White Woman Wears Hijab to Find out What It’s Like to Be Muslim in the UK
Katie Freeman, a former “ban the burka” campaigner, posed as a Muslim for a TV documentary — and oh my, what came after was horrendous. The documentary, “My Week As A Muslim,” was shot in the same week as the Manchester Arena bombing on May 22.
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Drinkers hurled vile comments at Freeman as she walked through the streets of her hometown of Manchester. During filming, a guy seriously asked her if she was going to “blow them up.”
Even though Freeman was chosen for the show because of her anti-Muslim views, she was dramatically sickened by the abuse and taunts she experienced while posing as a Muslim.
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“That’s what they have to put up with all the time, don’t they? What harm am I doing walking down there? Absolutely no harm,” said Freeman. She joined the British-Pakistani family of Saima Alvi to live by their customs for a week. In the process, she darkened her skin using makeup and used facial prosthetics to alter her appearance.
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