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OP - April 09, 2010, 09:36 AM

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A young Muslim woman had died after her burkha became snagged in a go-kart.
The 24-year-old woman, who has not yet been named, died a terrifying death today when a fluttering part of her burkha became caught in the wheels of a go-kart she was driving near the town of Port Stephens, north of Sydney.
The Muslim clothing the woman was wearing flew back as she sped around the track and part of it became entangled in the go-kart's wheels.
She was strangled in a second and crashed the vehicle.
Despite the efforts of paramedics who rushed to her aid, the neck and throat injuries she suffered were so severe that doctors were unable to revive her when she arrived at the John Hunter Hospital in the New South Wales city of Newcastle.
The young woman was riding the go-kart at a popular recreational area known as Bob's Farm, which offers rides of up to 15 minutes at a time.

Her death is being likened to that of American dancer Isadora Duncan, acknowledged as being the creator of modern dance, and who was famous for the flowing silk carves she liked to wear.

But while riding in an open-top car in Nice in 1927, her scarf became entangled in one of the vehicle's spoked wheels and she was strangled.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1264535/Muslim-woman-strangled-burkha-freak-kart-accident.html

Yeah, this is from the Daily Mail so will take it with a grain of salt but still, this is pretty fucked up!

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Reply #1 - April 09, 2010, 10:06 AM

It's a legit story. From the Sydney Morning Herald:

Go-kart hijab tragedy woman was 'the best'

The family of a young Sydney mother who died after her hijab became tangled in a go-kart says she was a devoted mother who was always willing to help people.

The comments from Mariam Dadoun's aunt came as WorkCover closed down the go-kart facility as it was unregistered.

The 26-year-old was visiting the NSW central coast with her husband and her two young sons during their school holidays.

But what was meant to be a fun holiday turned to tragedy when her hijab became entangled with the go-kart she was driving at Port Stephens Go-Karts yesterday afternoon.

She died in John Hunter Hospital after suffering severe neck and throat injuries.

Her aunt, who asked not to be named, said: "You can't describe Mariam. She was the best.

"She helped everyone. If anyone needed help, she wouldn't say no. She did a lot for everybody - for her friends, her family, her relatives."

The Yagoona housewife, who had been married for about seven years, had two boys, aged six and four, to whom she "gave all her time".

"She took her children to all the sports. She was very attached to them.

"She had been planning for this holiday with her children and her husband ... as it was the school holidays."

Her husband and kids saw it happen, of course. I think the track operator is going to get a very hard time over this.

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Reply #2 - April 09, 2010, 10:15 AM

Yeah, the go-kart operator is definitely going to get the stick for this one. I bet we'll also see new rules for what can and can't be worn when go-karting after all of this as it appears that this is not the first time this has happened:

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In February, a 15-year-old British schoolgirl was strangled to death when her scarf was caught in a go-kart wheel in Hong Kong.

In December, an 18-year-old girl in Cambridge, England, died after her scarf got stuck in a go-kart engine and strangled her.

Also, keep your eyes open for any new fatwas against women going go-karting 'as it will compromise their modesty'.

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Reply #3 - April 09, 2010, 10:22 AM

Well without wanting to be a bastard about it she could have just tucked the ends of her hijab in somehow, or even tied something around it or whatever. It's such a stupid and pointless death and needn't have happened at all.

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Reply #4 - April 09, 2010, 10:44 AM

i feel sorry for the woman. but its also kinda funny to picture a hijabi in a go cart
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Reply #5 - April 09, 2010, 10:50 AM

No reason why hijabis can't have a bit of fun. Go karts rock.

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Reply #6 - April 09, 2010, 10:56 AM

I was out and about running some errands yesterday afternoon in a town in the midlands. Saw about 6 burqa clad women at a health centre. Stood close to two of them, and they had thick midlands accents, were British born and bred. Saw some older Pakistani women too, in their 50's and 60's who were wearing colourful shalwaar kameez with a simple scarf draped over their head, not even a proper hijab, just a scarf. I'm not saying there are no Muslim women of that age that wear burqa or niqab, but I've seen it time and time and time again, the elders reasonably relaxed, wearing colourful clothes, the British born salafi influenced women going for the full Saudi ninja outfit, they would cover their eyeballs too if they could.

