Yob in vile racist EU rant at mother

AMUM was subjected to a vile racist rant in the street before the yob told her ‘to go home’ because he had voted for leave in the EU referendum.

British-born Bangladeshi woman Arry Nessa, 35, and nine-year-old Kalib were walking their usual route to school when they were confronted by the man who unleashed a sickening verbal attack on the pair, calling Arry a ‘n*****’, ‘immigrant’ and ‘c***’.

He then said: “I voted for you to leave so what are you doing here?”

Arry is a project manager for the Different Moons art project that works with south Asian families across Rossendale as part of a collaboration between the Horse and Bamboo theatre in Waterfoot, and the Apna Centre on Deardengate in Haslingden.

She says she stood up for herself, telling him she was none of those and that she was not afraid of him. She said he then went on to push and shove her, before attempting to punch Kalib.

Luckily a car parked up nearby, spooking the man and he turned and walked off leaving Arry and her son very shaken up.

The incident on July 1 ●● British born Bangladeshi Arry Nessa with son Kalib and husband Ash Zuberi on Bury New Road in Prestwich was reported and police have confirmed they are investigating.

Following the abuse, former Haslingden High School pupil Arry said she felt “compelled” to write a blog post about her experience and share it with others. She said: “Did the man pick on us as we were a easy target – just a young woman and young child?

“Maybe he thought that I would not stand up for myself possibly.

“Did the man not understand that I am British and this is MY country?”

Arry had played a leading role in the Different Moons project which involved hundreds of people from the Valley, including children from St Marys in Rawtenstall, and St James in Haslingden; as well as young people from the Rossendale Valley Islamic Supplementary School, Haslingden Library groups and women’s groups at Haslingden Community Link.

Together the groups contributed poems to a 100-page book which was published this March, celebrating local South Asian writing. Shortly after dropping Kalib at school, Arry says she went to Prestwich town centre where she came across an anti-racism gathering that “restored her faith with a tear and a smile”.

Arry’s post added: “The rise in racist incidents needs to be addressed.

“We need to show a unified front against the few uneducated that think intimidation and fear will achieve a change in their personal situations.

“I would love to say that something like this will not happen again unfortunately it will. Things will get worse before they get better. But remember the vast majority of people are good, they will not stand by and watch this country be dragged down by the ignorance that is on the rise.”

It continued: “Lets build communities that work to learn about each other. It is ok that we are not the same. To achieve peace you have to start at grass root levels. Talk in kind, act in kind, educate and nourish the mind to appreciate one another, it is the only way we mould the future for the better.

“Politics, governments and referendums, will come and go but children are the future, show them the way.”

Police say the man was described as being white and in his early 20s.

He had short blonde hair and was wearing a black jacket with grey/ black tracksuit bottoms.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101. ●● This is the man suspected of racially abusing Arry Nessa and son Kalib