Bristol, UK - Religious and racial intolerance has been documented by two BBC reporters of Asian origin who posed as a Muslim couple. For 8 weeks, they lived in a housing estate in Bristol, England, using hidden cameras to film instances of what they were subjected to. In one instance, an 11-year-old boy threatened the female member of the team, Tamanna Rahman - who wore a hijab headscarf and acted as if she spoke very little English - with a brick as he tried to steal her purse. Rahman also documented being pelted with glass and stones.
Pretending to be a part-time painter and decorator, Amil Khan - the male reporter - was punched in the head by a local man. The reporters captured over 50 instance where they were degraded both religiously and racially with rebukes relating to terrorism, "Taliban" and "jihad." Much of the affronts came from children and teenagers.
The footage has been turned into a documentary titled "Hate on the Doorstep" and was aired by the Panorama show on the BBC.
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