Buce Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 After two years of research, the author of a new book claims that there are areas of Leicester where niqab wearers face abuse and intimidation. Is this a sign of the times, a symptom of antipathy to muslims? Or is Leicester not the happy, multicultural city that it is portrayed as? http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/areas-Leicester-Muslim-women-wearing-niqab/story-21342283-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellend Sebastian Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 To be honest, as a white middle class and middle aged male I avoid most of the areas listed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pSinatra Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 Braunstone, Boggy Fleas, The Saff, New Parks & Hamilton are no-go areas for everyone.......not just those wearing niqabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 I think more than anything people feel threatened or intimidated by the niqab. Anything that covers the face, e.g. A bloke walking around with a motorbike helmet or a chav with a cap and ski mask/bandana covering his face is just as threatening. I'm not trying to cover up any discrimination they face but I do find it a bit unnerving when someone is walking around in public concealing their face, by niqab or other means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavrentis Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 Only white people are racist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 I think more than anything people feel threatened or intimidated by the niqab. Anything that covers the face, e.g. A bloke walking around with a motorbike helmet or a chav with a cap and ski mask/bandana covering his face is just as threatening. I'm not trying to cover up any discrimination they face but I do find it a bit unnerving when someone is walking around in public concealing their face, by niqab or other means. Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 Only white people are racist This^^ ^^HIJAB!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooseBreath Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 What a pair of shit cvnts for writing this book. You could have found people of any race, age, gender or religion who would have said negative things about being in those areas but oh no, you had to play the islamophobia card because that shit sells yo. This is exactly the kind of bullshit that holds society back. I hope nobody buys this dirty little book and the university of Leicester should be considering the authors positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 My boys try to make a joke of it calling me ‘Ninja mum’. So even her kids take the piss out of her but no one else is allowed to!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 I don’t understand why everyone says Leicester is safe. It’s much easier to do niqab in Birmingham.” I'll pay for your bus fare love..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samilktray Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 Hamilton? Bit out of place on that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 What a pair of shit cvnts for writing this book. You could have found people of any race, age, gender or religion who would have said negative things about being in those areas but oh no, you had to play the islamophobia card because that shit sells yo. This is exactly the kind of bullshit that holds society back. I hope nobody buys this dirty little book and the university of Leicester should be considering the authors positions. WTF? I agree with something Moose said. Apart from the bit about them getting fired for expressing a provocative opinion, of course. If I'm walking through any one of those areas in my T-shirt and jeans I'm going to be scared of getting shanked and robbed. I really don't think what you're wearing has any bearing on those places being fvkcing nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellend Sebastian Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 What a pair of shit cvnts for writing this book. You could have found people of any race, age, gender or religion who would have said negative things about being in those areas but oh no, you had to play the islamophobia card because that shit sells yo. This is exactly the kind of bullshit that holds society back. I hope nobody buys this dirty little book and the university of Leicester should be considering the authors positions. Does it? You buying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 Only white people are racist Your words, not theirs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 After two years of research, the author of a new book claims that there are areas of Leicester where niqab wearers face abuse and intimidation. Is this a sign of the times, a symptom of antipathy to muslims? Or is Leicester not the happy, multicultural city that it is portrayed as? http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/areas-Leicester-Muslim-women-wearing-niqab/story-21342283-detail/story.html It's never really been the multicultural paradise portrayed. It's divided along east and west really in terms of race. This study is a bit pointless mind, people don't like the niqab shock horror, no people generally don't take kindly to those who want to completely shun society. There are no go areas for everyone mind, you wouldn't walk through Highfields at night as a white person. I believe people should be allowed to wear whatever they want but nothing is ever going to cause more suspicion and division than the niqab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 I am sure the entire book was not on this subject. One passage has been picked out it seems. And I live in South Highfields and I often walk home in the dark. Some of the residents are decent people and safer to be around than maybe those on the Saff or Braunstone. Highfields is a very diverse area and mixed community. I am actually featured in a book about South Highfields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 Well dressed wealthy white person* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samilktray Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 MattP seems like a very paranoid young man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 Don't worry I'm not young or paranoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 Well dressed wealthy white person* There's a lot of truth in that. I've nearly always felt safe wherever I've walked, whether in Leicester, London or cities abroad - mainly because I'm a scruffy fvcker and wear untrendy clothes. So nobody thinks I'm either in a gang or have any money or valuables (generally, two very accurate assumptions!), so they don't bother me. That'll teach you to stroll around all dapper like Beau Brummel, looking like you're minted, Matt! Move downmarket to be safe on the streets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkon84 Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 I am sure the entire book was not on this subject. One passage has been picked out it seems. And I live in South Highfields and I often walk home in the dark. Some of the residents are decent people and safer to be around than maybe those on the Saff or Braunstone. Highfields is a very diverse area and mixed community. I am actually featured in a book about South Highfields. Well, given the name of the book is "Islamophobia, Victimisation and the Veil", I think it's pretty safe to assume what they were trying to achieve in the completely one sided survey and 'research' they undertook. Things like this are what really get my goat. As others have said, those places aren't always the nicest places for ANYONE, not just muslim women. There are plenty of areas where if you walk through as a white person, particularly girls/women. you get shouted at by people of other races. Some of the filth that has been hurled at white women I know is absolutely sickening and they genuinely fear that they may be attacked too. Perhaps a book should be written on that subject? Though I doubt it would make it to the printing press! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 There's a lot of truth in that. I've nearly always felt safe wherever I've walked, whether in Leicester, London or cities abroad - mainly because I'm a scruffy fvcker and wear untrendy clothes. So nobody thinks I'm either in a gang or have any money or valuables (generally, two very accurate assumptions!), so they don't bother me. That'll teach you to stroll around all dapper like Beau Brummel, looking like you're minted, Matt! Move downmarket to be safe on the streets! it's not a bad shout is it? In the interest of balance it's generally not wise to wander around the Saff or Beaumont Leys dressed like a Lord of the Manor either. Has anyone read the Mercury's opinion piece linked in the opening post? Incredible. They genuinely don't believe a garment such as this can harm integration? Has Billy Bragg become the new political editor? Some obscene SWP type left wing stuff has been appearing on their opinion page over the last few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 New Parks isn't that bad, it's full of chavs but it isn't hostile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 I am sure the entire book was not on this subject. One passage has been picked out it seems. And I live in South Highfields and I often walk home in the dark. Some of the residents are decent people and safer to be around than maybe those on the Saff or Braunstone. Highfields is a very diverse area and mixed community. I am actually featured in a book about South Highfields. I thought you lived in Knighton? (Without a private pension) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samilktray Posted 9 July 2014 Share Posted 9 July 2014 New Parks isn't that bad, it's full of chavs but it isn't hostile.Most of these places aren't bad unless you go looking for trouble. Very unlucky to be randomly attacked or robbed for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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