Islamophobia 'as bad as the 1980s' says murdered boy's sister

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Elle McDade North West Family Ahmed Iqbal Ullah's death inspired renewed efforts to tackle Islamophobia and racism across Greater Manchester The sister of a 13-year-old boy who was murdered by a fellow pupil in their school playground 40 years ago has said Islamophobia "is as bad as it was in the 1980s".

Ahmed Iqbal Ullah, a British Bangladeshi, was stabbed at Burnage High School in Manchester on 17 September 1986.

A subsequent inquiry into the teenager's death examining racism and violence in Manchester's schools concluded that race was a key factor in the Bangladeshi's murder.

Speaking on the 40th anniversary of Ahmed's loss, Selina Ullah said: "I've got children and grandchildren now and for them to experience what I experienced - what my generation, my friends, my brother experienced - is heartbreaking and terrifying."