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A Muslim woman who wears a headscarf was racially abused and called 'Batman' by a man in a grocery store in west London.
The woman had just popped into the store to buy some sweets when the row broke out.
Shocking footage filmed by the woman on her phone shows the man repeatedly asking her 'Why do you wear that?' referring to her veil.
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At one point, he even tells her: 'My kids can't even see your face. How do I know if you're a man or a woman?'
Throughout the row, which took place yesterday, the man's children look on, clearly upset by their father shouting at a woman, and start crying.
The woman tells him he needs to set a better example for his kids, adding: 'You're ignorant you need to grow up and stop teaching kids that [language].'
MORE: French minister compares Muslims who wear veils to 'negroes who supported slavery'[3]
Halfway through the footage, the row seems to subside but it all goes downhill when the man says: 'I know a white girl who married a Muslim man and she has an Isis flag on her back wall.'
He continues to verbally attack the woman until another Muslim customer and the shopkeeper have to intervene to stop the row.
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The customer tells him: 'You must respect culture.'
It is not clear what caused the argument but the man mentions he lost £10 in the store.
The woman, who is believed to be called Ahlam UmmAqsa, uploaded the video on YouTube, and thanked the men who stepped in and helped her.
She wrote: 'I can not believe what I had to endure today. Honestly couldn't believe it. I was minding my own business.
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'I had to pop into the shop down in Shepherd's Bush to grab something. As I entered, this guy who I've seen around the area decided to call me 'batman', he even sang the theme tune.
'Thank you to the uncle and brother who came in and had a go at the man.'
References
- ^ supports HTML5 video (videojs.com)
- ^ Ukip councillor told Londoners to vote for 'anyone but a Muslim' (metro.co.uk)
- ^ French minister compares Muslims who wear veils to 'negroes who supported slavery' (metro.co.uk)
- ^ Man filmed knocking Muslim woman down after driving through blockade (metro.co.uk)
- ^ Man charged with murder of much-loved Muslim shopkeeper Asad Shah (metro.co.uk)
