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Envoy condemns alleged Islamophobic abuse on Sydney bus
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 6:10 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM ET
Summary: Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, condemned alleged Islamophobic verbal abuse directed at a 13-year-old Muslim girl on a Sydney bus last week. The girl was reportedly called an “immigrant mutt” and a “terrorist,” and a 50-year-old man was charged on Tuesday.
WHO: Aftab Malik; Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia
WHAT: Condemnation of an alleged Islamophobic verbal attack on a Sydney bus; a man was charged over the incident.
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Sydney, Australia
WHY: Malik reacted to the alleged Islamophobic verbal abuse of a 13-year-old girl on a Sydney bus.
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