Haroon Mota
@Haroon_Mota
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Marathon Runner | Mountaineer | Founder @InclusionActive & @Muslim_Hikers | @Arcteryx Ambassador | @ScienceInSport Athlete |
Coventry, England
Joined April 2011
Quite disgusted at BBC's opening coverage of #FIFAWorldCup2022 . Never has any other host country been subjected to so much disproportionate criticism. Why? Simply because it's a Muslim country! Just focus on the Football!!! #FIFAWorldCup.
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How dare we enjoy the fresh air while showing gratitude for life? Next, you’ll say we’re trying to take over the clouds too. Touch some grass. Literally. It’s good for the soul.
This is all about dominance. There are over 3000 mosques in Britain they can choose from. Taking over the public streets of our cities isn’t good enough, they have to take over the British countryside too. They won’t rest until British people can’t escape from Islamism.
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@BFirstParty Imagine being so fragile that a group of people praying in the countryside feels like a ‘takeover.’ Newsflash: the British countryside isn’t your gated community—it belongs to everyone. Maybe step outside and experience it yourself. You might find some peace.
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Here's my latest piece in @guardian about the unequal access to the UK's green spaces for minority communities. Let's break down barriers and make nature inclusive for all 🙌.@InclusionActive @Muslim_Hikers.
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Fills my heart getting more and more people outdoors 😁😍 Sold out treks for Feb, March, April & May with 130 signed up for today up Cadair Idris. See you on the next one? @Muslim_Hikers
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These amazing racists giving us free publicity and helping our community grow even bigger!! 😀 Thank you 🤣❤️👌 @Muslim_Hikers . 📸 @ryanlomasphoto
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Big day for #Israel he says!!!? Israeli soldiers have already killed 41 Palestinians & injured nearly 2000 in the bloodiest day in #Gaza since the 2014 war. Meanwhile US is celebrating occupation by opening its Embassy in #Jerusalem. #Nakba70 #GreatReturnMarch #Palestine #Israel
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Wow, what a day! My 9th #LondonMarathon and a 3 min PB, just 6 days after running Boston. Wasn't expecting that at all. London you were AMAZING! By far, the best Marathon in the WORLD 😍 #WeRunTogether
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Meet our amazing 70yr old sister Marriana Peckham who drove 8hrs ALONE all the way from Cardiff to join our Scafell Pike Trek in the Lake District yesterday. What an incredible woman masha Allah ❤ . Read more:
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I just ran my 10th @LondonMarathon 🏃♂️❤️😀 Thanks everyone for the amazing support. £11,000 raised & counting! #LondonMarathon 🏃♂️🇵🇸
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En route North Wales! Let's go @Muslim_Hikers ⛰. 130 expected for our hike up Cadair Idris today.
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En route Peak District for our #Ramadan Retreat. Can't wait to see everyone for an amazing day of hiking, praying, reflecting and of course some Iftar & Suhoor feasting! 90 of us with @Muslim_Hikers today at Ilam Park with @nationaltrust insha Allah 🙌
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Back from carrying this big baby! 😁 Ayesha completed her first @Muslim_Hikers trek today 🏔 18 miles 🏃♂️ planned for tomorrow morning. I should get some sleep!
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I'm #Running4Palestine and would love to have your support. Help me raise £50,000 to fund humanitarian relief projects 🇵🇸. I'm running FOUR World Major Marathons; Berlin, London & Chicago & New York to help raise awareness of their plight. .Donate & RT 🙏
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The most beautiful setting for #Iftar tonight after today's @Muslim_Hikers trek in the Peak District 😍 Thank you @nationaltrust for helping us make today a very special occasion ❤ #Ramadan . 📍 Ilam Park, National Trust
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I did it 😁 #BostonMarathon Alhamdulillah!! Finally a six star World Marathon Major finisher 🌟🌎 Lost for words right now and very emotional 😭😁 We're £21,000 and counting on the fundraiser for @CharityRightUK - let's hit that target today: #Ramadan
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When you can't feel your fingers anymore but find the courage for a sibling summit selfie because these memories are priceless!! ⛰️😃
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Kinder in Colour. Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Kinder Trespass with @Right_2Roam today. #KinderInColour #KinderTrespass #KinderScout #RightToRoam
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@SkyNews What preposterous reporting! You call these clashes? Muslims are being terrorised by Israeli Police whilst praying in the Mosque and you call these "clashes"? 🤔 #SheikhJarrah #SaveSheikhJarrah #Jerusalem #Palestine.
