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Brussels, Lahore, Glasgow, radical Islam is getting out of hand.
Newsagent Asad Shah was brutally murdered just hours after he posted a heartfelt Easter message to Christian friends
A DEVOUT Muslim shopkeeper was stabbed to death in a suspected religious hate killing hours after wishing Christians Happy Easter. Peace-loving Asad Shah, 40, was knifed outside his newsagents shop.
A 32-year-old fellow Muslim, who was in hospital last night, was arrested in connection with the attack yesterday, a source said.
Police confirmed they are treating the incident as religiously prejudiced.
Four hours before the killing Mr Shah put his Easter message on Facebook in what was to be his final post.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7027550/Peace-loving-Muslim-shopkeeper-brutally-murdered-hours-after-wishing-Christian-friends-Happy-Easter.html
MADem
(135,425 posts)Albertoo
(2,016 posts)Two reasons for a radical islamist to start sharpening his knife. Apparently.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Albertoo
(2,016 posts)To attain perfect purity, proceed to step: ethnic/religious cleansing
malaise
(267,833 posts)The Daily Mail, The Mirror and now The Sun. OK then
Albertoo
(2,016 posts)Albertoo
(2,016 posts)BBC
Daily Mail
Express
Fox News
Mirror
Sun
Times of India
Toronto Sun
Denzil_DC
(7,188 posts)Here's some coverage from Glasgow: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14385426.Hundreds_in_vigil_for_Muslim_shopkeeper_stabbed_to_death/?ref=trn
The alleged motivation, "religiously prejudiced", headlined by the OP is based on a very brief early police statement, and it's usually a good idea to wait a while for a clearer picture to emerge with incidents like this. It was a frenzied stabbing attack, so it's possible mental health issues were a factor too. Still an utterly horrible way for a thoroughly decent person to meet his end.
Rex
(65,616 posts)You would LIKE to think they know a lot about their supposed faith and the tenants of it, but that is a mistake in this era of impulse shopping.
Albertoo
(2,016 posts)It's a purchase that binds. Sadly for all concerned.
Religious fundamentalism is a pox on humanity.
Albertoo
(2,016 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Then again God did allow for slaves and stoning your wife and child if they merely said a cross word back to the father. And of course you could just lop the head off of anyone that said an ill word toward God. Never mind the fact that most were dying from plague.
I will say I am happy to be living in modern times in America, I would be dead meat in any other prior time period.
Albertoo
(2,016 posts)Having some fun at Trump and Cruzs expense.
get the red out
(13,459 posts)Totally evil.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)They are not considered "true Muslims" by hardliners.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Ahmadis