’s head (which some readers might find upsetting).

Locals also condemned the incident on Twitter, as local councillors, including Mohamed Makawi and Emma Edwards – who extended messages of solidarity to the impacted communities.

Chief Inspector Deepak Kenth provided an update on November 8 in a statement which read: “We’re continuing to make progress in our investigation and have a number of active lines of enquiry we’re pursuing, including an ongoing review of CCTV and other footage from around the area.

“At this stage we do not believe this incident is linked to a recent fire at Eccleston House, for which an investigation remains ongoing with arrests made.

“We’d like to thank local residents for their continuing support and we want them to know that we’re here to listen to their worries and concerns, as well as to follow up on information provided to us.

Neighbourhood policing also creates a space for locals to speak with them during drop-in sessions.

Anyone with information can contact 101, quoting the reference number 5222267142. Tell MAMA can do this on your behalf or pass information forward anonymously.

 

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British Museum apologises to Muslim family over staff member’s conduct

September 21, 2022 Article

The British Museum carried out an internal investigation and apologised after a Muslim mother complained about what she felt was the religious profiling of their young daughter following a visit in June, Tell MAMA can exclusively reveal.

It left them angry, frustrated and embarrassed, especially as white families next to them could photograph the area without hindrance or questions from staff. They have provided us with a photo of the child posing at a set of doors which triggered it – we have pixelated their face to protect their identity.

The mother provided us with a photograph of their daughter posing by a set of doors before the staff member targeted them. We have pixelated her face to protect their identity.

We can exclusively reveal that the investigation remains ongoing, with the family receiving an update on their complaint after we got in touch. Tell MAMA saw a follow-up email to the family, revealing an “outcome was issued” to the staff member responsible. They further noted that “we are sorry that such an interaction with a member of our team caused you such distress” and expressed hope that such a negative experience has not dissuaded them from visiting again. Last week, a spokesperson told us, whilst the investigation remained active that “We shall be in touch with the visitor once that is concluded and also consider what other action may be appropriate. The Museum continues to provide diversity training to all staff to support an excellent experience for all our visitors.”

We exclude specific identifying factors to protect their identities but stress that they felt targeted for their ethnicity and religious clothing. And they described to our Casework Team that the staff member who profiled them as a potential ‘security risk’ was a white male in their mid-to-late twenties or early thirties.

The visit occurred on June 25.

Nor did the family break any rules or regulations about photography. As the British Museum makes clear, the public can use handheld cameras with flash and 3D imaging software and similar equipment that does not require a stand – prohibitive exceptions occur only in areas with written notices (none appeared in this area).

Before exiting near an entrance foregrounded by two lion statues and a bust of King Edward VII, their young child, who is just six years old, wanted to pose next to a set of doors with ornate floral designs to commemorate their visit. Here, however, is when the member of staff intervened.

At around 15:16, the staff member began to question the family in a manner they described as aggressive, with repeated questions that included statements like “why are you photographing the door?” only for the mother to respond that she only intended to photograph their daughter.

After speaking with management, she felt the response was dissatisfactory and not handled with the seriousness required – who offered an apology and stressed that they intended to review the CCTV, adding that staff go under diversity training.

A series of emails exchanged by our service user and the British Museum reveals an added frustration about how the internal investigation began between July 25 and 26. Two days after submitting their written complaint, the initial reply sought to confirm further details from the family, reassuring them that such complaints get taken seriously, as the staff member responding felt “disturbed” to learn what happened.

By July 1, she sent further correspondence, requesting a timeline of how the museum intended to investigate her complaint further. A reply from the museum came a day later, beginning with an apology, owing to an apparent spam issue, confirming that the investigation had since identified the staff member. However, that email provided no such timeline or further details about the investigation, to their dismay.

Two further emails stressed her concerns about the nature of the investigation and their desire for further clarification given the issues raised of religious profiling. The initial correspondence acknowledged that she felt their response had “fallen short” of her expectations.

Weeks would pass without further reply, nor had any other staff member contacted them via Resolver – an online tool that simplifies consumer complaints.

Here is when Tell MAMA became involved, with the written consent to share their experiences.

We asked the British Museum a series of questions on the family’s behalf before the new email to the family came last Friday as a spokesperson told us:  “The British Museum recorded a complaint made on 25th June concerning a member of our staff. The complaint is being investigated within formal procedures, but we are not able to report the outcome at this time. We shall be in touch with the visitor once that is concluded and also consider what other action may be appropriate. The Museum continues to provide diversity training to all staff to support an excellent experience for all our visitors.”