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Highlighting another episode of disgusting racist abuse we've received since @Muslim_Hikers announced it's latest campaign with @adidas & @Wiggle_Sport. Together we will continue to stamp out this cancer 🙌💚 #OutdoorsForAll
This is what happens when @adidas & @wiggle_sport show faith in our community 💚🙏🏻🤲. Read full story here: ✨️ . Wishing you all a blessed Ramadan 🙏
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🏛️ Excited to be at @nationaltrust HQ in Swindon today, speaking to the wonderful comms & marketing staff on their Team day. 🌿 Let's continue working together to make nature accessible to all! #NationalTrust #InclusivityMatters
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Muslim hikers say abusive comments won't stop them:.via @BBCNews . Come join us for a walk some time? All welcome 🙏 @Muslim_Hikers.
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So, #Islamophobia Awareness Month starts tomorrow, so it's quite timely for me to highlight another episode of abuse we've been receiving since @Muslim_Hikers was featured on @BBCCountryfile yesterday! This year's theme for @IslamophobiaAM is #TacklingDenial 👊
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Up and down #Snowdon in 2hrs 10mins today Alhamdulillah. that's a PB on the Llanberis path 😁🥳🏃♂️. Ascent 1hr 23.Descent 46mins . Absolutely buzzing with that!
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Thanks @RishiSunak 🙌😁 Delighted to receive this @PointsofLight Award from the PM 🙏. Read more about the award here:
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📍Snowdon Summit 06:15am 😍🏃♂️⛰️ Ascent 1hr 19min | Descent 41min. Now a quick breakfast before I head back up Snowdon again with @BBCCountryfile 🎥
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My 7 year old daughter Ayesha conquered #Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales. She was brave, determined and unstoppable. She is my inspiration and my hope. She is the future; the change I want to see in the world 💚⛰️🏴
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New York Marathon 😀 . They said the bridges were tough. Well they were really tough, especially in today's unprecedented 23C heat & humidity!! . Buzzing to have collected my 4th @WMMajors - Just Tokyo & Boston to go!!! Beirut Marathon in 7 days first though! #TCSNYCMarathon
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Do I look suspicious? My first time travelling to the USA. I didn't enjoy being subjected to countless racially profiled security checks both at Heathrow & Chicago 😑 "You've been randomly selected by the airline for extra searches & checks" - Yea right! 😒 . NYC next month 🤪
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Some of our favourite snaps from the Xmas day hike 🖐😀⛰. 📍 Mam Tor, Castleton, Peak District . We had over 130 of you sign up for our Winter Trek, and it was so nice to meet you all. See you on the next one? @Muslim_Hikers #MuslimHikers
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Off to the Peak District for our Annual Xmas Day hike of Mam Tor 🎉⛰️ @Muslim_Hikers . #MerryChristmas
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Snowdon Summit 🥳. Fantastic day taking 200 up for our biggest hike of the year! @Muslim_Hikers
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Standing at the summit of Ben Nevis @ 9am, while most of the country is still waking up. -7°C 🥶, wearing just shorts & t-shirt, & feeling absolutely alive Alhamdulilah 🏔️🏃♂️. Good luck to everyone joining our inaugural @Muslim_Hikers Ben Nevis climb tomorrow. You’ve got this! 💪🏽
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Final Day - Ready for our final hike - The Great Walking Weeeknd. @Muslim_Hikers x @YHAOfficial #LiveMoreYHA
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Disgusted to see the UK government lending military support to Israel. We must hold our leaders accountable for actions that perpetuate suffering and injustice. #FreePalestine.
UK will deploy patrol and surveillance aircraft and two Royal Navy ships to the eastern Mediterranean "to support Israel"
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Reflecting on my early experiences of the outdoors 15 years ago and what brought us here. Thank you @guardiannews for this 🙏. "The Muslim hiker inspiring his community to hit the hills" @NeelamTailor @NParveenG 🖐 @Muslim_Hikers.
