In all probability and with all things being equal 21 year old Briton Tanya Squires should have spent her life in total obscurity. But an attack on a Somali women in which she stoned and tried to strangle her victim Barka Ali-Abdulla has left her privacy in tatters.

Tanya’s unprovoked attack took place in the southern English town of Brighton on 9th August 2008. In Brighton Magistrates court yesterday Miss Squires admitted the assault and was given a five month prison sentence suspended for a year. She was also ordered to pay £200 compensation to her victim:

“A Muslim woman was left degraded and ashamed after her hijab was ripped from her head and used to strangle her.

Barka Ali-Abdulla told a court she was left afraid for her life and unable to go out after she was attacked by Tanya Squires.

Ms Abdulla, a Somali refugee, said she was left so devastated she is thinking of leaving Britain after living here for more than 20 years.

Squires, 21, who is three months pregnant, hurled a stone at her head in an unprovoked attack near Churchill Square, Brighton, in August.

When Ms Abdulla, the mother of a young daughter, turned round Squires spat in her face and launched a vicious assault on her, Brighton Magistrates Court was told yesterday.

Amanda Burrows, prosecuting, said: “Squires punched her hard in the eye and then pulled off her hijab, a traditional headscarf, which she used to try to strangle Ms Abdulla.”

Ms Abdull was not in court for the hearing but in a victim impact statement she said:

“My hijab was pulled off my head which is an insult to my religion.

“I am now afraid to open my front door and will not go out because I am scared of another attack.”

“I suffer recurrent nightmares of what happened that day and do not sleep or eat properly.”

“I now believe it might be better if I went back home despite the fact that I have lived for 20 years in England because I am now afraid for my life.”

“I feel violated, degraded and ashamed because of what happened because Muslim women should never show their hair in public.”

… Judge Parsons said: “This was probably the worst case of common assault I have ever heard. It was an entirely unprovoked attack.”

“You threw a stone at her and spat in her face, you spat in her eye. It was a disgusting act which left her feeling violated and degraded.”

“If you come before me again because you have breached the conditions of your sentence you will go to prison.” (Source: The Argus)

I am sure many are looking forward to the day that Barka Ali-Abdulla and other Muslims like her finally decide to leave the west or are forced out. Which of the two scenarios do you think is most likely ?

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