 

 

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Categories: British Museum, News, profiling

Muslim man assaulted and called a “f****** terrorist” as he walked to a mosque

August 16, 2022 Article

The Metropolitan Police are reviewing evidence, including CCTV footage, following a shocking unprovoked assault on a Muslim man who was on his way to pray in the E1 area of London.

Tell MAMA has liaised with the police on their behalf following the attack on July 25, including requesting updates about the ongoing investigation.

Wishing to maintain their anonymity, he informed Tell MAMA of his desire to see those responsible caught to prevent them from harming other Muslims.

Recalling the anti-Muslim attack, he mentioned how after leaving a bus, he passed a pub where, unbeknownst to him, the perpetrator stood.

The perpetrator, described as a white male in their mid-to-late 40s, followed and began abusing him before assaulting him with punches and kicks.

The racist language included statements like, “You are a f****** terrorist; what are you doing in this country? Shall I give you some pig to eat?”.

Injuries included a broken nose and bruising to an arm and shoulder, adding that he felt targeted due to his ethnicity and religious clothing.

More broadly, academic research on racialisation and Islamophobia point out that constructions of Muslims reside in the names, phenotypes, religious clothing or other religious identifiers, impacts of which can result in discrimination or violence.

In previous research reports and anonymised case studies, we documented the targeting of Muslim men – including acts of violence and discrimination. Examples include those called a “beardo paedo“, the P-word, or securitised as “potential terrorists” in a discriminatory manner.

We continue to provide holistic support and will endeavour to provide further updates on this case where possible.

Tell MAMA provides safety advice for individuals and mosques found on our Resources page.

You can get advice from our confidential and free helpline on 0800 456 1226. Or through our free iOS or Android apps. Report through our online form. Or contact us via WhatsApp on 0734 184 6086.

 

 

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Categories: E1, hate crime, London, News, terrorist, thobe

Refugee subjected to horrific racist violence, called a “F****** Black man”

August 9, 2022 Article

A Black Muslim refugee faced horrific racist, anti-Black violence in southeast London, resulting in a deep head wound after being called a “F****** Black man” by a group of racist men.

After reaching out to Tell MAMA, we provided support and offered a tailor-made service to them with updates to the investigation.

Following an email incident report update to us, the Met Police confirmed that they initially took no further action, citing a lack of CCTV in the area, which we successfully challenged. And upon further review, they informed us of the decision to close the case because they could not trace the suspects and encouraged our service user to avoid walking in that area again.

To protect their identity, we are not disclosing further details. Still, we can confirm the assault occurred on June 16, when four white males subjected our service user to anti-Black racism before assaulting him.

Photographs shared with our service detail how the racist attack left them with a deep laceration on their skull, resulting in hospitalisation. They confirmed to our Casework Team that they have no memory of the attack.

Several upstanders helped our service user following the racist attack until paramedics arrived at the scene.

As a confidential third-party service, we exercised our capacity to liaise further with the Met Police on their behalf and push for the attack to be re-investigated.

We are also providing translation assistance within our existing emotional support structures.

From the perspective of our Director Iman Atta, we have assisted refugees for many years in various ways – including advocacy work with housing associations and local authorities.

She said: “It remains of great concern that those most vulnerable are having to navigate various bureaucracies whether trying to find adequate housing away from racist neighbours or navigating reporting hate crime to the police.

Such barriers are often compounded by a lack of multilingual language support or a lack of oversight or care about how they navigate the complexities of various support systems. We encourage others to get in touch with our service as we accept referrals and can provide signposting.

Our service user was on the receiving end of racist, anti-Black violence because of their identity and struggled to engage with the police further due to language barriers we helped them overcome. We will continue to advocate until we can get a just outcome and hopefully hold those responsible accountable.”

As authorised advocates, we liaised with the Met Police on their behalf, who revealed to us in late July that there was no CCTV of the attack. Nor did it prove possible to retrieve forensics when they followed up and drove him to the scene. However, officers reassured the man to contact them if he came across the perpetrator, as they confirmed that they did not know their attacker, nor had they seen them since.

Over the years, we have evidenced in annual reports the racialised targeting of Muslim refugees – from racist hate and violence in public areas to one high-profile case of helping to get a vulnerable refugee re-housed after advocating on their behalf with the local authorities after evidencing to them the sustained campaign of racist harassment and abuse faced from a neighbour.

We have previously reported how Devon and Cornwall Police investigated an anti-Muslim assault on a teen who wears the hijab in Plymouth. Other case studies we have published include the racialised targeting of refugees online and offline impacts on Muslim communities at home and in public spaces, including on public transport.