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I am so overwhelmingly excited to announce I have been awarded the Spirit of #LondonMarathon Award 😁 😍 Thank you everyone for always supporting me! 🙏. Read more @LondonMarathon:
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😀 🙌 My documentary: 'My Walking Family' airs on @BBCOne & Iplayer tonight - part of the #WeAreEngland series. Here's a short preview 👀 @GuzKhanOfficial Hope you can tune in! Programme info:
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Sometimes I don't wear sportswear, but only by Royal decree. It was an honour being invited to the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace today. What an incredible experience! 👑 🏰
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Absolutely appalled by the misleading use of Muslim hikers' images in this BBC story. This kind of irresponsible reporting perpetuates harmful stereotypes and fuels Islamophobia. We deserve better. Let's continue to promote positive representation and inclusivity in the outdoors.
Why on earth is an image of Muslims hiking, being used as the headline image for a story about noise, littering, and urinating in people's gardens in Llanberis? This is irresponsible and misleading. #Islamophobia @cfmmuk.
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My wife has just gone and sprayed the windscreen with carpet adhesive 😫. thinking it was De Icer 😮 Apparently it's my fault for leaving it in the boot! 🤣
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Great to be joined by @zarahsultana for today's walk - we're celebrating WATERWAYS & #Ramadan with @Coventry2021 & @Muslim_Hikers. A Waterside walk & Community #Iftar . #Coventry #Coventry2021
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Tokyo Marathon 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟 PB 🥳🙌 Alhamdulillah! . 5 down, 1 to go!!! 😁 More on my IG: #TokyoMarathon #UKRunChat #FuelledByScience
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🙌 Excited to announce my episode, 'My Walking Family' for BBC series #WeAreEngland will broadcast on @BBCOne next week Fri 25th Nov @ 7.30pm. Read more about the programme here
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Having the best time with Muslim Hikers 💚
'The Muslims' seems to be trending - we're out here having the best time exploring the North York Moors National Park 💚💚💚
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We're out again tomorrow 🙌🎉⛰️ @Muslim_Hikers.
A Muslim hiking group founder says past racist abuse will not deter a festive trek up one of the UK's most popular peaks.
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Just arrived in Llanberis and couldn't resist heading up Snowdon for a quick run 🏃♂️⛰️. Excited to welcome 250+ hikers for our annual @Muslim_Hikers Snowdon hike tomorrow. Let the adventures begin! 💚
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I'm half way through the #BostonMarathon 🙌🏃♂️ Just 13 miles to go. Share this video & visit my page to support my cause to help feed needy children this #Ramadan with @CharityRightUK ❤️
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Fun day up Cadair Idris 😍⛰. Back up here next week with 130 from @Muslim_Hikers insha'Allah!
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I did it! #LondonMarathon completed! It's over! 4 Marathons, 1 month, 105 miles! Donations welcome! #Running4Dad
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Hope you all enjoyed watching @GreenSpaceDS on @BBCCountryfile today! If you missed it, do catch up on Iplayer. So proud that we at @Muslim_Hikers played a massive part in helping create this beautiful production! Well done everyone 👏 #GreenSpaceDarkSkies #CountryFile
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@JakeQuickenden Thanks so much for visiting our @uclh @TeenageCancer Ward. You need to up your FIFA game! =p http://t.co/pg7HPEcWi1.
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While it might be simple for some to 'just go for a walk,' the barriers many face are far from imaginary. Ignorance to these issues only perpetuates the problem. Thanks for demonstrating why our work is crucial. #InclusionMatters.
@Haroon_Mota @guardian @InclusionActive @Muslim_Hikers Just go for a walk and stop crying about imaginary "barriers" you absolute melt.
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As a father of two little adventurers, and as someone deeply passionate about the outdoors, I’m incredibly proud to see our first-ever Children and Families Hike come to life this past weekend.
Good afternoon from Carding Mill Valley! Today marks a significant milestone for us as we launch our first-ever children & families hike, in partnership with @spottyotter 🌄 Excited to see the next generation of adventurers stepping into nature!
