SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

MUHAMMAD MUST STAY! IMAD Muhammad will stay Justice for the Kassams

Socialist Action No. 119, 1 November 1985 · p. 10 of the scan · 282 words

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uigo LAST week, NALGO member Muhammad Idrish won his fouryear long battle against deportation.

Thanks to his own dogged persistence the determined support of his ON 13 July Shamira Kassma, who was pregnant, and her three sons were burned to death in their Seven Kings home in Ilford.

Her husband Mirza and his brother were also seriously injured. The fire was deliberate.

Four white men were • seen leaving the scene in a car. Many believe this to be a fatal racist attack Neither is it an isolated incident. Peter Burns brutally stabbed through the eye with a metal bar by å gang or. racist inugs. Seven Kings station last year, also died of his inembuis; one group of C.ND supponers sures = l5 Mag in a ritual protest against the war-drive policies of president Ronald Reagan union, NALGO, an appeals tribunal overturned the Home Office decision The tribunal tain, emphasising the importance of his work at the Asian Resources Centre in Birmingham's HandJuries.

Since 1980 no less than 20 black people have been murdered by racists in the HNO LOROOHIve of them were killed in IIford.

A march and rally against racist attacks and n support of the Kassan family - is being organisfor Saturday November in Seven Kings Ilford.

• For more information about the Kassams about march November contact: Joint Campaign Communice c/o 400 High Road, Ilford (phone: 01-555 8151). Osso te Inia sworth area.

The decision represents a small gleam of light what is a very dark tandel for Britain's black popnlawao suler: cof sin harassment under the urJUSL leg sla tion.

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