Hindu students being bullied by Muslim classmates to convert to Islam; subjected to racism, abuse & such hatred [ London, United Kingdom ]

[ Reported as seen ]

UK-based think tank, Henry Jackson Society, in its study has found that Hindu students in the country are being subjected to bullying and racial discrimination in classrooms.

A research fellow named Charlotte Littlewood, interviewed 988 Hindu parents and surveyed more than 1000 schools in the United Kingdom.

According to a media report, Littlewood noted that Hindu students were being bullied by their Muslim classmates and repeatedly asked to convert to Islam.

“51% of Hindu parents surveyed reported that their child had experienced anti-Hindu hate in schools, while less than 1% of schools surveyed reported any anti-Hindu related incidents in the last 5 years,” the study found.

“8 physical assaults were detailed. One female Hindu pupil had beef thrown on her, a male student was reported to have to change East London schools three times on account of anti-Hindu bullying and concerns have been risen around a problematic approach to teaching Hinduism that is directly leading to bullying in the classroom,” it further added.

several Hindu students were mocked for their vegetarianism in classrooms and that their deities were belittled in a manner reminiscent of the radical Islamists that attacked the Hindu community in Leicester, noted Littlewood.

Hindus were verbally abused by White students using xenophobic slurs and held responsible for political and social events, which take place in India.

According to the study by the Henry Jackson Society, Hindus have faced threats for virtue of their Faith at the hands of Muslim pupils. In one case, a Hindu student was told that his life will become ‘easier’ if he converted to Islam.

“You aren’t going to survive very long… If you want to go to paradise, you’ll have to come to Islam… Hindus are the herbivores at the bottom of the food chain, we will eat you up,” the victim was told by his Muslim classmates.

In another case, Hindu students were told to watch videos of Islamic preachers and convert since their religion ‘made no sense’. Slurs such as ‘Kaffir’ ( Infidels ).

Further, Christian students discriminated them as well and told hem that Hindu deities would be sent to Hell by Jesus Christ.

The study also found that inappropriate religious education, which amplified misconceptions surrounding the Indian caste system and Hindu deities, added to the mockery of Hindu pupils in the UK’s classrooms.

It was discovered that whereas other religions’ festivals were observed with off-days for followers, Hindu pupils were not granted one for Diwali. Charlotte Littlewood also noted that the country’s schools did a terrible job of reporting instances of anti-Hindu hatred.

“The findings in this report are damning and shed light on the varying themes and forms which anti-Hindu discrimination materialises in the classroom,” said  Conservative Party MP Ben Everitt while speaking to  The Telegraph.

“If we want to make real, sustained, long-term progress in reducing discrimination towards those of minority faiths in our schools, then we need to make sure that young people are receiving the best possible education about the many faiths which are woven into the fabric of our diverse United Kingdom,” Ben Everitt added.