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Saudi Arabia footballers ignore minute's silence for London attack victims

Outrage as Saudi Arabia's football team SNUBS a minute's silence for London Bridge terror victims ahead of World Cup qualifier against Australia because 'it is not in keeping with our culture'


https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/08/saudi-arabia-footballers-ignore-minutes-silence-for-london-attack-victims
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Reply 1
Considering that no one keeps a minute silence for terror attacks in Muslim countries why should they?
Reply 2
outrageous
Reply 3
Original post by desaf1
Considering that no one keeps a minute silence for terror attacks in Muslim countries why should they?


Out of respect ?
How is us knowing that going to benefit us in our education. Stop posting things like this .
Might be a bit disrespectful, but certainly not a big deal. A minute silence is nothing more than a minute silence. It's not going to stop war, terrorism etc. and it's not going to bring back the dead. Everyone really just moves on after those 60 seconds.
Original post by bluesunboy
How is us knowing that going to benefit us in our education. Stop posting things like this .


Because it's in the "news and current affairs" forum maybe?
Original post by Sarahsez
Out of respect ?


Standing for a minute is just daft, it doesn't do anything to help the victims. Don't see anyone standing around for Syria does that mean we're disrespecting them?
Not surprised, they sponsor it after all
Original post by desaf1
Considering that no one keeps a minute silence for terror attacks in Muslim countries why should they?


False equivalence. If the FA did arrange a minute's silence for terror attacks in Muslim countries do you think the British football team would disrespect it and ignore it?
Reply 10
'In their eyes the attackers are martyrs': Islamic sheikh claims Saudi Arabian team refused minute's silence for London terror victims because under Sharia law 'it's not a sin for a Muslim to kill a non-believer'

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4584844/amp/Saudi-Arabia-reason-minute-silence-refusal-lie.html
Original post by desaf1
Considering that no one keeps a minute silence for terror attacks in Muslim countries why should they?


Holy ****.

The truth is real....

I'm shook....
Original post by Sarahsez
Outrage as Saudi Arabia's football team SNUBS a minute's silence for London Bridge terror victims ahead of World Cup qualifier against Australia because 'it is not in keeping with our culture'


https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/08/saudi-arabia-footballers-ignore-minutes-silence-for-london-attack-victims


Why would they?They actively sponsor and promote terrorism.They are not going to be sad about it.
BS.
Original post by Sarahsez
'In their eyes the attackers are martyrs': Islamic sheikh claims Saudi Arabian team refused minute's silence for London terror victims because under Sharia law 'it's not a sin for a Muslim to kill a non-believer'

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4584844/amp/Saudi-Arabia-reason-minute-silence-refusal-lie.html


We live in an f*ked up world
Trump calls Iran state sponsers of terrorism and signs deals with Saudi
Yet Iran are fighting isis and Saudi go off and say this
So Trump is a fraud
Saudi's are state sponsers
Iran are misunderstood
Reply 15
Original post by sulaimanali
BS.


How is it ********?

It's on the freaking guardian the most left wing paper in the UK.
Original post by Sarahsez
'In their eyes the attackers are martyrs': Islamic sheikh claims Saudi Arabian team refused minute's silence for London terror victims because under Sharia law 'it's not a sin for a Muslim to kill a non-believer'

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4584844/amp/Saudi-Arabia-reason-minute-silence-refusal-lie.html


You realize the person who said that is not actually a sheikh nor does he live in saudi...
Reply 17
Lol at the people defending this. If this were to happen with a custom in Saudi Arabia, everyone would be like "omg so racist... unacceptable".

Sadly things like these showcase how certain cultures are not willing to integrate at all.
Reply 18
Original post by Mathemagicien
If that is true, then it just means that Saudi Arabians aren't true muslims after all, and then your whole anti-muslim rhetoric falls apart.


Well it's from the article. Not me saying it.
Original post by SixthAge
Because it's in the "news and current affairs" forum maybe?

I acknowledge that however it is called the student room for a reason.

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