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| Suicide Bomber "Believed in Peace" |
| 2004-06-22 |
| It is not known how the friendship between Sharif and his accomplice, Asif Hanif, blossomed. It is said that they met in Syria in 2000 or 2001 but it is possible that they met before then, as both lived in Hounslow. Hanif was brought up in Hounslow and attended Cranford Community College until 2000, when he was 18. He was just 21 when he set off for his suicide mission. Described as a "well-liked and respected pupil", he had studied business studies before leaving for the University of Damascus. Hanif had been well-known at the 2,000-member Hounslow Jamia Mosque and Islamic Centre, in Wellington Road South. The mosque is opposite the house where Sharif and his wife, Tahira, are believed to have lived for a few months in 1999 and 2000. It is likely that Sharif worshipped there. One member, Mazher Khawaja (65), said: "Asif was gentle, like a lamb. He was a member of the Sufi group who believed in peace." He had been under the impression that Hanif had been unable to get a place at Damascus University. Before his fatal trip to Israel, Hanif was living in Lela Avenue with his family, who still live there. His brother, Tassadiq, said: "Anyone would tell you he was just a big teddy bear." Asif Hanif is the British suicide bomber of Mike’s Place in Israel on April 30, 2003, he killed a waitress and two musicians. He injured 65 others. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #7 He was a quiet man... until he exploded. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-06-22 7:45:48 PM |
| #6 Jules, the saddest thing of all is that they're killing the very people they need to make their state function. I'm no expert on government, and I know enough about politics to get by (I have a few good friends I rely on when I don't have a clue, or I just check here), but it seems to me that the issue of the Palestinians wanting Israel to take some of their refugees was the dumbest thing they could ask for - since those are, again, the people you need for a society to function, i.e. for a freaking Palestinian state. Arafat's organization has done a pretty poor job of creating an infrastructure, and Hamas and those other hate-filled groups - while they may do a few charitable things now - spend the majority of their time planning how to kill Jews . . . and that's no foundation for a life for anybody. That the Palestinians continue to flush their future down the toilet by sending their young to blow themselves up is a true shame. |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-06-22 4:31:21 PM |
| #5 It never fails to amaze me that these suicide bombers-either out of desperation or calculation-imagine that blowing people into 2" morsels is going to bring a Palestinian state any closer to reality. As long as Palestinians support these tactics and the objective of a Jew-free world, we will rightly judge them as utterly unworthy of leadership or power. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-06-22 12:23:38 PM |
| #4 Teddy Bears..... hmmmmmm. Infidel American Toys R 'Us I see have ones hold 8-12 lbs of what makes allan smile. |
| Posted by: Prince Purdy Naif 2004-06-22 11:50:24 AM |
| #3 His brother, Tassadiq, said: "Anyone would tell you he was just a big teddy bear." Except where Jews were concerned. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-22 11:30:03 AM |
| #2 Asif, believed in pieces, was gentle, like a lamb... a rabid lamb with 3" incisors and a mean streak a mile wide. "Look at the bones!" |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-06-22 7:13:04 AM |
| #1 Maybe Asif Hanif suffered under a misconception about the differences in translation between "peace" and "pieces." If Arabic lacks homonyms, that could make all the difference. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-22 2:22:44 AM |