Gay activists have met their match with Muslim barbers

Toronto Sun ^ | 3/2/14 | Ezra Levant

[Impala64ssa]

So a lesbian walks into a Muslim barbershop, and asks for a “businessmen’s haircut”.

It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it really happened, and now a government agency called the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario will hear her complaint.

Faith McGregor is the lesbian who doesn’t like the girly cuts that they do at a salon. She wants the boy’s hairdo.

Omar Mahrouk is the owner of the Terminal Barber Shop in Toronto. He follows Shariah law, so he thinks women have cooties. As Mahrouk and the other barbers there say, they don’t believe in touching women other than their own wives.

But that’s what multiculturalism and unlimited immigration from illiberal countries means. A central pillar of many immigrant cultures is the second-class citizenship of women and gays.

So if we now believe in multiculturalism, and that our Canadian culture of tolerance isn’t any better than the Shariah culture of sex crimes and gender apartheid, who are we to complain when Omar Mahrouk takes us up on our promise that he can continue to practise his culture — lesbian haircuts be damned?

He’s not the one who passed the Multiculturalism Act, and invited in hundreds of thousands of immigrants with medieval attitudes towards women and gays and Jews, etc. We did.

Mahrouk’s view is illiberal. But in Canada we believe in property rights and freedom of association — and in this case, freedom of religion, too.

But McGregor ran to the Human Rights Tribunal and demanded that Mahrouk give her a haircut.

In the past, human rights commissions have been a great ally to gay activists. Because, traditionally, gay activists have complained against Christians. And white Christians are the one ethnic identity group that human rights commissions don’t value, and that multiculturalism doesn’t include.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

I love seeing lefties like Barbara Hall having their heads explode when they have to sort out who is more oppressed of two proctected classes. What Ezra did not mention is that the Premier of Ontario is a lesbian. Commissioner Hall has to be aware that a wrong decision may result in her Human Rights Commision facing a Provincial government review. You have to love the law of unintended consequences!

[righttackle44]

I have another question to ask about Muslim barber shops. Actually, I'm talking about a barber college that is owned by a Muslim, though apparently a very secular Muslim. It may be even that the owner is an Arab.

Though the college concentrates on training Muslim barbers, he also has a smattering of Mexican/Hispanic students, both male and female, and occasionally, a Caucasian student as well.
Is it unreasonable to think that the barber college may be training assassins who would be able to ply their trade out in the open, but also able to harm customers of all races.

Or were just all the cabbie jobs taken when this guy hit town, so he decided to get in on the commercial trade school business?

[353FMG]

Whatever you do, don’t go to a Muslim barber who still shaves with a straight razor.

[djf]

Hey, they’re muzzies.

They’ll cut her hair - just above the shoulderblades!!

[mitch5501]

I’m thinking they’d like to part her hair right down to her toes.

[djf]

Voluntarily going to a muzzie with a knife?

Isn’t that like going down to the pit bull farm with a pocket full of t-bones?

[cynwoody]

Pass the popcorn...

This analysis dates from 17 November 2012.

Next time Rush goes on vacation, he should get this guy to sub. He's really good at scratching those scabs until they bleed and itch to the point of ratings triumph!

[dennisw]

When protected classes collide...

When protected bullshit artists collide. Liar on liar action

[Einherjar]

I noticed also...nov 2012. so.......who “won “ ?

[SoFloFreeper]

And white Christians are the one ethnic identity group that human rights commissions don’t value, and that multiculturalism doesn’t include.

Finally, some honesty in a journalist.

[expat1000]

"I noticed also...nov 2012. so.......who “won "?

Took about 15 seconds on Bing to find out the outcome. As to who won, well it wasn't us.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/22/rights-complaint-against-muslim-barber-who-refused-to-give-woman-haircut-quietly-resolved/

[kanawa]

Can’t find any record of her case coming before the HRTO

http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/nav/date/2013_12.html

[Gene Eric]

This is nothing like the homo marriage conundrum facing bakers and photographers.

I see no problem with a dyke patronizing a barber shop. The #ing muzzy misogynists can go pound the sand of Medina.

[kanawa]

Thanks, could have saved myself 15 mins. lol

[JPG]

Did she want the mustache shaved off, too?

[Flick Lives]

If I were a gay activist, I’d probably want to declare victory and shut down these human rights commissions right now. In five years time, it won’t be gay activists forcing themselves into Christian B&Bs. It’ll be Muslim activists vetoing the gay pride parade.

This would be proof that every cloud has a silver lining.

[JudyinCanada]

Lol - so true.

So if she wins the case and returns for her butch haircut, she may find out why it’s call the Terminal Barber Shop.

[I want the USA back]

I love it when one government-approved victim group clashes with another. It’s fun seeing them each claim to be the better victim.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

about the outcome......

I am betting it might have been something like this:
“many Shiite Muslims believe that a section called “Al Nissa” contains a single word ( istimta) that seems to allow Muslims to engage in Mut’ah marriages, or “pleasure marriages”—essentially, temporary marriages”

Maybe the barber did a temporary one-hour marriage so he could do the haircut??????

[Cyber Liberty]

So she isn’t thinking at all, she’s merely stomping her feet, holding her breath, and hoping momma gubmit will pat her head and give her what she wants.

Tell me a lie: Tell me this doesn't amuse you in the least.

I'm holding out for a head-spin. I want to see her running around on her shoulder on the floor.

:^)