A London restaurant «proud not to serve' halal»It has to close because of harassment by Muslims.
The owner has reported to X that he has to close down because of online harassment, attacks and disturbances by Pakistanis offended by the sign «proud not to serve halal.»
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According to reports the Hindustan Times, The owner of the Rangrez Indian restaurant in Hammersmith, London, has announced the closure of his establishment after 16 years in business. In a message posted on X, the restaurant explains that the decision was forced by a combination of economic pressures, harassment for not serving halal and the police's passivity.
The owner directly points to Pakistanis as responsible for the repeated physical attacks and online harassment that the local has suffered.. He also accuses the Metropolitan Police of London of failing to act to stop it. He explains that It all kicked off because of the sign above their restaurant: «Proud not to serve halal.».
Disturbances at the door for not serving halal
The decision not to serve halal meat was neither improvised nor hidden: the owner proudly displayed it on the restaurant's façade. It was precisely this sign that turned Rangrez into the target of an online harassment campaign and physical incidents outside the restaurant. In one of the videos circulated on social media, The owner can be seen in a heated confrontation with a group of people at the entrance to the premises., in a discussion that arose from the refusal to serve halal food.
The establishment, run by the owner and his wife for nearly two decades, had built up a loyal clientele in the Hammersmith neighbourhood. But the sustained harassment gradually undermined the business's viability until it became unsustainable. On closing, the owner wished to publicly thank the customers who had supported him: «Thank you to all the genuine customers who have supported us over the years. We are always grateful.».
He tells them to their faces: «I don't sell halal.»
The owner He posted a video on X. where he is seen in a heated confrontation at the restaurant's entrance with a group of people who were reproaching him for his attitude. At one point during the argument, he addresses those present directly and He tells them bluntly: «I'm proud, I don't sell halal.».
Hours earlier, the owner had shared another video on X showing Metropolitan Police officers in the restaurant's premises. Far from feeling protected, He accused the police of having sided with the protesters.. «When they called the Metropolitan Police, they arrived aggressively and I had to send the police away,» he wrote. In the video you can hear him shouting directly at an officer: «Get lost, go away!» He concluded the post by reiterating his stance: «The Rangrez restaurant will not sell halal.».
«If they can announce that they are selling halal, I can announce that I don't sell any.»
The owner took to social media to share a reflection that has resonated with many of his followers. In his neighbourhood of Hammersmith, as in many other London districts, it is common to see «halal certified» signs on the doors of numerous establishments without anyone raising an objection. For him, the question is obvious: Why aren't the same rules applied in both directions?
«If Muslims can display halal signs outside their restaurants in the UK without suffering hatred or abuse, why am I, as a Sikh, being insulted and attacked by Muslims for displaying “Proudly, we don't sell halal”?», he publicly questioned. And he added: «During the holy month of Ramadan, they intimidate me, insult me and hate me.»A few words that point directly to the context in which the incidents have occurred and that lay bare an accusation of a double standard in the treatment received by the various religious communities in the United Kingdom.
Despite the firmness with which the owner publicly defended his stance, the pressure proved too much. After 16 years of serving Indian cuisine in Hammersmith, he has announced the closure of Rangrez. What was meant to be a lifelong family business is ending not for lack of customers or quality, but because of the sustained harassment that neither the police nor the local authorities have been able or willing to stop.. A surrender that, for many, is also a defeat of business freedom in the face of intimidation.
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