Same guy, Sheikh Mansour, above and below, in sunglasses.
Same guy, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, above in white, below to Prime Minister Cameron's right.
Manchester City fans:
If I walked the three blocks in my Little Israel neighborhood to my bank (which was robbed a couple months ago) dressed like that, I would scare half to death my Orthodox Jewish neighbors in my condo building who happened to see me; if a police car was patrolling when I was out, bet he would stop me; and I don't think my bank would let me in (even if I took off the sun glasses.). Tremendous public service that Wheaton College prof performed in dressing in a hijab. She was suspended from her job-
I have been too! You put yourself in another person's shoes and see how it feels.
I have never felt like this before. I have never felt the unease-fear-that I feel contemplating this. All of my adult life when I have taken unpopular, contentious stands that I felt were right I have done so unflinchingly. Today, I'm flinching.