We continue to provide support as our service user remains fearful of further racist violence as another refugee faced violence in the same area.

 

 

 

 

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How Christchurch still influences far-right terror convictions in the UK

July 21, 2022 Article

Three years after the murder of 51 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, footage of that tragedy, committed by a white supremacist terrorist, continues to influence those convicted of far-right terror offences in the UK, our investigation found.

Our starting point is the conviction of 19-year-old Mason Yates last month – a self-identified “literal Nazi” who took an interest in the Christchurch terrorist, downloaded two terrorist manuals and spread vast amounts of racist and homophobic hate on Telegram. During his teens, Yates received two Prevent referrals, with the second referral coming from his college, aged sixteen. He would boast, “I’m as far right as you can be” and “I haven’t got just an issue with Muslims, it’s the whole of Islam,” and wore a pro-Ukip bracelet. Yates disengaged from Prevent after their father declined assistance.

We shift attention to Keighley in West Yorkshire and Anglesey in Wales, as the Telegram channel used a fascist terror cell, mainly of individuals from Keighley in West Yorkshire, before their convictions, including various racist and terrorist materials, were uploaded, including a copy of the Christchurch live stream. Samuel Whibley, a cell member from Anglesey, admitted to sharing the notorious neo-Nazi terror book Siege and was later found guilty of eight terrorism offences that included the encouragement of terrorism (contrary to Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006).

Following the jailing of the far-right terrorist Connor Burke in February 2022 – a 19-year-old from Bexleyheath, it emerged that he had a copy of the live stream on his PC, along with other white supremacist propaganda and paraphernalia (including a copy of Hitler’s Mein Kampf and SS-branded daggers. Burke received a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence after disguising bomb-making guides as PDF files for the video game Minecraft. He also used a Telegram channel to spread white supremacist materials and referred to his teaching staff in racist terms – using the P-word.

In October 2021, neo-Nazi Sam Imrie, 24, guilty of various terrorism offences, threatened to burn down Fife Islamic Centre. Police recovered various weapons, possession of child abuse images and violent, necrophilic pornography. He plotted to live stream the attack on the Islamic centre. Nevertheless, it went further still: Imrie saw the Christchurch terrorist like the above – as a hero (indeed, a ‘saint’, mirroring the language of neo-Nazis in other countries). He believed they had done ‘nothing wrong’ and admitted to watching the murders several times as police recovered several copies of the live stream from an iPhone.

Neo-Nazi Thomas Leech, 19, spent innumerable hours online spreading racist material – targeting Muslims, Jews, and other minorities – promoting Holocaust denial and urging the use of racist terror and violence. Other racist conspiracies Leech propagated included the so-called “Great Replacement” and the myth of “Islamification”. He valorised several infamous neo-Nazi terrorists – from Anders Breivik, Robert Bowers, and Dylann Roof to the Christchurch terrorist. Like Sam Imrie, Leech pleaded guilty to the creation and possession of child abuse images.

Weeks earlier, a 14-year-old neo-Nazi avoided prison after creating a Telegram channel to promote racist terrorism towards minorities in Dover. That group, identified as the ‘British Hand’, boasted a core membership of fifteen people aged in their teens to mid-twenties, according to The Times. Members within the chat also glorified Breivik and the Christchurch terrorist.

Those convicted of far-right terror offences where Christchurch appears in news reports (or influenced motives) include Harry Vaughan (top far left), Mason Yates (left), Morgan Seales (right), Vincent Fuller (top far right), Matthew Cronjager (bottom left), Benjamin Hannam (bottom left), Gabriele Longo (centre bottom left), Dean Morrice (bottom far right).

18-year-old Matthew Cronjager, a member of the fascist ‘British Hand’ Telegram channel, called for racist and anti-LGBT+ violence and terror – targeting Muslim, LGBT+, and Jewish communities also possessed a copy of the Christchurch live stream on his mobile phone. Cronjager helped build a library of white supremacist propaganda, expressed a desire to build weapons from a 3D printer, and shared materials that could assist those seeking to commit acts of terrorism – leading to an 11-year prison sentence.

White supremacists in an older age bracket would find themselves jailed in the summer of 2021, including a 53-year-old white supremacist named Nicholas Brock. He received a three-year prison sentence in May 2021 for terrorism-related offences and owned various Nazi-era knives and other fascist propaganda, including a copy of the Christchurch terror footage.

The second example concerns 38-year-old neo-Nazi Michael Nugent, who ran several neo-Nazi Telegram channels to distribute racist propaganda and terrorist materials. On the first anniversary of the terror attacks in Christchurch, Nugent uploaded the live stream and a copy of the infamous screed (‘manifesto’). In addition, he boasted in a private diary that the terrorism inflicted upon Muslims in Christchurch was a “game changer” as his prison sentence increased to five years later that year.

