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Catherine Hunter

Glasgow councillor spat on and had hijab ripped off after 7/7 bombings

A Glasgow councillor had her hijab ripped from her head, was spat on and was told to 'go home' in the wake of the 7/7 bombings in London, she has revealed.

Councillor Fyeza Ikhlaq shared her experience with members of the city council as they debated a motion to tackle hate crime in the city.

And her colleague SNP councillor Zen Ghani, revealed he had once been asked if he was carrying a bomb in his bag by a group of men as he made his way home from his mosque.

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