Could Hereford Saracens Head Pubs Be On A List That A Convicted Terrorist Plans To Sue?

[Hereford Voice]

A convicted terrorist is suing a pub landlord over its sign, which he alleges is racist and “deeply offensive”.

The Saracens Head Inn is a historic pub, built in 1530 using timber from old ships, thirty miles from London in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Saracens Head Pub Amersham

The pub name, The Saracens Head, is said to be linked to the Crusades and seen as a sign of respect of the fighting qualities of enemies.

Khalid Baqa, 60, claims the “depiction of a bearded Arab/Turk incites violence” and is claiming £1,850 in compensation from the pub’s landlord.

In 2018, Baqa was jailed for four years and eight months after admitting five counts of dissemination of terrorist publications. He has since been released.

Baqa says he complained to the pub on several occasions, including visiting in person, but pub staff claim they have no record of this.

The pub’s landlord, Robbie Hayes, 52, said: “It’s a complete joke. This pub has been called The Saracens Head for 500 years.

Although the list of targeted pubs has not been confirmed, there are two pubs of this name in Herefordshire, one in Hereford and one in Symonds Yat.