Mick Hartley

“A nice guy doing his job, and he’s now paying a life sentence for it.”

It is now five years since a religious studies teacher in Batley was suspended from his job after offending some local Muslims.

His alleged offence? Showing his students a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad… pic.twitter.com/p0XhfnyjiR

— The Free Speech Union (@SpeechUnion) November 4, 2026

His alleged offence? Showing his students a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad during a class discussion about the brutal massacre of journalists at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Fearing for his and his family’s safety, the teacher fled his home.

On this week’s episode of the FSU Podcast, @DavidRoseUK is joined by the teacher’s friend and local activist, Paul Holloran, who says his friend can now “never go home”.

Watch the full episode on the FSU YouTube channel

Here.

And, let’s not forget, it’s Islamophobia Awareness Month.