‘It’s not about cricket’: Rafiq testimony resonates with Yorkshire’s Asian community

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The player’s testimony has led some to consider why good people say nothing about bigotry and abuse

Every year, a British Asian small business owner in Westsends his neighbour a card and leaves a gift on his doorstep. And every year, without fail, that neighbour ignores him.

 

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Very sloppy use of the word 'Asian' from the Guardian, as usual. Everyone knows it is Pakistani Muslims who are THE 'breed apart' all over England. Their religio-culture is patently incompatible with English culture and there is no prospect of this changing.

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