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Suspect allegedly read antisemitic texts from the Bible to two boys on the Northern lineSuspect allegedly read antisemitic texts from the Bible to two boys on the Northern line
A man has been arrested after antisemitic abuse was directed towards Jewish children on the London Underground.A man has been arrested after antisemitic abuse was directed towards Jewish children on the London Underground.
The suspect, whose name and age has not been released by police, was held in Birmingham on Saturday night on suspicion of committing a racially aggravated public order offence and he remains in custody.The suspect, whose name and age has not been released by police, was held in Birmingham on Saturday night on suspicion of committing a racially aggravated public order offence and he remains in custody.
His arrest came after a man was filmed reading anti-Jewish Bible passages to two young boys in skullcaps while they were travelling with their family on the Northern line.His arrest came after a man was filmed reading anti-Jewish Bible passages to two young boys in skullcaps while they were travelling with their family on the Northern line.
Wearing a cap and hoody, the man is seen in the video threatening a man off-camera after he tries to intervene before a woman in a hijab – Asma Shuweikh – confronts him.Wearing a cap and hoody, the man is seen in the video threatening a man off-camera after he tries to intervene before a woman in a hijab – Asma Shuweikh – confronts him.
The mother-of-two, from London, told the PA news agency she “wouldn’t hesitate to do it again”.The mother-of-two, from London, told the PA news agency she “wouldn’t hesitate to do it again”.
“I would have loved more people to come up and say something, because if everyone did, I do not think it would have escalated in the way that it did,” she said, adding that when she saw what was happening she knew she “had to confront him”.“I would have loved more people to come up and say something, because if everyone did, I do not think it would have escalated in the way that it did,” she said, adding that when she saw what was happening she knew she “had to confront him”.
“Being a mother-of-two, I know what it’s like to be in that situation and I would want someone to help if I was in that situation.”“Being a mother-of-two, I know what it’s like to be in that situation and I would want someone to help if I was in that situation.”
Fellow commuter Chris Atkins took the video after catching the tube heading south on the Charing Cross branch of the line at midday on Friday.Fellow commuter Chris Atkins took the video after catching the tube heading south on the Charing Cross branch of the line at midday on Friday.
“The Muslim woman didn’t take any shit from him and really, really took him to task, very firmly and persistently,” Mr Atkins said. “The Muslim woman didn’t take any shit from him and really, really took him to task, very firmly and persistently,” Atkins said.
“In this day and age we are told how intolerant everyone is and all religions hate each other and there you had a Muslim woman sticking up for some Jewish children.”“In this day and age we are told how intolerant everyone is and all religions hate each other and there you had a Muslim woman sticking up for some Jewish children.”
Twitter users hailed Shuweikh as a “hero”.Twitter users hailed Shuweikh as a “hero”.
Shuweikh said she got off the tube after two stops and did not realise the video was going viral until a friend texted her to say she had seen her on Twitter. She created a Twitter account so she could see the reaction.Shuweikh said she got off the tube after two stops and did not realise the video was going viral until a friend texted her to say she had seen her on Twitter. She created a Twitter account so she could see the reaction.
“It was so heartwarming to see the responses and see what people were saying,” she said. “I can’t take all the credit because a lot of other people were involved. I would not hesitate to do it again.”“It was so heartwarming to see the responses and see what people were saying,” she said. “I can’t take all the credit because a lot of other people were involved. I would not hesitate to do it again.”