UCC lecturer fears for his safety after letter threat

Amanullah De Sondy also criticised political leaders for their 'silence' on racism after he received an abusive letter recently
UCC lecturer fears for his safety after letter threat

Amanullah De Sondy, UCC's head of religions and a senior lecturer in contemporary Islam, has received death threats at his place of work on more than one occasion. Picture: Dan Linehan

A respected academic who has been the target of sustained and hate-filled online racist attacks and death threats, says he fears again for his physical safety after receiving a letter which urged him to “fuck off back to where you belong”.

Amanullah De Sondy, the head of religions and a senior lecturer in contemporary Islam at UCC, said the letter was the latest example of a hidden epidemic of racism in Ireland.

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