Posted on 04/12/2013 10:57:42 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A woman died after her hijab caught fire on a gas cooker—and she had accidentally set her clothes alight in similar situations three times before, an inquest heard yesterday.
Surayya Khan’s family has helped to launch a safety campaign urging the importance of being aware of fire risk in the kitchen.
The mother of three fought for life for nearly two weeks before dying of multiple organ failure at a Manchester hospital in October last year.
Mrs. Khan, 67, was cooking at her home in Burton, Staffordshire on September 23 when the headscarf she wore as a Muslim woman came into contact with a gas hob. Her husband Mohammed struggled frantically to save her life, but she suffered severe burns to her head and neck. …
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I don’t think the religion of peace prohibits making the hijab out of fireproof material . . .Mother, 67, dies after hijab catches fire on a gas hob: She had been injured three times before in similar accidents
This was a big problem in colonial days...women’s clothing catching fire cooking in the fireplace.
Yeah, but I bet there is a rule against frying bacon naked.
Allahu Snackbar.
Oddly, they don’t have to wear it at home unless strange men are there.
Geez, isn’t there anythign in the Koran about NOT draping yourself in loose, flowing garments when cooking over an open flame?
I guess she should have stayed in her home country where her she’d probably be alive. What can I say except, tough!
When I worked as a clerk in a machine shop I was told to remove my jewelry and no regular ties. That was for a reason.
hee hee....
Sounds familiar, maybe I know the guy... where have I heard that name before?
She had been injured three times before in similar accidents...
Well, you know that saying... "Can't live forever!", and its corollary... "Three strikes and you're.... OUT!"
Clearly politicians need to protect women in hijab from dangerous kitchen cooking chores.
Gubmint should provide these poor women with hot cooked meals, or taxpayer funded chefs
They need to watch out for escalators also.
Maybe it was an accident.
Camel dung is a lot safer.
They don't get much stranger than muslims.
I hate it when that happens.
Insha'Allah
More at 11:00
The old ways are best. Or so I’ve heard.
Treadmills are treacherous, as well.
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