Philadelphia Muslims offer $20,000 reward to find criminals wearing Islamic garb

msnbc ^ | 25 Apr 2012 | Jim Gold

[Cronos]

Philadelphia-area Muslims are offering a $20,000 reward to find criminals cloaking their identities beneath Islamic women's clothing, saying the crooks are feeding mistrust of their faith.

..Officials say perpetrators have worn Muslim garb in five Philadelphia bank robberies since December. Also, Sharif Wynn, charged with an April 18 killing in an Upper Darby barber shop, allegedly wore a woman's robe as part of a robbery ruse that turned out to be a love triangle gone bad.

“These types of bizarre incidents feed into that cottage industry of Muslim bashers,” Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the national Council on American-Islamic Relations, told msnbc.com. “These types of incidents demonize Islam and American Muslims.”

They also make it difficult for Muslim women to get service in banks, Hooper said.

Amara Chaudhry, civil rights director at CAIR’s Philadelphia chapter, told msnbc.com that one community member, who went to a bank to deposit the paycheck of her son in the military, was not allowed to enter the branch before first removing her hijab, making her feel as naked as removing her blouse and bra.

...Islamic leaders said at a news conference Tuesday they're concerned the crimes could make Muslim women the targets of mistrust or even violence.

..Alia Walker, executive director of Earth’s Keepers in Philadelphia, the Inquirer reported. “We are human beings. To have my peers look at me in some kind of way because of this crime ... it really hurts my heart,” Walker said.

[Cronos]

one community member, who went to a bank to deposit the paycheck of her son in the military, was not allowed to enter the branch before first removing her hijab, making her feel as naked as removing her blouse and bra.

'as naked as removing her blouse and bra' -- really?

[JRandomFreeper]

who went to a bank to deposit the paycheck of her son in the military,

Um... I thought direct deposit was pretty much forced these days. I smell BS.

/johnny

[Brad’s Gramma]

“These types of bizarre incidents feed into that cottage industry of Muslim bashers,”

WHY did images of the Twin Towers pop in my head? COTTAGE INDUSTRY???

[sheik yerbouty]

Look to “The man in the mirror.”

[sheik yerbouty]

Look to “The man in the mirror.”

[sheik yerbouty]

Look to “The man in the mirror.”

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

who went to a bank to deposit the paycheck of her son in the military,

No ma'am you didn't.

The military has been direct deposit for the past 10 years at least.

[Bikkuri]

It was direct deposit when I was in 20 years ago..

[Republican1795.]

Telling them 3 times as well.

[max americana]

What do you expect? Muzzies lied that their religion is peaceful.

[Vanders9]

It is arrogant in the extreme for muuslims and leftists alike to complain about “islamaphobia” and “muslim-bashing” when their co-religionists are openly screaming hatred on the streets and murdering people in the thousands. What do they expect people to think? But their traditional solution seems to be to “blame the victims”. At least here the Muslim community is admitting they have a PR problem of epic proportions.

[rawcatslyentist]

criminals cloaking their identities beneath Islamic women's clothing

Duh! That's why they force their women to wear bags! Their whole "religioculturlaw" is criminal war against mankind!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Couple of things... I don’t think they care about PR...they’re going after the “sympathy” thing.

And. My son sent me something tonight for old time’s sake..

A recording of Neal Diamond’s “America”.

I. Want. My. Country. Back.

[Right Wing Assault]

“Ibrahim Hooper” is EVIL. Don’t trust him. He’s playing the game to try to look moderate.

[Right Wing Assault]

who went to a bank to deposit the paycheck of her son in the military

Her son is probably a member of a secret Iranian military group operating in the US.

[steve8714]

They’re all criminals. They are “either at your feet or at your throat”.

[melsec]

Meanwhile in another part of town OJ is still looking for the real killer!

Mel

[R. Scott]

I was in from 1965 – 1986. I never saw a paycheck, we went from a cash payline (and inspection, numerous mandatory contributions etc.) to direct deposit back in the early 70s.

[Cronos]

good catch!! Wow! She lied so blatantly and the press didn’t do any checks?

[drpix]

TAQIYYA ALERT
5th Column Jihad

As prior FReepers have posted, according to the "armytimes.com"

"Posted : Thursday Nov 30, 2006"

"Direct deposit of military pay is mandatory."

Concerning burkas and crime, a google search on a "suspect burka" search returns 1.12 million results. This is similar to google search results on "suspect hoodie black."

Are burkas now being used in the same way hoodies are used by those groups/movements/organizations that, at this stage in their war on america, employ the tactic of crimes and the aiding and abetting of those committing crimes?