It would be interesting to see who gets the harsher sentence. The people who in fact did deface adds by spray painting a burka on top of bikini clad models, or say, anyone who might do something like this:
Because you know that if someone decided to try and force cultural normalcy on a picture of a Muslim, it wouldn’t just be mischief or vandalism, but would be a hate crime. Even though it may have been done for a laugh or to point out how this doesn’t fit in. Meanwhile, the people spray painting burkas on pictures in the UK absolutly hate British culture, hate powerful women, hate anything that is an affront to their religion of hate. Yet somehow I doubt that a hate crime charge will be added to the 50 quid fine they may get if in fact they don’t sue the police and receive money for their actions.
From The Daily Mail:
Muslim teenagers convicted of criminal damage after spraying burkas onto scantily-clad models in Lynx poster
Last updated at 2:16 PM on 31st July 2011
Two Muslim teenagers have admitted defacing advertising hoardings featuring scantily-clad models and painting a ‘burka’ over them because they offended their religious views.
Mohammed Hasnath and Muhammed Tahir, both 18, used black paint to cover up the picture of a female model on a hoarding advertising Lynx deodorant. Continue Reading →



Influence … Friday prayer day at Auburn Islamic Centre. Photo: Lee Besford
The Bukhari Islamic Bookstore in Auburn. Photo: Lee Besford
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