Robert has OK'd this forward to the list.
cheers,
lawrence
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>From: "robert stephenson" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: hate crimes double in Canada's Capitol city
>Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 19:37:49 +0100
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>Unfortunately yes Lawrence.,
>
>I was listening to a Muslim leader in Bolton (an old cotton town in the NW
>of England) ony this evening, following reports of a petrol-bomb attack on
>the Jamia Alavia mosque after dusk on monday night which inflicted damage
>to the building whilst people were inside at prayer - including a six
>year-old child.! A mosque in Oldham, Lancs was also attacked with broken
>windows and racist grafiti left as a calling card.
>Of particular significance because of several "race" riots that occurred in
>several towns and cities in the north of England during the summer which
>have high representations of "ethnic minorities", particularly Asian and
>young men. It would appear that these were in part fuelled by clandestine
>activities of the ultra right-wing BNP and it will be interesting to see
>whether they consider what happened last week as an opportune validification
>for further "meddling"
>
>It seems Tony Blair is working to deflect such an anti-Muslim backlash. The
>Guardian newspaper reports today that he has written a series of articles
>for distribution to the Muslim community (appearing in the Daily Jang which
>has a distribution amongst mainly Pakistanis in Britain) to reduce their
>fears, following this and several other such attacks. Here in London, close
>to my old University, a young Afghan taxi driver was attacked at 0300
>Tuesday by 3 "white" passengers and left paralysed from the neck down.
>
>Regards,
>
>Rob Stephenson (still unattached)
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: "lawrence.berg" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "lawrence.berg" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: hate crimes double in Canada's Capitol city
>Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 08:07:33 -0700
>
>CGF members,
>
>We are now starting to get reports on the xenophobic reaction in Canada to
>the terrorist attacks in the USA.
>
>The police in Canada's capitol city, Ottawa, have stated that (reported)
>hate crimes against visible minorities have _doubled_ since the terrorist
>attacks in the USA.
>
>The Right in Canada (here badly represented by the Canadian Alliance Party)
>have been calling for 'extreme' (their words) measures to tighten 'Canada's
>security'. Many of their proposals contravene the Canadian Charter of
>Rights and Freedoms, as well as numerous UN Charters on the rights of
>refugees and immigrants.
>
>Are people getting similar reports in other countries?
>
>lawrence
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>
>
>
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