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When Jamal Hijazi was 15 he was filmed being assaulted and bullied by his classmates in a school in Huddersfield, UK. (Screenshot)

Syrian refugee to set up charity using libel cash from far-right figure 

  • Jamal Hijazi, from Homs, was falsely accused of violence against female classmates by Tommy Robinson
  • Robinson rose to prominence as the founder of the Islamophobic English Defence League
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Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, made various unsubstantiated claims about Syrian refugee Jamal Hijazi. (Reuters/File Photo)

Bankruptcy looms for UK Islamophobe after Syrian refugee libel case defeat

By Arab News ·
English Defence League founder Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (L), known as Tommy Robinson, arriving at court for a libel case for accusations made against Syrian refugee schoolboy Jamal Hijazi, filmed in 2018. (AFP/Screenshot/File Photos)

Bullied Syrian teen wins libel case against UK far-right activist

By Arab News ·
Syrian teenager suing Tommy Robinson seeks six-figure sum 

Syrian teenager suing Tommy Robinson seeks six-figure sum 

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