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 Indian student racially abused for defending hijab-clad woman in UK

By: Keerthi Mohan

A 28-year-old Indian-origin man’s decision to defend a hijab-clad woman in the UK has resulted in him being racially abused. Rickesh Advani, a political science student at Cambridge University, confronted a white man when he made sexist remarks towards a Muslim woman. But the man responded by shouting “Brext, go back home.” The incident happened at a Cambridge hospital when a female patient bent over to put her bag down and the man commented,”spread ’em” and to “get your t*** out.” He was heard saying, “no not you, love” to a woman wearing a hijab. “I was absolutely disgusted by…

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