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Muslim woman has bottle thrown at her in racist Dublin attack

A new report from the Immigrant Council of Ireland highlights anti-Muslim racism in the capital.

MUSLIMS IN Dublin continue to experience discrimination at work, in education and in their dealings with public bodies, according to a new report.

The study on Islamophobia shows evidence of racism by teachers, gardaí, employers and members of the media.

Young Muslims surveyed by researchers said they had been verbally abuse and excluded by discriminatory practices in schools and universities.

Some female students reported being banned from wearing the hijab, which the study said is “frequently targeted in experiences of anti-Muslim hostility in Ireland”.

Experiences of racial or religious profiling by security staff were also referred to by participants.

“There’s a distinct security theme emerging in this study in the manner in which Muslim women, predominantly, are pursued in shops and shopping malls, mainly by security guards but also by shop staff,” the study said.

Some participants claimed to have been singled out for attention by gardaí while others around them were ignored.

Others cited a lack of trust in the media, pointing to coverage of events arising from the Syrian conflict as creating a perception that being Irish and Muslim are mutually exclusive categories.

The report goes on to detail incidents of attacks on mosques, private property and individuals.

Physical assault

Men and women taking part in the research recalled experiences of physical assault in public settings.

One Irish-born woman said she was walking to the Luas stop on Abbey Street when a man shouted at her:  ”Go back to your own country, you muzzie.”

The man flung a glass bottle at her, which smashed directly in front of her.

Another woman said her home was broken into and sprayed with racist graffiti, including “get out” and “terrorist”.

A young female student remembered a classmate asking her: “Is it true your dad is a terrorist?” Another pupil added: “Yeah, Muslim Arabs are terrorists.”

She said she left the school after her year head failed to deal with her complaints.

Other participants said they faced difficulties enrolling their children in secondary schools.

The study also points out that, given the Catholic patronage of most primary schools in Ireland, potential problems remain for people of different faiths who wish to enter the teaching profession.

Brian Killoran of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, which commissioned the report, said the research highlighted the need for legislation to combat hate crimes and discrimination.

“As well as highlighting areas which must be addressed, this report offers hope,” he added.

It is notable that many different participants referred to Ireland as home – and it is home to 65,000 Muslim men, women and children.

The full report can be read here

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    Mute Ciaran O Connell
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    Feb 15th 2016, 1:01 PM

    And the groom’s are not? Maybe this could be a lucky escape for some

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    Mute Luke Kelly
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    Feb 15th 2016, 2:13 PM

    Why would the grooms be distressed? Shure their only props.

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    Mute Johnnie Sexton
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    Feb 15th 2016, 2:38 PM

    As far as weddings go I sympathies for the unfortunate inconvenience this has but I have more sympathy for the staff who have lost their jobs. Wonder if the banks that some staff may have mortgages with will give them a break… I doubt it. Hotels shouldn’t be allowed to treat ANY ONE like this.

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    Feb 15th 2016, 3:26 PM

    Grant Thornton must have made a bleeding fortune from this recession. Seems like they are receivers for anything that goes bang since 2007. Official sponsors of Ireland’s misery.

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    Mute Fear Uisce
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    Feb 15th 2016, 1:01 PM

    Lucky break for the Grooms

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    Mute Brendan
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    Feb 15th 2016, 12:51 PM

    Are you still milking this story journal!

    Come on look out your window I’m sure you could report on how many walk past, even do a poll see if people think there’s way to many resulting in distracting the journalists hard at work lol

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    Mute Rosie Murray
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    Feb 15th 2016, 12:55 PM

    Relax there now…. The title said ‘brides’ distressed….:/

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    Mute Marg murphy
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    Feb 15th 2016, 1:57 PM

    Jeez nobody died here. They’d want to get over their distress and move on.

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    Mute Gary Doolin
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    Feb 15th 2016, 2:26 PM

    It’s all relative

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    Mute Minon
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    Feb 15th 2016, 1:45 PM

    Frist world problem…

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    Feb 15th 2016, 2:22 PM

    And the GROOMS? Presumably they are also feeling GRUAMA?

    gruama, a., gloomy, sad, morose, despondant, sombre …

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    Mute Gary Doolin
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    Feb 15th 2016, 2:26 PM

    if you have to explain the joke….

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    Feb 15th 2016, 7:00 PM

    It’s for the benefit of the monoglots.
    You’ll also notice that dictionaries tend to define things in words. Sort of the point of them.

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    Feb 15th 2016, 2:29 PM

    Sad nice hotel was at a wedding there a while back.

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    Feb 15th 2016, 4:42 PM

    Punctuate. Christ.

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    Feb 15th 2016, 8:37 PM

    New hotel opening in Killaloe Co Clare May 2016, The Killaloe Hotel & Spa!

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    Feb 16th 2016, 2:05 AM

    If there are any brides or grooms out there:
    Firstly, I do not work for or have any financial gain.
    Please try Blackwater Castle in Castletownroche, Co Cork. Sheila and Patrick are wonderfully kind.
    Hope this helps.
    Best of luck.

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