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2 British Girls Hit With Acid in Zanzibar at End of Muslim Ramadan

Posted By Daniel Greenfield On August 8, 2013 @ 3:10 pm In The Point | 26 Comments

The story is still developing, but what we know is that Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup, two English girls volunteering in Zanzibar as teachers, were hit by an acid attack launched by men on motorcycles around the end of Ramadan.

Acid attacks are one way that Islamists enforce their mores on women.

A friend of theirs said that one of the girls, Katie Gee had experienced an earlier bout of Muslim violence.

Last night’s horrific assault came at the end of the Muslim holy month of fasting of Ramadan, and as people began to celebrate the Eid holiday.

Just weeks earlier, Katie Gee, from London, claimed she was attacked in the street by a Muslim woman for singing during the religious festival.

The teenager tweeted: “A Muslim woman just hit me in the street for singing on Ramadan. Is that normal?”

A Muslim woman just hit me in the street for singing on Ramadan. Is that normal

— Katie Jemma Gee (@katiejgee) July 24, 2013

Yes, unfortunately it is.

Kirstie Trup, from Hampstead, north London, and Katie Gee both suffered injuries to their faces, chests and hands, and were transferred to a hospital on the Tanzanian mainland where their injuries were described as “mild”.

Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzania’s president, promised that their attackers would be found.

According to Bashir Ismail, of Art in Tanzania, the two women were teaching at St. Monica nursery school, linked to the Catholic church.
They had argued with a nearby shop owner a few days ago when they went for groceries.

Mr Ismail said the two women, who were staying in Stone Town, were properly dressed when the attack happened as they were going for dinner at a beach restaurant.

“The two attackers passed by several white tourists in the area and threw acid after reaching closer to them which raises suspicion of aplanned attack,” Mr Ismail said.

Unfortunately you don’t have to go Zanzibar for an acid attack anymore. They have taken place in the UK as well. Any country with an Islamic population becomes a dangerous place for women.


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