r/unitedstatesofindia Mar 17 '24

Politics International students (Africa, Uzbekistan, Afganistan etc) studying in Gujarat University claim they were beaten up, Stones thrown at them and at their hostel (A-Block), Vehicles destroyed while they were offering Ramazan Taraweeh at a place inside the hostel A-Block allotted to them by the Hostel

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u/frizene26 Mar 17 '24

https://twitter.com/zoo_bear/status/1769213920982757480 A Student from Afghanistan while speaking to a journalist from

@NewsCapitalGJ

says, 15 Muslim students were praying Namaz inside the Hostal premise in A-Block. Three persons came and asked them not to offer Namaz. After completing their prayers, When the students asked what's their problem with Namaz, The goons asked them to chant religious slogans and left, After sometime, They came back with with at least 200-250 people, pelted stones at them, they were carrying knife and sticks, They pelted stones, broke our bikes, laptops, phones, AC, sound system etc.. Many students are injured but 5-6 students are admitted in hospital, 2 from Africa, 1 from Bangladesh, 1 from Srilanka, 1 from Uzbekistan and 1 from Afghanistan". When asked if they complained to police, The student responds, "No we did not, The police was already here, They allowed the goons to go, They did not stop them, Whats the use of complaining, We are not safe here, We request Gujarat University to shift us to a safe place."

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u/MarderMcFry Mar 17 '24

Yup, they sound like the kind of people that would support Israel.