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This image of Muslim woman went viral for all the wrong reasons

Photo shows hijab-clad woman walk past group of people helping victim from Westminister attack

News Desk March 24, 2017

A hijab-clad woman walks past a group of people helping a victim. PHOTO: TWITTER

An image of a woman walking past a Westminster attack victim has divided the internet.

The photo shows a hijab-clad woman as she walks past a group of people helping a victim from the attack, with a horrified expression on her face.

It was shared on Twitter by a user named “Texas Lone Star”.

https://twitter.com/SouthLoneStar/status/844644675415937024

It didn’t take long for the tweet to go viral - gaining over a thousand retweets and likes.

Muslim-led charity raises £3,000 in one hour for Westminster attack victims

While the woman got hate from some quarters, many users rushed to emphasise that the photo was taken out of context.

Haven't we learned by now not to paint pictures based on 1 millisecond? Ridiculous.
— Lisa Rowe 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 (@txvoodoo) March 22, 2017

you are a complete embarrassing mess of a person. Kindly crawl back to the pond you came out of,
Stupidity embodied.
— Dr. Vicky Forster (@vickyyyf) March 22, 2017

....or she's scared, confused and in shock like all the Brits there at the time. Phoning her family to say she's safe.
— FrightFest Nick/Kidzcoolit Nick/Youth #Gottit Nick (@NickGM) March 22, 2017

One user, going by the handle @rashedalyyoha pointed out that the woman was being highlighted but a similar photo with white male did not raise any outrage.

The pic of that girl's got many retweets , but they didn't like to retweet that guy's pic even though he did the same thing. pic.twitter.com/7I607tviIR
— راشد Rashed (@rashedalmuheiri) March 22, 2017

Islamic State claims responsibility for British parliament attack

Earlier this week, five people were killed and about 40 injured in London after a car ploughed into pedestrians and an attacker stabbed a policeman close to the British parliament in what police called a “marauding terrorist attack", Reuters reported.

The dead included the assailant and the policeman he stabbed, while the other three victims were among the pedestrians hit by the car as it tore along Westminster Bridge before crashing into railings just outside parliament.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released by its Amaq news agency on Thursday.

“The perpetrator of the attacks yesterday in front of the British parliament in London is an IS soldier and he carried out the operation in response to calls to target citizens of the coalition,” the Amaq statement said.

COMMENTS (14)

sibghat ullah | 7 years ago | Reply people only highlight that women bcz she is muslim. & at the time many other people man & women were present at the spot & every one was worried about him self. so if one muslim women don,t pay attention to any particular accedent it dosen,t mean that all muslim are like the same . And helping some one is not only the duty of muslim ,it is the resposibality of every citizen wether he or she is muslim or some other.So don,t target any one only bcz of his or her relagion . and every relegion of the world give a leason of peace and love, and if some one don,t follow them, it is his or her personal matter.the relegion is not gilty.

A.s Omer | 7 years ago | Reply Many people discussing that woman not give attention to victim on the other the photo grapher who captured this pic is also not helping the victim he/she is busy in capturing pic both are at same positions

    i only say that "Mend You self before Judging Others"

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Zayalia | 7 years ago | Reply We should not be biased. She didn't even glance to victim. We captured the whole word with single Camera. #Perspectives

Usman | 7 years ago | Reply Demonizing Muslims is the West's favorite pastime.

Zaida Parvez | 7 years ago | Reply When there is no room for compassion and human values, this is what you get.

Manu | 7 years ago | Reply Sad but the truth,the picture really speaks a thousand words. Anyways retweeted it.

Aqeel | 7 years ago | Reply So just one click telling the status of her mind? The moment when u have nothing good to do

VGP | 7 years ago | Reply i always wondered if muslims have a heart, about brains no discussion

Ch. Allah Daad | 7 years ago | Reply A dishonest image and statement. One photo doesn't tell whole story. Mostly people in west stay away from incident area.

Last Man Alive | 7 years ago | Reply People crowding around a victim reduces the level of oxygen for the victim unfortunately not many people know that.

Irshad Khan | 7 years ago | Reply People in Europe generally do not gather at the place of accident. Girl seems horrified and may be phoning to either police or ambulance. Please do`nt see every-thing with eyes of hatred.

anil sahu | 7 years ago | Reply @Truther: do check al jazeeras fb live feed of london attack. please check there how many smilies and like it got no sad emos. you better know who all are watching al jazeera

S.Basit | 7 years ago | Reply Its very strange that people are doing the discussion on women because she is Muslim or she is ignorant rather consider her Muslim or not. The point of discussion is that people of Britain blaming single women as she is not responsible for to give attention to victim while they are silent on act of Britain act of Iraq & Afghanistan over thousand of civilian killing.

Truther | 7 years ago | Reply Interferance in the work of trained medics by a passerby can endanger a victim's life.

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