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Woman shocked by portrayal as hard-line Islamist

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 16:32

 

"We value our beliefs much more than everyone," says Laurelie Rae (left), with Manal Karime, two Concordia University students who choose to wear the hijab (Photo from Montreal Gazette by Phil Carpenter).

 

OMAR EL AKKAD

Globe and Mail, Friday, Mar. 05, 2010 

When Naima Ahmed went to college in Egypt to study pharmacy, she took courses alongside men and women. When she dispensed medication, she dealt with men and women.

So it came as a shock to the 29-year-old immigrant to find herself portrayed this week as a hard-line Islamist who forces men to look away when she gives presentations.

"I'm just like any other person," Ms. Ahmed said in an interview with The Globe and Mail yesterday, speaking in her native Arabic tongue. "The only difference is that I wear a veil over my face. It doesn't mean I'm wearing a veil over my mind."

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