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Britain
Abu Hamza bullied in prison, says wife
2007-07-29
The wife of Abu Hamza, the jailed Muslim cleric, has complained about her husband's treatment in a high-security London prison. Hamza, 49, dubbed the "preacher of hate", is serving seven years for inciting the murder of non-Muslims.

In a letter to a London-based Islamic organisation, Nagat Mostafa, 46, said her husband claimed to be the victim of racist bullying and Islamophobia in Belmarsh jail.
Boy howdy that's a shame. One day it might even bother me, but not today ...
Her letter to al-Maqreze Centre for Historical Studies was sent shortly after Hamza - who is fitted with hooks on both hands - underwent surgery in May to remove an inch of bone from his left arm stump, which had become infected.
Oooooo, osteomyelitis. That's generally pretty painful ...
She wrote: "I would like to bring to your attention the current plight of my husbandÂ…

"The reason that his arm needed further amputation was because of the removal of his prostheses, resulting in him constantly putting pressure on the remainder of his fore limbs. As there is no soft furnishing in his cell, he has been suffering considerable painÂ… After surgery, before he had even recovered from the anaesthetic, he was returned to Belmarsh, only to be told he had to move from his cell to another one. He was so weak and unable to stand that he refused, resulting in him being put in solitary confinementÂ…

"My husband says the racist bullying and Islamophobia against him have intensified."

The contents of the letter were disclosed by the Maqreze Centre, which called the cleric's treatment "unjust" and said it feared he could die behind bars.
Oh, oh, stop, you're really beginning to make me chuckle, I don't think I can take it much longer ...
Ms Mostafa married Hamza in an Islamic ceremony in 1985, a year after he divorced his first wife. The couple have seven children. Hamza, who preached at Finsbury Park mosque, north London, was jailed in 2006 after being convicted of 11 charges of inciting murder and race hate.

An estimated one in six of Belmarsh's 920 prisoners is Muslim. Prison officers gave warning last week of the threat of extremists "radicalising" inmates. Steve Gough, the vice-chairman of the Prison Officers' Association, said: "If you go to Belmarsh you'd see 20 going to Friday prayers a few years ago. Now you'll see 150. "Put it this way, we're a power station and you don't want us to explode. The radical Muslims make the IRA look like kittens."
"The other prisoners cannot make him their 'bride', because I am his bride. What they mean?
Posted by:Anonymoose

#16  Throw (literally) his wife in the same cage with him, and use it to troll for sharks.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-07-29 23:09  

#15  It's not like he can even wipe his butt all by himself

Heh heh. He's probably given up complaining about the slow service response on this one! :-)
Posted by: gorb   2007-07-29 21:39  

#14  Bone infection....painful in and of itself. His next arm amputation will be just below the chin.
Posted by: Skunky Glins5285   2007-07-29 19:34  

#13  Originally an Egyptian, he received British citizenship after marrying a British woman he later divorced. He lost both hands and one eye in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan during Soviet occupation. Unfortunately he survived.
Posted by: Darrell   2007-07-29 17:49  

#12  I care about when an inmates strains himself a muscle while beating Abu Hamza.

A hot contender for Snark O' The Day™.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-29 13:41  

#11  Isn't this bitch living on the dole as well? STFU
Posted by: Frank G   2007-07-29 12:03  

#10  Sounds depressing. Maybe Hookboy might like some extra sheets or shoelaces to make him feel better?
Maybe a nice new, belt...

Damn, Tu, you've got to think about it beforehand: how is he gonna do knots with his stumps? It's not like he can even wipe his butt all by himself, and all this because he mishandled a live grenade in training camp (IIUC, the glorious "wounded while fighting in afghanistan is a face-saving/ego waxing fiction).
Poor, poor, poor depressed Lion Of Islam™. All he ever wanted was to lay waste to the kufrs and conquer them and Humiliate™ them, and now, he can't even hang himself. Bummer.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2007-07-29 10:36  

#9  I file this under the same category of the gitmo babies crying about their treatment. Until we start lopping off heads consider yourself way WAY ahead (pun intended) of the game. Oh and cry me a river.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2007-07-29 09:11  

#8  I think there should be a daily report from all the terrorist prisoners complaining about their horrible treatment. It could be required reading at all the massadras.

How did Hook-Boy lose his hands, again?
Posted by: Bobby   2007-07-29 08:39  

#7  Sounds depressing. Maybe Hookboy might like some extra sheets or shoelaces to make him feel better?
Maybe a nice new, belt...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-07-29 08:10  

#6  Who cares?

I care about when an inmates strains himself a muscle while beating Abu Hamza.
Posted by: JFM   2007-07-29 02:49  

#5  Who cares?

I do---every little bit helps.
Posted by: gromgoru   2007-07-29 02:46  

#4  Look who's whining about suffering and inhumane treatment! I hope the last 1/8" of the bone they sawed off is still infected.
Posted by: gorb   2007-07-29 02:45  

#3  Oops, I omitted the obligatory, "Boo hoo! Cry me a river and fill it with herring."
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-29 01:22  

#2  Who cares?
Posted by: 3dc   2007-07-29 01:02  

#1  her husband claimed to be the victim of racist bullying and Islamophobia in Belmarsh jail

Ya mean the other inmates have taken exception over Hamza's plots to kill their loved ones in mass quantites? Who knew? I guess hook-boy ain't so formidable without his hooks.

He was so weak and unable to stand that he refused, resulting in him being put in solitary confinementÂ…

Which is where I hope he remains to this very day. Hamza represents a prime mover in radicalization.

The radical Muslims make the IRA look like kittens

In late breaking news, vice-chairman of the Prison Officers' Association, Steve Gough, purchases a major clue. Tape at eleven.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-29 00:48  

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