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Tamim and rise in hate crimes of 23% - ketchim - 07-12-2017
Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal and Essex have determinedly played down
the reasons for his abruptly abandoning a stint with the county, after allegations
emerged that his wife was the victim of a racially-motivated incident
in Stratford in east London.
Re: Tamim and rise in hate crimes of 23% - ketchim - 07-12-2017
A nervous Tamim reported an altercation to Essex Cricket on Monday,
the day after his debut in a NatWest Blast match (click)
against Kent at Beckenham, and asked that his contract be terminated
so the family could return to Bangladesh.
Re: Tamim and rise in hate crimes of 23% - ketchim - 07-12-2017
The arrival of Tamim's family in the UK coincided with protests at Stratford
train station against recent acid attacks and Islamophobia in east London.
The anti-racism demonstration came after police confirmed that an acid attack
in neighbouring Newham was being treated as a hate crime.
Re: Tamim and rise in hate crimes of 23% - ketchim - 07-12-2017
"I want all my fans and well wishers to know that I cut short my season
with Essex to come back home early for personal reasons,"
a statement on his official Facebook page read.
"Some media reported that we were the target of attempted hate crime.
This is really not true."
Re: Tamim and rise in hate crimes of 23% - ketchim - 07-12-2017
William [size=1em]Shakespeare of Stratford[/size] On Avon :
scene of this mid-summer madness , please come in ~
OR any other aspiring Playwright
