EXCLUSIVE: Student faces PROSECUTION for calling Hamas scarf a tea towel

EXCLUSIVE: Student faces PROSECUTION for calling Hamas scarf a tea towel

From The Free Speech Union by The Free Speech Union

April 9, 2026 · 48 min · Episode 142

About this episode

Brodie Mitchell discusses his potential prosecution after being banned from campus for a comment about a Palestinian scarf.

Brodie Mitchell was banned from campus by Royal Holloway for telling a student that her Palestinian scarf looked like a tea towel. Now he might be prosecuted. #palestine #islam #israel Donate to the Free Speech Union's crowdfunder: https://freespeechunion.org/fundraisers/islamophobia-fundraiser Brodie Mitchell: https://www.tiktok.com/@brodie_uk Join the Free Speech Union: https://freespeechunion.org/ Follow the Free Speech Union: X/Twitter: https://x.com/SpeechUnion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freespeechunion/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeechUnion

People in this episode

Host: The Free Speech Union

Guest: Brodie Mitchell

Topics covered

  • free speech
  • student rights
  • campus politics
  • Hamas
  • Islamophobia
  • prosecution

Keywords

  • Brodie Mitchell
  • Royal Holloway
  • Hamas scarf
  • tea towel
  • prosecution
  • free speech
  • Islamophobia

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Organizations: Royal Holloway, Free Speech Union, TikTok, X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

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