Do Not Panic I Am Not Islamic
by Steve Hill
This is a funny little story, if not a some what sad reflection on the state of today’s society, it is all about the months after the July terrorist bombings in London. Enjoy!
The UK as a whole was saddened and frustrated by the terrorist attacks on the transport system of London. Many people died and many more were injured. The pictures of the smiling bombers entering the train station with their big back packs, is one that I shall never forget.
The bombers were seemingly normal Asian men from England, how could they do this to their own country? More importantly for the British people was the fear that other people from an Asian background may be planning further atrocities.
As in many of these types of cases it is the innocent young Asian men who have to deal with the after math of the extremists actions. In Britain, people became wary of anyone who looked remotely Muslim, especially if they had a back pack on.
A well known and respected writer for the Telegraph newspaper wrote an interesting article about one morning trip she had to her office. She was travelling on the Tube when an Asian man, with a back pack, boarded the train. Everybody from the packed carriage she was standing in moved to a different carriage, some even got off the train, leaving this man to sit all alone. The reporter stated that it was a surreal moment and that she felt sorry for the Asian man but that in reality he could have expected little less due to what happened.
Over the following few weeks Asian men started to leave their back packs at home until one of them had a novel idea. Let us remember that not all Asians are Muslims before I continue.
This person started to sell back packs to Asian men with the following message on, in big bright letters:
Do not freak, I am a Sikh.
Do not panic, I am not Islamic.
This certainly raised a smile on my face.
About the Author
Steve Hill is a webmaster from Birmingham, he has interests in a number of websites including: stuttering cheaper calls to mobiles DVD authoring
This is a funny little story, if not a some what sad reflection on the state of today’s society, it is all about the months after the July terrorist bombings in London. Enjoy!
The UK as a whole was saddened and frustrated by the terrorist attacks on the transport system of London. Many people died and many more were injured. The pictures of the smiling bombers entering the train station with their big back packs, is one that I shall never forget.
The bombers were seemingly normal Asian men from England, how could they do this to their own country? More importantly for the British people was the fear that other people from an Asian background may be planning further atrocities.
As in many of these types of cases it is the innocent young Asian men who have to deal with the after math of the extremists actions. In Britain, people became wary of anyone who looked remotely Muslim, especially if they had a back pack on.
A well known and respected writer for the Telegraph newspaper wrote an interesting article about one morning trip she had to her office. She was travelling on the Tube when an Asian man, with a back pack, boarded the train. Everybody from the packed carriage she was standing in moved to a different carriage, some even got off the train, leaving this man to sit all alone. The reporter stated that it was a surreal moment and that she felt sorry for the Asian man but that in reality he could have expected little less due to what happened.
Over the following few weeks Asian men started to leave their back packs at home until one of them had a novel idea. Let us remember that not all Asians are Muslims before I continue.
This person started to sell back packs to Asian men with the following message on, in big bright letters:
Do not freak, I am a Sikh.
Do not panic, I am not Islamic.
This certainly raised a smile on my face.
About the Author
Steve Hill is a webmaster from Birmingham, he has interests in a number of websites including: stuttering cheaper calls to mobiles DVD authoring
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