Muslim female reporter ridiculed at Texas GOP convention

[CXC3000]

Land of the free, ignorant, and general vileness.

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A reporter who was covering the convention says she was targeted and taunted because of her Muslim headdress.

Heba Said, a senior at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the opinion editor of the school paper, The Shorthorn. The 22-year-old said she applied for media credentials and attended the convention hoping to share with her readers what it was like to sit in on panel discussions with delegates.

Instead, Said writes, �I discovered a cult-like hatred that is simply disgusting.� From her report:

As I walked through the halls, people stopped in their tracks and frowned and shook their heads at me. Panelists threw the word �Islamist� around as if it were perfectly OK, and one man even asked if I felt alone at a meeting. I was referred to as �you people� and �y�all Muslims� more times than I can count. The worst part was the way delegates looked at me, as if I were something to fear when I approached them.

Even the cops were at it :

Tea party star Ted Cruz made an appearance and snapped pictures with supporters. Said wanted to capture a few photos of the U.S. senator from Texas as well, but instead she had to worry about being profiled by police.

"I found five police officers behind me, hands on holsters watching me intently. Armed with a press badge and an iPhone, I turned to them held up my media credentials and asked if I could help them with something, as my heart tried to escape my chest. They did not respond but broke up into groups of two and continued watching me. If I was the biggest threat at that convention, then I must be seriously underestimating myself."

http://news.yahoo.com/muslim-reporte...213308817.html

[Spartan5364]

strong bullchit

[Ancients]

sounds a bit over exaggerated

[TheFassbender]

Good, if you move to a country you should be expected to adapt to said country.

[Ancients]

Good, if you move to a country you should be expected to adapt to said country.

but she is adopted to america?

[BEATINGU]

Lmao

She posted pictures of the event on her twitter/instagam

Oh my so ridiculed! Look at the guy infront of her playing on his phone and paying no attention to her



I thought she was surrounded by police officers??? I don't see them in this picture where she's taking a selfie near Ted Cruz




She should get an acting job working for Pallywood. Very creative fiction writing style.

[SearsBrah]

Lmao

She posted pictures of the event on her twitter/instagam

Oh my so ridiculed! Look at the guy infront of her playing on his phone and paying no attention to her



I thought she was surrounded by police officers??? I don't see them in this picture where she's taking a selfie near Ted Cruz




She should get an acting job working for Pallywood. Very creative fiction writing style.

She said they were behind her. That means they would have been in front of her when she turned around to take the picture. Strong logic.

[Shortfuze]

sounds like she just wanted to incite attention for her aspiring news career.

[21infantry]

Dont believe it for a moment! And if it did happen, me NO care!

[mehdi84]

Guys this never happens, I don't believe.

Poor GOP getting "tired of being put on the back of the bus"

[Mulyark]

No journalist should be allowed to cover GOP functions. Too many sickening libs looking for the gotcha..

[Spartan5364]

Guys this never happens, I don't believe.

Poor GOP getting "tired of being put on the back of the bus"

[video=youtube;2yvIWoJfKsE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yvIWoJfKsE[/vieo]

she didn't seem frightened enough
no pallywood award for her this year

[Mulyark]

she didn't seem frightened enough
no pallywood award for her this year

Oh look, we found This Year's Malala! call the B/B/C!

[indosthetic]

It's a GOP convention in Texas, wtf did she expect?

[MyLastSerenade]

She said they were behind her. That means they would have been in front of her when she turned around to take the picture. Strong logic.

Doesn't matter. It looks as if she was more worried about getting her selfie than the police presence.

And yes, this is Texas, no cares and will openly mock your stupid azz for walking around fully covered in the summer.

If it's one thing they have learned, it's how to play the victim card.

[sanilbrah]

Yea and Muslims also just killed 1,400 people on live television.

Maybe she should stop feeling important and give thanks to God she doesn't live in a chithole like Iraq.

[mehdi84]

It's a GOP convention in Texas, wtf did she expect?

To be fair, these people represent a small but very local minority. Albeit one that is going to increasingly lose them votes as the countries demographics change.

[thercias]

brb lets talk about a stupid biatch and her struggle of being a muslim in a country where she can live safely and provide a future for her family while thousands of innocent civilians, including christians caught in the middle of this cluster fuk, are being killed everyday in the name of her religion. if these moderate muslims spent less time acting like victims and more time combating the real problems facing their religion maybe they wouldn't be "discriminated" so much.

[dakensta]

Good, if you move to a country you should be expected to adapt to said country.

So you're saying if you're a Muslim, and move to the US, you should adapt, by giving up your freedom of religion and freedom of expression?
That's what it sounds like you're saying.
The land of the free....

[spadelexus]

How did she get past security?

[gachase21]

Muzziechik786 was at a convention and I missed it

[jbball92]

sounds terrible lmfao

"Panelists threw the word “Islamist” around as if it were perfectly OK, and one man even asked if I felt alone at a meeting. I was referred to as “you people” and “y’all Muslims” more times than I can count"

[CXC3000]

Guys this never happens, I don't believe.

Poor GOP getting "tired of being put on the back of the bus"

What a bunch of inbred, racist, Islamophobic, ignorant bastards.

That really made me angry.

[Spartan5364]

btw whats wrong with "Islamist"? how is it not ok?

brb das racist

[CXC3000]

btw whats wrong with "Islamist"? how is it not ok?

brb das racist

What's an 'Islamist' ?

[Spartan5364]

What's an 'Islamist' ?

Islamist (ˈɪzləmɪst)
adj
1. (Islam) supporting or advocating Islamic fundamentalism
n
2. (Islam) a supporter or advocate of Islamic fundamentalism

[CXC3000]

Islamist (ˈɪzləmɪst)
adj
1. (Islam) supporting or advocating Islamic fundamentalism
n
2. (Islam) a supporter or advocate of Islamic fundamentalism

That's rather vague.

What exactly is 'Islamic fundamentalism' ?

[Nakmuay87]

So you're saying if you're a Muslim, and move to the US, you should adapt, by giving up your freedom of religion and freedom of expression?
That's what it sounds like you're saying.
The land of the free....

Maybe they should learn to embrace people, regardless of where they are from or what religion they practice.. Isn't America a country built off the back of immigrants??

[ZioBot]

Heba Said, a senior at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the opinion editor of the school paper, The Shorthorn.

Texan students have an "Islamic opinion editor." Sounds very much in keeping with the way things are these days. Expect exaggeration, drama-queening and flat-out bullchitting. Oh wait, that's exactly what we have. She would make a lovely wife for you CXC.

[Turbomunkey]

Texas just saying what we were all thinking