24 December 2010 - The story that made the rounds of the world that a Muslim man was apprehended on an Air Malta plane when he persisted in praying out aloud in the aisle just as the plane was taxying to take off at London’s Heathrow Airport, now has to be revised.
It was a Caribbean Christian man, Maria Busuttil who was on the plane with him, told The Times. And the prayer he was chanting was the ‘Our Father’.
Yet even yesterday on In-Nazzjon, Brian Grech who had a hand in restraining the man, still insisted the man was an Arab Muslim.
Writing on The Times comment pages yesterday, Ahmed Sain wrote: “For all of you who made a comment yesterday on this subject, I think you got it all wrong regarding this man’s religion. Now you guys ask for forgiveness.”
Meanwhile, unbeknown to most Maltese, comments on foreign papers were not all unanimously in favour of the crew’s action to remove the man from the plane. Many said that in a multicultural society, a man might be allowed to pray as his religion orders him to do.
Thus, a Max from Amsterdam wrote on the Der Telegraaf comment blog: “This often happens. Even before 9/11. Then it was no problem. The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen to leave for New York: a Muslim and a Jew side by side were praying. If you’re afraid you must stay home.” {continued}
They had a report on one of the shows this past week, talking about criminal terror and terrorist. I started flippin out as they only labeled Terrorist as from the Muslim countries and affiliated with the propaganda meme 'al Qaeda'. The only mention of as to here in the states was Ft Hood. No Mention of the Austin Pilot, No Mention of the Many Other Criminal Terrorist Actions By U.S. Citizens As Individuals or In Groups Having Nothing To Do With The Muslim Religion But Many Related To So Called 'christian ideologies' Of Extremism!!
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