Solidarity Protest with the Muslim Community of Birmingham
Called by SUTR – MEND – MAB
A solidarity protest with the Muslim community of Birmingham after the Islamophobic attacks on five local mosques and the far-right initiated murder of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch New Zealand.Saturday 23rd March 3:00 pm
Waterstones, 24-26 High Street, Birmingham City Centre
Five mosques in Birmingham were attacked with sledgehammers in the early hours of Thursday. The windows and doors were smashed at the Witton Islamic Centre, the Jame Masjid and a further three places of worship in the West Midlands city. The police are treating the attacks as linked.
Stand Up to Racism (SUTR), Muslim Engagement & Development (MEND), Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), supporters in Birmingham have organised a solidarity protest on Saturday with those who face attacks.
The attacks in Birmingham come in the wake of the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, last Friday. Fascist Brenton Tarrant murdered 50 Muslims and injured a further 31.
Adil Parker from the Birmingham Council of Mosques (BCM) said, “We are appalled, but not shocked. It has not been a week since what happened in New Zealand and we always expected some bigot to show themselves up. “Our congregation is worried and parents whose kids come to our mosques every evening are taken aback by what’s going on.” He added, “Every time there is an incident around the world we do get idiots coming around and doing these things. “In 2019, we can’t be expected to live in fear.”
Tory home secretary Sajid Javid said it was “deeply concerning and distressing to see a number of mosques have been vandalized in Birmingham overnight.
