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Over the weekend two prominent landmarks in Birmingham became the targets of religious hate crime.
The Birmingham University psychology building in Edgbaston and the Jalalabad Mosque in Selly Oak were vandalised in crimes which West Midlands Police are calling linked , Sergeant Pete Sandhu, responsible for policing in Edgbaston, said,
Mindless hate of this kind has no place in 21st century Birmingham and work is underway to find the person responsible.
The graffiti at the university consisted of anti-Semitism such as swastikas and Islamophobic statements such as, “Islam Must Die”
What you have inadvertently done is brought us closer together
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B Swastikas sprayed at Birmingham University Campus form Redbrick.me
Hannah Sharron, a student at Birmingham university, responded to the crime with an open letter to the perpetrators saying,
What you have inadvertently done is brought us closer together. As a Jew, I understand how my Muslim cousins feel when people like you vilify their entire religion without justification… It is not acceptable at all, and we will not allow racists or extremists like you to intimidate us…I hope you are ashamed of yourself. I hope you realize that your pathetic attempt to intimidate us has not worked. I hope you will think again next time your prejudices rise up.
Media relations manager at Birmingham University, Jenni Ameghino, said about the vandalism,
The University of Birmingham removed the graffiti as soon as it became evident. The matter is now being investigated.
The University of Birmingham is a community of 150 nations situated in a vibrant multi-cultural city. While we respect the right of all individuals to exercise freedom of speech within the law, we will actively challenge discrimination of any kind and strive to strike a balance that protects these freedoms and ensures vigilance against any forms of potential extremism or discriminatory behaviour.
West Midlands Police ask that anyone with information about either crime contact police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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