Back to the post. This about a family who has immigrated to Canada and it is the first day for them in their new, western home. The story starts out with a lie about sisters and wives. It goes quickly downhill from there as the muslim husband reacts in a typical way to the exposure they encounter in their new home.
By Dr. Thomas Ahmed
As soon as their applications were approved the families were provided with visas, emergency travelling documents, and free tickets. Therefore, Abu Fatima immigrated to Canada with ten dependants. The four families of Abu Fatima arrived in Edmonton city, Canada one late evening. The immigration office sent seven authorized persons, one Syrian interpreter, and a big bus to receive Abu Fatima and his big family. The immigration office rented three apartments in different three buildings to accommodate Abu Fatima and his families. The first building was located in the South end of the city, the second in the North end, and third in the West end. The South end apartment was reserved to Abu Fatima, his wife Ibtisam, and their four daughters. The North end apartment was kept for the wife who claimed to be the first sister of Abu Fatima and her two daughters. The West end apartment was prepared for the other two wives who were registered as single sisters. So, the four families were sorted, separated, and treated as three un-mixable families by the immigration office.
When Abu Fatima learned through the Syrian interpreter the arrangement of the officials he objected and swore by God that his two sisters would not stay by themselves. Also he refused to allow his other sister to live by herself with her two children. The three wives due to the fear of being beaten by their terrorist husband supported his firm decision and told the interpreter that they would not stay far from their brother. No matter how Abu Fatima and his sisters objected the officials refused to change the arrangement of the accommodation. The question of safety was not acceptable reason for them. They informed the interpreter that Abu Fatima should not worry about his sisters' safety. His sisters were grown up women and could take care of themselves.
When all the arguments and justifications of the brother and his sisters could not convince the officials, Abu Fatima informed the interpreter that the three sisters in fact were his own wives.
"If these men come to know that these girls are not your sisters, but your wives, then you will definitely spend your first night in jail and very shortly you will be deported back to Syria," said the interpreter to Abu Fatima in Arabic language.
"But how can I allow my wives to live by themselves?"
"You have no choice. You have brought them here as your sisters and they suppose to act as your sisters."
Accordingly, Abu Fatima unwillingly accepted the arrangement of the officials. Among his four wives, Abu Fatima hated Ibtisam the most because of her advance age and she gave birth to four girls. Because of her he was neck-named Abu Fatima. His favourite and most beloved wife was Sawsan. She was the youngest and the most beautiful of all the four wives. She was not yet seventeen when she immigrated with her husband to Canada. Next to Sawsan Abu Fatima preferred Salwa. Sadly, Sawsan and Salwa were to stay together. His second wife, Intisar would live with her two children. Therefore, Abu Fatima hated the arrangement of the immigration officials which was forced on him and his wives.
The immigration officials decided to take first the two young sisters to their apartment. When the bus reached the South end of the city the officials asked Sawsan and Salwa to get down. By then Abu Fatima engaged himself into fierce argument with the Syrian interpreter.
"How can I allow my young wives to go with these infidels men? They might rape them."
"These men are not bad. I have been working with them for many years. In all those years I have never heard any young girl being raped by the immigration officers. For sure your wives will be safe by themselves. There are thousands of young and beautiful girls in this city living all alone."
The assuring words of the Syrian interpreter cooled down the anger of Abu Fatima. However, as Sawsan and Salwa were entering the building followed by the immigration officials and the interpreter Abu Fatima spotted two young white couple standing in front of the building. The young white man was tall, tough, and almost naked. He had on very short pants and nothing else to cover his chest and shoulders. His girlfriend likewise was half-naked. She dressed up in short pants and hardly covering her half-exposed breasts. Abu Fatima had never seen before a girl exposed her body. His four wives and six daughters were not allowed to show even their hair. All of them were wrapped from head to foot by Islamic hijabs, like onions. One could only see their faces and nothing else. Abu Fatima immediate reaction was that he jumped out of the bus, ran behind his two wives, caught them by the shoulders, and pulled them back. The officials were astonished by the strange behaviour of the man. When they overcame the shock Abu Fatima had already forced his two wives to climb again inside the bus. He was so outraged and began to shower his wives with many filthy words. He scolded them for agreeing to go with those men and not bothering to see such a bad girl and bad man standing naked in front of the building.
"What he thinks he is doing?" shouted one of the officials at the interpreter.
"Most probably he did not like to see these young couple dressed up in those clothes" said the interpreter.
"But that is none of his business."
"Sir, this man is very religious person. He needs time to adjust to this society."
"We are not going to change the society in order to meet his erroneous moral standard."
One of the officials walked to the bus and asked the two sisters to get out of the bus and follow him again. It was Sawsan who responded to the order and stood up. Abu Fatima lifted up his right hand as high as he could and brought it down on Sawsan's lift cheek. The powerful strike turned Sawsan upside down. When she fell on her face Abu Fatima assaulted her again and began to beat and kick her on her back. The officials rushed inside the bus and held the outrageous man. Another official dialled 911 and called the cops...
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Dr. A. A. Ahmed has five University degrees – B. Com., M. A., and PhD in Philosophy from India, and B. A., and M. A., in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Canada. He has a deep concern for the issues of women in Muslim Society.
Dr. Ahmed has written 12 books which all deal with the problems of women in Muslim societies and the hidden causes that led to tragic events such as September 11, and the suicidal missions that are taking the lives of thousands of innocent people everyday in the world…
Dr. Ahmed has a great deal of understanding and experience in his favor because he has viewed the reality of those conditions and causes with his own eyes. He has a distinctive writing style that breaks through social, religious, and cultural barriers.
