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Fajrihani Swastika

Inayah Mulia Dewi

Muhammad Al Ghifari

Parastika Heavi Nur Anggreany

Yani Purnama Sari

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Fajrihani Swastika

Inayah Mulya D.

Yani Purnama S.

Parastika H. A.

M. Al Ghifari

“Would I go to Highfields?” laughs one of the snooker team. “Only in a tank” (19 November 2005)

‘Would I go to Highfields’ laughs one of the snooker team incredulously. ‘Only if I was in a tank. Would I go down Belgrave Road at night? Forget it.’‘Belgrave is a no-go zone’, reasons the 48-year old who’s never lived more than 400 yards from this club.‘They’ve got all the kids learning about Hindus and Muslims and all that,’ he says. ‘They should be learning our religion – not theirs. When in Rome, and all that.’‘Coloureds’, whispers the 82-year old. ‘It used to be three in 10. It’s nine in 10 now.’‘’We are getting fed up because the whites are getting overrun,’ says Jocelyn. ‘As far as I’m concerned it’s our country not theirs.’The journalist sums these views up:‘There are too many “coloureds”,’ they say. ‘The ethnics don’t want to mix. They get everything handed to them on a plate. While people are becoming a minority in their own city – except they don’t have any of the ethnic minorities’ rights.’

“Would I go to Highfields?” laughs one of the snooker team. “Only in a tank” (19 November 2005)

‘Would I go to Highfields’ laughs one of the snooker team incredulously. ‘Only if I was in a tank. Would I go down Belgrave Road at night? Forget it.’‘Belgrave is a no-go zone’, reasons the 48-year old who’s never lived more than 400 yards from this club.‘They’ve got all the kids learning about Hindus and Muslims and all that,’ he says. ‘They should be learning our religion – not theirs. When in Rome, and all that.’‘Coloureds’, whispers the 82-year old. ‘It used to be three in 10. It’s nine in 10 now.’‘’We are getting fed up because the whites are getting overrun,’ says Jocelyn. ‘As far as I’m concerned it’s our country not theirs.’The journalist sums these views up:‘There are too many “coloureds”,’ they say. ‘The ethnics don’t want to mix. They get everything handed to them on a plate. While people are becoming a minority in their own city – except they don’t have any of the ethnic minorities’ rights.’

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Mr. Nagdi, now living in North Evington, said: ‘Trevor Phillips is out of

touch with reality, He should speak to people who live in these areas he calls

ghettos and ask them how they feel. There are two-bedroom houses for sale

for L150,000 in Highfields – that doesn’t sound like a ghetto to me. People live

in the areas they choose to because of important things such as places of

worship, shops, food and other businesses.’

Ramanbhai Barber, president of the Shree Sanatan Mandir Hindu

temple, in Weymouth Street, Belgrave, said: ‘I have been in Leicester for many

years and I have seen many changes for the better. You will always find

families living next door to each other who want to mind their own business.

But look at the major festivals around this time of year, Christmas and

Diwali, and you will see people sharing. You see people mixing at school and at

work, so I’m optimistic – although we must continue working to build a

stronger community.’

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.... ‘The people have change’, says Arif Khan, a hyperactive talker who runs the Cob shop next door.’ All the idiots have either left or been locked up. There’s no such thing as a black and white table in here now.’

Anil Keshwala, owner of the neighbouring Nisa Today’s store, tells you the same thing.

‘We’ve been here three years and we’ve never had a problem’, he says. ‘Well, there was a bit of trouble with kids at the beginning, but that’s sorted now’. ‘People get on OK’, says Anil. He sees it across the counter, particularly after school when gaggles of mums gather outside while the kids come in for sweets.

.... ‘The people have change’, says Arif Khan, a hyperactive talker who runs the Cob shop next door.’ All the idiots have either left or been locked up. There’s no such thing as a black and white table in here now.’

Anil Keshwala, owner of the neighbouring Nisa Today’s store, tells you the same thing.

‘We’ve been here three years and we’ve never had a problem’, he says. ‘Well, there was a bit of trouble with kids at the beginning, but that’s sorted now’. ‘People get on OK’, says Anil. He sees it across the counter, particularly after school when gaggles of mums gather outside while the kids come in for sweets.

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‘It’s not Asians and whites or blacks and whites’, he says. ‘It’s everyone together, standing there having a chit-chat.’

The journalist comments:

‘It’s still not exactly the United Colors of Benetton, but things have obviously changed –the cheery Asian face which greeted me from behind the bar shows that.’

‘It’s not Asians and whites or blacks andwhites’, he says. ‘It’s everyone together, standing there having a chit-chat.’

The journalist comments:

‘It’s still not exactly the United Colors of Benetton, but things have obviously changed –the cheery Asian face which greeted me from behind the bar shows that.’

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Nomination be represented by unique identity

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The people have changed. There’s no such thing as a black and white table in here now’ (19 November 2005)

• Is Leicester a city of ghettos, as community relations expert Trevor Phillips has suggested? Or are the different races mixing well? Adam Wakelin went to three very different parts of the city to find out.

• ‘What can I get you?’ asks the landlady with a welcoming smile.• ‘Errr, I’m from the Mercury.’ I say. ‘I was hoping for a chat about

how people here get along and how they mix.’• ‘It’s all right, he’s from the Mercury’, announces a wiry little woman

half-swallowed by her voluminous pink jumper.• ‘We get a brilliant crowd in here’, says Harj Bhandal. ‘Most nights

it’s half Indians and half-white.’• ‘Black, white, Indian, West Indian, whatever – everyone mixes

together – and it’s brilliant.’

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There is a great deal of mixing in Leicester, but we need to be creating more of it (26 November 2005)

• Mr. Phillips, chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality (CPRE), told the Mercury that Leicester could be ‘sleepwalking to segregation’ and said in no uncertain terms that parts of the city and other UK towns and cities have become ghettoized.

• However, community leaders here are adamant they know what is happening at grass roots level and protest – pretty much with one voice – that Mr. Phillips is plain wrong.

• For the Bishop of Leicester, the Right Reverend Tim Stevens, the way the city avoided the potential outbreak of fear and mistrust in the wake of the July 7 bombings in London is a symptom of Leicester’s strength.

• Businessman and leading member of Leicester’s 40.000-strong Muslim community Suleman Nagdi moved out of the city for the suburbs a few years ago – but then moved back when he and his family missed the buzz of inner city life.

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