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ANTI-RACISM campaigners have protested against McDonald’s after one of its branches in London refused to serve a woman because she was wearing a hijab.
Islington Stand Up To Racism gathered outside the branch in Seven Sisters Road on Saturday after the 19-year-old student, who asked not to be named, was repeatedly told by a security guard to remove her hijab before entering on Thursday.
The woman, who is a British Muslim of Middle Eastern descent, had filmed the security guard, asking him to admit that it was because of her hijab. He replied: “It’s just a matter of taking it off.”
As antisemitism grows, the labour movement must recommit to defence of minorities while navigating the complexities of Gaza and global politics, argues NICK WRIGHT
Once again Tower Hamlets is being targeted by anti-Islam campaigners, this time a revamped and radicalised version of Ukip — the far-right event is now banned by the police, but we’ll be assembling this Saturday to make sure they stay away, says JAYDEE SEAFORTH
