We, Syrians in the UK, condemn the murder of our fellow Briton David Haines at the hands of the so-called 'Islamic State' and wish to offer our deepest condolences to his friends and family. The murder of David reminds us all of the murder of Dr Abbas Khan in December 2013 at the hands of the Assad regime.
RR attended a social gathering held by the Islamic Society of Britain at the KD Grammar School on Saturday 13 September. The gathering featured Sufyan Ismail from MEND who discussed the issue of Islamophobia.
A delegation from RR met with Mr. John Leech MP on 19 August. The meeting aimed at discussing the bank closures problem. Mr Leech promised to take the issue to the parliament.
In connection with our campaign against HSBC for its arbitrary closure of Syrians' bank accounts, our volunteer on this campaign delivered a speech at a 'Remember Gaza Children' demonstration on 16 August.
HSBC has been turning down customers, inhibited or closed accounts, or refused mortgages for customers because their identity is Syrian. Rethink Rebuild Society has been documenting such cases and has released this information to the media.
The campaign has attracted noticeable media attention.
Rethink Rebuild Society
First Floor
Discovery House
Crossley Road
Manchester
SK4 5BH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 161 222 9779
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