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Benedict Cumberbatch leaves filming set of Sherlock Holmes to meet some of our @TeenageCancer patients from @uclh :) http://t.co/NxqPTK1bTf.
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Outside a mosque in Manchester at Friday prayers today! What a warming gesture! ❤❤ . #Christchurch #ChristchurchMosqueAttack
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We will enjoy OUR countryside the way we want to, thanks!.
@Muslim_Hikers I am somewhat disappointed that @Muslim_Hikers is becoming politicised by the use of Palestinian and Lebanese flags. If you come to England, please do so in peace. Enjoy our countryside which is open for you to enjoy, but please keep this type of political statement apart.
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Off to Morocco!!! ✈️⛰️🇲🇦 Bismillah! Taking a group of 40 @Muslim_Hikers up Toubkal insha Allah! The highest mountain in North Africa.
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Had such a blast hosting 135 people for the @Muslim_Hikers Great Walking Weekend, an adventure packed 3 days in the Peak District. See you on the next one?
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London Marathon 2024 - the one we'll never forget! I run for the voiceless, for the oppressed, for #Palestine. With each step, I defy silence, amplifying the call for justice. #LondonMarathon #EndTheOccupation #StopTheGenocide 🇵🇸✊
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Hosted 90 people for our first ever #Ramadan Retreat 💚 We prayed, we connected, we hiked, we reflected, and of course we feasted when the sun went down! ALHAMDULILLAH! 🙏🤲💚 @Muslim_Hikers. 📸 Mehmet Ali Maybarskan/TRT World
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Well done everyone!✌️
🙌 Wrapping up another unforgettable event. Solidarity always!! We are all ONE!! 🇵🇸🇱🇧⛰️. 📍Kinder Scout, Peak District 2.11.24
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We hiked for Gaza 🏔🇵🇸 Well done all 200 who joined today's Snowdon hike, despite the horrendous conditions, and raised over £140,000 to help provide humanitarian aid in Gaza. Click here to support us:
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Eid London Marathon Mubarak 😁❤️ Not long returned from Boston Marathon, hardly slept, feeling shattered but we're ready to go again on Sunday insha Allah. Wishing you all a very blessed Eid!
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Out here with @Muslim_Hikers celebrating with @northyorkmoors 🥳 #NorthYorkMoors70 #MuslimHikers #GetOutside
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En route Lake District for tomorrow's hike up Scafell Pike. 150 signed up for this one. looking forward to meeting you all! @Muslim_Hikers
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Excited to be working as an Ambassador of @NaturalEngland to promote the importance of respecting & protecting the natural environment. We're working on producing some exciting content for @Muslim_Hikers and can't wait to share it with you. #MuslimHikers #CountrysideCode
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It took me 11 years to get 8000 followers here. I set up @Muslim_Hikers - 18k followers in 1 year! Good algorithm that! haha!.
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These aren't just numbers. The immeasurable impact of meaningful engagement as well as promoting positive representation is so much greater than we can imagine!.
Today is our 17th hike of the year. In 2024 alone, we've engaged over 2300 different people in our events, with over 70% female participation. Today’s hike in partnership with @NorthYorkMoors is another step in our journey of making nature accessible to all. 🌳
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@jordancbrown Shall we start with USA who are due to host next world cup? Will they be banned for Iraq, Afghanistan massacres & illegal invasions? For offering billions in military aid funding Israeli terrorism, apartheid and ethnic cleansing in Palestine? Of course not! #FIFAWorldCup.
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One day they'll be free, just like the birds! insha'Allah!! 🇵🇸 ❤#PalestineDay. International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 🙏
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Yesterday's hike on the @WalesCoastPath - we stopped for prayers, lunch and a good dip at Caswell Bay 😍 @Muslim_Hikers
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Volunteers from @pennyappeal preparing #Iftar earlier for victims of #GlenfellTower. Well done guys!!
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Chicago Baby 😀🏃♂️👌. What a city, what a race @ChiMarathon 🙌🌞 Alhamdulillah 🙏 3 weeks to go until New York!. #ChicagoMarathon
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