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Woman granted bail after allegedly trying to snatch teen's hijab

A 66-year-old woman has been granted bail after she allegedly tried to snatch a hijab from a teenage girl at Bayside Park in Brisbane in February. Deborah Lee Jackson appeared at Wynnum Magistrates Court charged with common assault with a serious vilification or hate crime aggravation. Police allege she approached a group of teenage girls twice, and filmed footage allegedly shows her trying to grab a phone. The matter is due to return to court on December 7.

Woman granted bail after allegedly trying to snatch teen's hijab
ABC News Just In· This weekCrime

Woman charged with hate crime after allegedly trying to snatch teen's hijab

A 66-year-old woman has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly trying to snatch a teenage girl's hijab at Manly, in Brisbane's bayside. The woman, from Lakeland in far north Queensland, is accused of twice verbally harassing a group of people on February 21 at Bayside Park. It is also alleged she tried to remove a hijab from a teenager in the group. On September 22, counter terrorism police searched a Manly property and charged her with common assault with a serious vilification or hate crime circumstance of aggravation.

Woman charged with hate crime after allegedly trying to snatch teen's hijab
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Meet the first hijab-wearing non-verbal wheelchair basketballer

Reema El Qassem is one of the most promising players in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League. She is the first non-verbal player in the league and the first to wear a hijab on the court. She plays for the Sydney Uni Lions, who reached the national play-offs in 2025 and 2026. She acquired Functional Neurological Disorder in 2023, and sport helped her rebuild her life. Her disability does not fit the current classification rules, which blocks her from international competition.

Meet the first hijab-wearing non-verbal wheelchair basketballer

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