Thread by @HudaJustice

What happened at Otago Girls’ High School?

here’s what you need to know ➡️

On February 9th, Huda, a Muslim teen girl was brutally beaten and had her hijab ripped off at Otago Girls’ High School. Huda and her Muslim friends were asked by a group of 3 non-Muslim individuals to teach them Arabic swearing words, they refused, which resulted in a fight.

The Muslim girls were verbally harassed and physically abused by the attackers. However, Huda was the one who received the most violence; she was hit on her head, face, neck, and shoulders causing serious injuries, including unconsciousness.

Alongside this, she was filmed with her hair exposed after the attackers forcefully removed her hijab- it has been shared around, which has impacted Huda harshly. Huda later was rushed to the hospital by her dad as the ambulance wasn’t called.

Even after the fight finished, the attacker's violence was still present. They spat and pulled the finger at the Muslim girls. They yelled out “Muslim b*tches”, “Terrorists” and other racially motivated words.

Unfortunately, this is not a new experience for the Muslim girls in Otago Girls’ High School. Last year, different attackers accused the Muslim girls of being terrorists and were also verbally harassed however, the harassment was in the Arabic language.

The police were informed by the attackers that there were terrorists at their school (ie, the Muslim girls). Later, a complaining report was written to the school by the Muslim girl’s parents, but no response was given and no action was taken to stop these Islamophobic acts.

We must NOT keep letting this happen any longer. The school is NOT showing any support to the Muslim girls. Otago Girls' High School principal, Bridget Davidson,decided to not comment on the Islamophobia, violent behaviours, threats, bullying, discrimination, and the racism the

Let’s stand together to bring justice for Huda and the other Muslim girls who were also attacked. Here’s what you can do:
Share this post around and repost it on your story so Huda and her Muslim friend's story can be heard.Sign the petition (link in bio)
Use the hashtag