Muslim women form human chain after Westminster terror attack


London, Mar 27 (PTI): A group of Muslim women formed a human chain along the iconic Westminster Bridge here in a show of solidarity with the victims of deadly terror attack outside the British Parliament that killed four people.

The women, many of whom wore blue to symbolise peace, were joined by supporters who stood in silence for five minutes when Big Ben chimed at 4 PM yesterday.

The vigil, which was organised by the Women's March on London, came after a photo of a woman wearing a hijab crossing the bridge in the aftermath of the attack went viral on social media.

"The feeling of what happened here on Wednesday was really strong. We thought of the ordinary people who were here and were mown down, standing here like this, it was very overwhelming," Fariha Khan, from Surbiton, was quoted as saying by the BBC.

It was an 'overwhelmingly' emotional experience, another said.

Another woman who was there, Sarah Waseem, said the Islam faith "totally condemns violence of any sort". "When an attack happens in London, it is an attack on me. It is an attack on all of us. This is abhorrent to us," she said.

Londoner Mary Bennett, retired healthcare worker, said she was present to make a "small gesture".

Four people died and 50 injured when lone attacker Khalid Masood rammed a car into pedestrians on the bridge, before crashing his vehicle and fatally stabbing an on-duty police officer in the grounds of Parliament. Masood was shot dead by police at the scene.

  

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  • The Guru, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 28 2017

    Rome will be capital of ISIS in coming years as per the ISIS chief ... They have started to prove the same by attacking many European countries and they have also entered in European countries in Large number in the name of Migrants

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  • Ruben Pinto, Mangalore/Australia

    Tue, Mar 28 2017

    Yeah, yeah. The west had enough of this pretensions. The paki khan woman is most likely snickering behind the hijab. The pakies are really devious people.

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  • Amigo, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 28 2017

    Quote " Sarah Waseem, said the Islam faith "totally condemns violence of any sort". Unquote. Madam if it is so why don't you teach the same lesson to your children????? Those psychics didn't come from Mars, Moon or Saturn. Drama like Human chain or Candle light (another dramabaaji Mayor of London)won't give any solace to the innocent victims who gave you the shelter. What the Muslims of the West did after 9/11 to stop these kind of Barbaric acts??? NOTHING......NILL.

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  • H.A.Dsouza, Damoh

    Mon, Mar 27 2017

    Only Jesus can change the hearts of terrorist. He is the Prince of Peace.

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  • Cynthia, Moodbidri

    Mon, Mar 27 2017

    Stop fooling ....:

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  • Vijay Benedict, Mluru/Mumbai

    Mon, Mar 27 2017

    The biggest solidarity would be when these go back to the countries were they originally came from.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Mar 27 2017

    Hum Kare Tho Chamatkar ...

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  • Emi Varghese UK, Brighton

    Mon, Mar 27 2017

    TO PROTEST AGAINST TERRORISM PEOPLE ARE SCARED IN INDIA.

    IN MANY SPEECHES ZAKIR NAIK USED TO SAY ISIS IS ANTI ISLAMIC. THEY ARE THE ENEMY OF ISLAM. U PEOPLE BANNED HIM.

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  • C.T. Thomas, Nadalike

    Tue, Mar 28 2017

    Dear Emi, He was the idol and inspiration of many apprehended terrorists who enjoyed immunity in the Cong regime. Even though he was banned from many countries including Islamic. India did not ban him. He ran away from the law when he knew his time has come. In fact he did not attend his fathers funeral as well. Let us not glorify such people.

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  • Logical Indian, Kudla

    Tue, Mar 28 2017

    Why Mr Naik is hiding..??

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  • Emi Varghese UK, Brighton

    Mon, Mar 27 2017

    IN INDIA TOO. ALL MUSLIMS SHOULD PROTEST AGAINST TERRORISM. KILLING INNOCENT IS HURTING UR PROPHETS. ONLY HELL IS WAITING.

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 27 2017

    No seeking public sympathy and appeasement. Not until observing and following law of the land and not publicly opposing culture and traditions of the adopted country.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, India/Bahrain

    Mon, Mar 27 2017

    Nice gesture!! It's true meaning of their faith. Proud of you.

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