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Reply #7 - April 09, 2010, 11:20 AM

Quote from: osmanthus on April 09, 2010, 10:22 AM
Well without wanting to be a bastard about it she could have just tucked the ends of her hijab in somehow, or even tied something around it or whatever. It's such a stupid and pointless death and needn't have happened at all.

I was thinking the same thing. I've gone go-karting in a hijab before but always wore mine with the ends tucked in.

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No reason why hijabis can't have a bit of fun. Go karts rock.

Agreed!!! I LOVE go-karting!

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Reply #8 - April 09, 2010, 12:31 PM

Since Allah allows everything to happen, It is God punishing that Muslim for wearing a Burka

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Reply #9 - April 10, 2010, 12:20 AM

i am surprised they let such lose items on a go kart. I mean there are standards for these things no?

perhaps the operator were too scared to "offend" the silly ninja's religion?

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Reply #10 - April 10, 2010, 12:25 AM

the same thing happened to someones sister that I knew. She was on a bumper car at a fair, and end up having the skin of her face ripped off - cant remember if it was her hair or hiab that got caught.

Anyhow you was in intensive care for ages & survived, and subsequently has had loads of plastic surgery.

The question I ask is where the ferk was Allah, and why punish them for wearing these things at his request

Dont these people ever see that?

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Reply #11 - April 10, 2010, 12:29 AM

perhaps they were being "immodest" by being out of their homes unnecessarily.....

And i thought the hijab and burka were supposed to protect women. FAIL

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Reply #12 - April 10, 2010, 02:28 AM

The confusion between burka, niqab and hijab is kind of annoying. When I first read the OP, I couldn't imagine why a woman in a burka would want to ride a go-kart. Now that I know it was a hijabi, it makes much more sense.

And I agree, the hijab should not have been loose, although I guess it's possible even if she tucked it in that it came loose during the ride. Anyway, it's a very sad story, and I feel sorry for that family

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Reply #13 - April 10, 2010, 02:51 AM

Quote from: kaiwai on April 09, 2010, 12:31 PM
Since Allah allows everything to happen, It is God punishing that Muslim for wearing a Burka

She wasn't punished for the Bhurka. She was punished for driving.

Actually here you can't wear scarves on a ski lift cause you could hang yourself. Her clothese were too loose for driving go-karts. I wander if they would have mad a stink and cried Islamophobia had she been not allowed on the track.

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Reply #14 - April 10, 2010, 08:33 AM

Sad sad incident.

Don't fun fairs and amusement parks have dress code regulation or something? I remember when I was in the UK, while visiting one of the parks, when got on one of the scariest rides (guess it was called The Nemesis) they asked people who have shoes with laces to take them off. You were only allowed to go bare feet or wearing sandals. Aparantly, they were afraid your shoe laces will get caught somewhere during the ride.

Edit: I remembered the parks name. It was Thorpe Park.

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Reply #15 - April 10, 2010, 08:56 AM

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Reply #17 - April 10, 2010, 12:50 PM

Isn't it tragically ironic that a young muslim woman be strangled to death by the very cloth which symbolised her social suffocation in life, especially whilst experiencing a few brief moments of exhilaration in an otherwise restrictive existance.

In all seriousness, I think the go kart track should be sued for allowing someone wearing innapropriate attire to endanger themselves. Someone else pointed out that muslims may scream "islamaphobia" from the rooftops, but it's of little consequence when weighed against the life of a young mother. I doubt they would let someone with extremely long hair ride unless it was tied up tightly, neither should they allow anyone wearing long flowing garments (regardless of whether a jilbab or superman cape). Religion simply shouldn't be recognised in matters of health and safety.

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