Violence and Hate Spread

A Kurdish youth was beaten severely in Plymouth, England on Tuesday, October 25.

He was walking through the Bretonside bus station when he attempted to enter a men's room and was pounced upon by four young men who had with them a staffordshire terrier.

Many believe this young man was the victim of misdirected rage against those of middle eastern and Arab descent in the wake of the bus bombings and other terrorist activities in Europe.

Unfortunately, having dark skin and an accent or manner that labels one "foreign" is, these days, grounds for suspicion. To some extent this is understandable. Fear is a terrible thing.

Unfortunately, this poor boy had more in common with his abusers than with any terrorist. Kurds have never exported hate.

posted at 9:39 AM by Ahmed El Anjanar:: 0 comments: permalink

Ahmed, outside a mosque
being repaired after
2001 Jalalabad earthquakes.

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