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Sentence Handed Down In Niquab Assault Case

Posted By: Katie Franzios · 11/25/2011 4:02:00 PM


A judge has decided the fate of the woman who pleaded guilty in a Mississauga niquab assault case.

Rosemarie Creswell suspended sentence plus one year of probation and community service - meaning she won't serve any time.

Creswell had been charged will pulling the face veil off of shopper Inas Kadri as her two children watched at the Sheridan Centre mall in August 2010. Creswell was one of two women who approached Kadri, swearing at her.

The judge recommended Creswell do part of her community service in a Mulsim centre.

While local Imam Yusuf Bedat says he would have liked to have seen some time served, spending more time with Muslims will benefit her if she wants to change.

Human rights lawyer Faisal Kutty says it's a fair judgement he hopes Creswell will be more understanding of multi-culteralism after this.

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  1. Fred posted on 11/25/2011 04:31 PM
    people have the right to follow their chosen religion without being ridiculed.
  2. Ted Jowett posted on 11/25/2011 08:23 PM
    Whilst I do not condone the actions taken by Rosemarie Creswell, I think that
    sentencing her to carry out community service in a mosque is probably infringing
    on her religious rights. Her actions were, to my way of thinking, a plain and simple assault. Muslims are NOT a race of people, they are a people who follow an ideology which has been around since the 7th Century. With this fact in mind, her crime was not racially motivated , it was just a plain assault.
    The general public does not understand that.. Islam is totally opposed to the Jewish Faith, the Christian Faith and all other faiths that do not embrace the worship of Allah. Ask many people who Allah is and they will say, "oh that's the Arabic name for God" that answer could not be farther from the truth. We are now seeing many Muslim women wearing the Hijab and the Niquab to make the point that they are Muslims. Muslims as a whole do not want to become integrated into Canadian society. This is becoming very clear when one is in contact with what is happening on the European continent and the UK. I wonder if Creswells lawyer will appeal the community work in the mosque ????
    1. Ahmed posted on 11/26/2011 04:33 PM
      @Ted Jowett First of all, Islam is not "totally opposed" to the Jewish or Christian faith...if you were to do your homework, you'd know that it preaches nothing but the utmost respect for both the believers and non-believers alike. secondly, muslim women who choose to obey their religious commandments and wear hijab/niqab are active, contributing members of Canadian society-- they are our teachers, doctors, lawyers, writers, etc. Kadri herself is a working degree holder. why should they have to abandon their religious attire in order to "integrate" into society?
      so when Creswell is sentenced to carry out communinty service in a mosque, it's an "infringement" of her rights, but when a muslim woman is attacked on the basis of her faith, you basically imply that it's her fault because "muslims as a whole do not want to be integrated into Canadian society." you reek of hypocrisy, pal.
    2. Sulayman F posted on 11/26/2011 05:46 PM
      @Ted Jowett First, she doesn't HAVE to do community service, she could have chosen Jail time instead.

      Second, Islam is not "totally opposed" to any other faith. Jews, Christians, and Muslims all worship the same God of Abraham. Muslims are commanded in the Quran to protect churches and synagogues and says that Christians are "the closest in faith" to Muslims. Stop peddling false stereotypes.
  3. Nick posted on 11/25/2011 10:16 PM
    So we should all expect that the the lady that punched David Menzies gets at least this sentence. If not, we may have a serious problem in Canada.
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