This was not a "protest". Members of the public & police officers were attacked & worshippers in Glasgow Central Mosque were unable to leave due to fears of violence. Call it what it is, racist thuggery.
In the UK, sitting peacefully opposing genocide is deemed terrorism whilst burning houses, rioting and targeting minority groups is considered ‘protest’
Politicians who fanned these flames should hang their heads in shame.
Time and again we've seen this story play out. Single incidents used to fuel a far right narrative - and communities across the nation paying the price.
Make any houses get set on fire in Golders Green and you might see the first British air strike against its own citizens. They're using water guns and super soakers to combat racism in Belfast. 😭
Fun fact. For the 1966 World Cup, England debated denying visas for North Korea. FIFA responded that if any players from any teams were denied visas,they would relocate the World Cup, even at the last minute.
These aren't protests. They're racist riots. And it's time for the government to take them seriously.
The PM should be convening COBRA and setting out a real plan to end this horrific violence and bring communities together.
Now is a time for real leadership.
Tarihin her noktasında Müslümanlar büyük bedeller ödemiştir ve bunun tek sebebi Müslüman olmaktır. Dün Bosna bugün Filistin, Doğu Türkistan. İsimler değişti ama hikayeler aynı. Dün unuttuk bugün tekrar ediyor. Aliya İzzetbegoviç'in de söylediği gibi; "Unutulan zulüm tekrarlanır."
Just in case you’re wondering what kind of place the UK is, a few jewish ambulances being set on fire will bring about more COBRA meetings and hysterical mass media coverage than actual people being burned out of their homes by masked gangs rampaging through the streets.
Strange to think that the far right probably did more criminal damage in a single night than Palestine Solidarity movements have done in the past three years.
Two tier policing, indeed.
Northern Ireland was dubbed the "UK's most dangerous place to be a woman" just two months ago.
30 women have been violently killed since 2020.
An Irish man murdered his pregnant girlfriend and left her facedown in a dog bowl as a final humiliation
Where were the rioters then?