This is the third time this year that despicable Islamaphobic graffiti has been found at the University of Birmingham.
The police discovered on 14th March that this incident is believed to have links to a previous hate-fuelled vandalism incident at the Edgaston Campus, Edgaston in January.
Sources also suggest that these incidents were also associated to the racist graffiti in January which was found near the Jahalabad Mosque in Selly Oak.
At the scene of this latest attack, the words “kill Islam before it kills you” were sprayed on a storage box at Edgbaston campus, while “Islam must die” was found on the wall of Guild building.
A Muslim chaplain at the University of Birmingham, Shanin Ashraf stated, “I'm shocked and alarmed that this Islamophobic incident has taken place on more than one occasion. It’s deeply disturbing and can be very unsettling for all of us at the university and the wider community. I hope we all come together to have zero tolerance against any bigotry and hatred.”
Furthermore, A West Midlands Police spokesperson reveals, “a member of university security staff alerted police to racist graffiti on campus at 7.20am this morning (March 14). This has been classed as a criminal damage hate crime and an investigation is underway to try and find those responsible.”