Also, in May 2021, 24-year-old Robert Gregory from Bournemouth received a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for terrorism offences. Gregory is a violent fantasist who dreamed of assassinating the former prime minister Theresa May and had extensive internet searches about murdering Muslims, buying a gun from his local area, and how to build viable explosives. Gregory divulged other violent fantasies in his diary, including his hope of murdering other MPs, killing a journalist live on-air and blowing himself up inside a mosque or at a Pride rally. He hoped to recruit others to his cause.

Further chilling diary extracts reported in the local press concerned how Gregory wished that the Christchurch terrorist had murdered more Muslims. For example, that entry read: ” ‘Got news of terror attack in New Zealand finally we are taking a stand.

“Why do Muslims continue to condemn attacks on their own people not the ones on us?”

Those convicted of far-right terror offences where Christchurch appears in news reports (or influenced motives) include Paul Dunleavy (top far left), Thomas Leech (top left), Filip Bednarczyk (top right), Luke Hunter (top far right), Sam Imrie (bottom far left), Samuel Whibley (bottom left), Michael Nugent (bottom right), Robert Gregory (bottom far right).

A disgraced former member of the armed forces, neo-Nazi Dean Morrice, 34, was jailed for multiple terrorism offences in June 2021 – including stockpiling explosive materials. Morrice possessed terrorism documents and instructions to make a 3D-printed gun. During the trial, Morrice claimed past affiliation to Ukip and the strong support of Nigel Farage. He also shared an edited version of the terrorism in Christchurch, strumming a guitar to the sound of gunshots. Avon and Somerset Police confirmed that Morrice possessed copies of various far-right terrorist screeds.

The previous year included several high-profile far-right-related terrorism convictions where evidence of their possession of the terror attacks in New Zealand appeared in press coverage. For example, in December, 23-year-old Luke Hunter received a prison sentence for several terrorism-related offences, including membership in the proscribed Feuerkrieg Division and a dizzying number of digital platforms to spread neo-Nazi hate, including calls for the genocide of Jewish communities, minority ethnic groups, and LGBT+ communities. On Telegram, Hunter glorified various neo-Nazi terrorists – including David Copeland and the Christchurch terrorist.

Weeks earlier, it emerged that 18-year-old Harry Vaughan, guilty of various far-right-inspired terror offences, possessed a copy of the live stream, violent child abuse images (having admitted creating one such image), and other far-right literature with materials concerning the building of bombs and firearms.

A teenage member of this terror group, named because of the circumstances of the case, pleaded guilty to nine counts of possessing terror manuals and a copy of the Christchurch terror video. Paul Dunleavy, 17, received a prison sentence of five years and six months.

By May of that year, two high-profile cases resulted in criminal justice outcomes, including that of 26-year-old Luton-based Filip Golon Bednarczyk – who possessed a copy of the screed and horrific memes mocking the terror of 15 March. Following his conviction, which included admitting possession of a 2kg bag of an explosive substance, identified as sulphur powder under suspicious circumstances, we exclusively revealed his history of anti-Muslim and anti-LGBT hate on Facebook.

Ben Hannam, a probationary police officer at the Metropolitan Police, was found guilty of belonging to the proscribed neo-Nazi terror group National Action (which we have covered extensively) in April 2021. The BBC reported that Hannam, 22, downloaded a fascist propaganda image sanctifying the Christchurch terrorist.

Twenty-year-old George Fowle from the town of Snodland in Kent received a suspended prison sentence after accessing terrorist materials, alongside accessing materials to build plastic explosives at 17. KentOnline reported that Fowle had over 400 photos of neo-Nazi and far-right materials, including pro-Hitler materials. In addition, Fowle owned a copy of the Christchurch terror attack, having received the footage over Snapchat. The BBC revealed that Fowle’s college made a Prevent referral after a classmate raised concerns that he risked becoming a “school shooter”. News of Fowle’s conviction appeared in the local council’s annual Prevent report for 2020.

In October 2019, Morgan Seales (known to the authorities after flyering for National Action), 20, and Gabriele Longo, 26, were guilty of using a white supremacist WhatsApp group chat (with members as young as 14 years old) to call for copycat terror attacks uploading bomb-making instructions to the group. And when another group member posted, “let’s kill some Muslims”, Longo replied, “Or Jews.” Other messages revealed talk of targeting worshippers at a mosque during Jummah (Friday) prayers.

