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| Man jailed for Muslim veil attack | |
| 2010-07-27 | |
| A man who ripped a veil from a Muslim woman's face as she walked though Glasgow has been jailed for two years. William Baikie, 26, admitted racially assaulting 26-year-old Anwar Alqahtani by forcibly removing her niqab in the city's Hope Street on 27 April. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how Baikie, who has previous convictions for racist behaviour, ran off but was later identified through CCTV footage. Passing sentence, Sheriff Lindsay Wood branded the assault "shameful". The court heard how Ms Alqahtani had come to Scotland from Saudi Arabia to study a masters degree. The 26-year-old, who wears the niqab to protect her modesty as part of her religion, was attacked as she walked to get a train from Central Station. The force of Baikie's actions damaged Ms Alqahtani's niqab and she had to find another item of clothing to cover her. Sentencing Baikie, Sheriff Lindsay Wood told him that what he did was an "absolute disgrace". He said: "The offence you committed was a shameful one. You are a man who has a number of racist convictions and you knew full well how offensive the act would have been to the lady."
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| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 Is it possible that the new legislation proposed in the countries of France, Canada and Belgium, among others is leading to an increase in attacks on Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab or burqa? Welcome, Laura from Arabia! Are you an ex-pat over there, or a local Saudi choosing an European name? Because what we need to explain this to you depends on your own background. In the meantime, you do need to understand that in the Muslim neighborhoods of Europe (and Britain), girls who leave home without being veiled are subject to abuse and molestation by the radicalized young men of the neighborhood, whether or not the girls are Muslim. That is to say, some Muslims have long been acting in a violent manner more racist than the objectionable Mr. Baikie of the story above... only without being prosecuted for it. I'm sure you agree that such behaviour should be immediately and severely punished, for by their actions the young men cause all the world to believe that Muslims are violent and uncivilized by the very nature of the laws of Sharia, fit only to live with their fellow believers in Dar al Ummah. We do not with to be forced to conclude such a thing. Perhaps you have some advice how to make the violent young Muslim men in West behave properly? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-07-27 14:54 |
| #3 Hatred of Islam can be traced to basic Darwinian survival instincts. |
| Posted by: Fester Thaiger8930 2010-07-27 13:20 |
| #2 Is it possible that the new legislation proposed in the countries of France, Canada and Belgium, among others is leading to an increase in attacks on Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab or burqa? These laws seem to give individuals, many with a deep-seated hatred for Islam, the green light to act in a violent and racist manner. The politicians who are promoting these laws are pandering to the fears of their constituencies and indirectly legitimizing and institutionalizing the hatred. This hatred, manifests itself in attacks on innocent women who are protecting their dignity and professing their faith in Allah. |
| Posted by: Laura of Arabia 2010-07-27 13:10 |
| #1 Two years for that? Wow, must be due to the humiliation of having to wear her pair of undies over her head once the niqab was damaged. |
| Posted by: Javins3089 2010-07-27 07:34 |