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Nun Removes 'Jihadi' Flag From Gates of Tower Hamlets Housing Estate
Evening Standard ^ | 08 August 2014 | Robin De Peyer

Posted on 08/08/2014 6:17:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A nun has taken down a black flag similar to those flown by jihadist fighters in Iraq and Syria after it was spotted flying at the gates of an east London housing estate.

The controversial flag sparked outrage after it was pictured flying above the Will Crooks estate in Tower Hamlets, alongside a number of Palestinian flags and slogans in support of Gaza.

But when council officers went to the site, in Poplar High Street, they were told the flag had been removed by Sister Christine Frost, a Roman Catholic nun who runs a charity supporting vulnerable residents in the area.

A spokesman said: "The council can confirm that following reports this morning of a flag erected on the Will Crooks Estate, council officials took steps to remove it but found it had already been taken down by Sister Christine Frost, a well-known local activist and promoter of community cohesion.

"The flag was removed following concerns that it could cause community tension."

Sister Christine is believed to have gone on a day-trip to Clacton-on-Sea today after taking the flag down overnight. A source said she may have travelled to the seaside with the youths who had erected the flag.

It is unclear whether the flag bears the symbol of Isis, the ultra-violent Islamist group linked to the slaughter of Christians and religious minorities in Iraq. Some social media users suggested last night that the flag actually bore the 'shahadi' logo - a declaration of Muslim faith.

The Guardian reported that a gang of around 20 Asian youths were gathered around the gates where the flag was being flown last night.

One allegedly asked a passer-by who tried to take a photo whether he was Jewish.

Responding, he asked: "Would it make a difference?"

A youth is then said to have replied: "Yes it f***ing would."

Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman added: "'I will not stand for anti-semitism or any other form of hate in this borough.

"I am deeply concerned by media reports of abusive language and will be liaising closely with the police on this matter."

When asked if the flag is that of Isis, another youth is reported to have said: "So what if it is?"

Tower Hamlets council said it welcomed the removal of the flag.

"We have consistently demonstrated that there is no place for hate in Tower Hamlets, whatever form it takes," it said in a statement.

Nobody from the Metropolitan Police was immediately available to comment.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: catholic; england; globaljihad; jihadi; ukmuslims
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1 posted on 08/08/2014 6:17:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Well done, Sister. Now let’s see if the men in your council have even have the balls you do.

L


2 posted on 08/08/2014 6:18:59 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: nickcarraway
A source said she may have travelled to the seaside with the youths who had erected the flag.

Huh? Did she help them put it up or something?

3 posted on 08/08/2014 6:21:32 PM PDT by livius
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To: nickcarraway

Based on the picture, Sister can climb.


4 posted on 08/08/2014 6:22:09 PM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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To: livius

Hmmmmm....Does she think that Hamas is any better?


5 posted on 08/08/2014 6:23:42 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: nickcarraway
Apparently she is a Palestine activist and thinks the boys that put up the flag are "good boys".

Black flags and racial hatred in Tower Hamlets: Being told to ‘f*** off Jew’

About half way down she's mentioned.
6 posted on 08/08/2014 6:29:10 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Lurker

Time for Worthy Oriental Gentlemen to return to their ancestral homelands.


7 posted on 08/08/2014 6:30:09 PM PDT by Kenny Bunk (Program. Plan. Leader. Winner.)
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To: nickcarraway

This is a woman of courage. I hope to have the same courage to act, to do the right thing, even in the face of danger.


8 posted on 08/08/2014 6:31:17 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Dallas59

Sigh. I thought so, especially when I saw her photo. She had that kind of mean “lefty activist” look.


9 posted on 08/08/2014 6:31:40 PM PDT by livius
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"Anyway, here’s the piece I wrote for the Express website today about my experiences at the Will Crooks estate last night. (The community activist I refer to is Sister Christine Frost: I bumped into her this morning just after she’d removed the flag.)

I Was told this morning by a community activist (Frost) in east London to be kind in this article to the Bengali Muslim youths who threatened violence last night…and who told me to “F*** off Jew, you’re not welcome here.”

So let me state her well-meaning view that they’re “good boys” and that they’ve been raising much money for the victims of the terrible violence in Gaza.



10 posted on 08/08/2014 6:33:54 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: nickcarraway
The Guardian reported that a gang of around 20 Asian youths

Sometimes Stupid just needs to be called Stupid. They are Muslim/Islamic Jihadists you idiots.
But if you folks across the pond want to keep believing this crap and die, go ahead.

Just don't call on us Americans this time to rescue your jack booted butts.

11 posted on 08/08/2014 6:47:42 PM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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“Asian” is what the Brits call people from the Indian Subcontinent. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)

Most likely these are Pakistanis. Maybe the odd Bangladeshi thrown in.


12 posted on 08/08/2014 6:48:29 PM PDT by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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To: nickcarraway

“Asian” is what the Brits call people from the Indian Subcontinent. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)

Most likely these are Pakistanis. Maybe the odd Bangladeshi thrown in.


13 posted on 08/08/2014 6:51:16 PM PDT by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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To: livius

She does have the look. Her moddish habit fits the profile too. I’m guessing she thought the flag was bad PR and would hurt the cause.


14 posted on 08/08/2014 6:55:50 PM PDT by Yardstick
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15 posted on 08/08/2014 7:23:39 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: nickcarraway

Bless you, Sister.


16 posted on 08/08/2014 7:32:04 PM PDT by stilloftyhenight (...staying home isn't an option.)
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Bless you, Sister.

Sounds like she was there when it went up.

17 posted on 08/08/2014 8:16:33 PM PDT by xone
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To: nickcarraway
and will be liaising closely with the police

I'm not expecting a liaiser to do much of anything.

18 posted on 08/08/2014 8:25:49 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: livius

“A source said she may have travelled to the seaside with the youths who had erected the flag. “

Has she been seen alive since?


19 posted on 08/08/2014 8:52:20 PM PDT by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: nickcarraway

Don’t congratulate the little dhimmi nun. She is in league with these scumbags, just as many church leftists are helping illegal alien criminals in this country.


20 posted on 08/08/2014 9:42:47 PM PDT by montag813
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