One of the most immediate and abhorrent acts of white supremacist terror domestically was committed by 50-year-old Vincent Fuller, who admitted to stabbing a Bulgarian man, Dimitar Mihaylov, as he searched out a Muslim person to murder a day after the tragedy occurred. Fuller also glorified the Christchurch terrorist on Facebook. As a result, he received a prison sentence spanning 18 years and nine months – with an additional five-year extended sentence.

Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University, Paul Massey, when outlining the globalised influence of the terror in Christchurch (which we also covered), reflected in March 2020 on the necessity of an equivalent version of Tell MAMA in New Zealand.

Chapter 4: Hate crime and hate speech (76) reads: There have been calls for better records to be kept of hate-motivated offending complaints and official acknowledgements that such records are desirable. We note that recently the Foundation Against Islamophobia and Racism has established an online mechanism for recording hate-motivated offending in New Zealand based on the United Kingdom’s Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks) model”. Credit: The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019 would confirm that such an organisation now existed – the Foundation Against Islamophobia and Racism.

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Categories: Christchurch, Christchurch attack, Far Right groups, News, terrorism

Man shouted “go back to your country” & “I hate Muslims” on busy London bus

July 8, 2022 Article

A Muslim mother travelling with her children during the busy school run on a London bus faced a torrent of anti-Muslim abuse from a man who shouted “go back to your country” and “I hate Muslims”.

The shocking incident occurred on Friday morning (July 8) in north London, as the number 91 bus travelled towards Tottenham.

A friend got in touch to report what happened to our service and to have the abuse highlighted anonymously.

The perpetrator shouted: “Go back to your country. Go back to your country – I am very racist, you don’t belong here, I hate Muslims”.

They added that three women, described as Black, Somali and white, shielded the family.

The bus driver, they added, challenged the perpetrator, ordering them to stop the abuse and to leave the bus.

The Muslim woman, who wears the hijab, has faced similar abuse before – for her ethnicity and religious identity, as their friend described the perpetrator as a Black male in their mid-to-late forties.

Over the years, we’ve evidenced the impacts of racist language and violence targeting visibly-dressed Muslim women and their families when using public transport in London and nationally.

We have also highlighted examples of anti-Muslim and Islamophobic discrimination, including an example of a Muslim woman denied entry onto a bus due to her face veil (niqab).

The examples also show the intersections of racialised misogyny.

We encourage upstanders in the public to stand up for others in safe ways. This includes calling the police on behalf of individuals (if they consent for you to do so) to speaking with victims when the perpetrator(s) leave and offering reassurance, challenging the perpetrator(s) when safe to do so – including gathering evidence such as their clothing or identifiable features (like tattoos or piercings) to gathering photographic or video evidence.

You can get advice from our confidential and free helpline on 0800 456 1226. Or through our free iOS or Android apps. Report through our online form. Or contact us via WhatsApp on 0734 184 6086.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Categories: bus, hate crime, Hijab, News, public transport, TFL

Muslim teen has hijab torn off in racist attack at bus stop

May 30, 2022 Article

Devon and Cornwall Police continue to investigate the racist assault on a Muslim teenager in Plymouth who had their hijab torn off.

PlymouthLive reported that the girl, aged 16 and from a refugee background, was waiting for their bus to school when the attack occurred on May 27 at Embankment Road, which is next to the Astor Playing Field in Prince Rock.

The older perpetrator, described in the PlymouthLive article as being either aged eighteen or nineteen, targeted the girl with abuse before they attempted and failed to punch them in the face – but were able to pull their headscarf off violently.

We thank the upstander who assisted the girl targeted, ensuring they had someone to accompany them on their bus ride, and upon arriving at school, staff contacted the police.

An upstander can assist when safe to do so (especially when particular power dynamics are at play) in ways that include challenging the perpetrator’s behaviour with body language and words, creating a distraction by engaging with those targeted, checking on their wellbeing, changing the subject, or creating a diversion. After the perpetrator(s) leave, continue to provide reassurance, and if they consent to do, call the police on their behalf, noting the perpetrator’s details – including their physical appearance, clothing or notable piercings or tattoos.

Tell MAMA provides safety tips for the public and age-appropriate advice for children and young people, which anyone can download.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “This was an unprovoked attack on a young female student on her way to school. The motive for the assault is unknown but is considered to be racially or religiously aggravated because the female was wearing the hijab.”

Witnesses can contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101 or email 101@dc.police.uk or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting CR/046059/22. Tell MAMA can pass on such information on behalf of witnesses if they get in touch by emailing info@tellmamauk.org.

 

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