- Thursday, May 02, 2024
By: Sarwar Alam
Sajid Javid has revealed the attack on a young Syrian refugee at a school in Huddersfield reminded him of the racist abuse he suffered when he was at school. In a video that shocked the nation, 15-year-old Jamal was headbutted and waterboarded by another pupil at Almondbury Community School on October 25. In a separate video recorded at the same school, female students attempted to take off Jamal’s sister’s hijab. She later reportedly attempted suicide over the incident. Javid’s parents immigrated to the UK in the 60s. He was born and raised in Rochdale but said he faced bullying at school because of his Asian background and was shocked that incidents like Jamal’s were…
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