Award-winning artist's anti-war mural is scrubbed... for fear of violence

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Daily Mail

His award-winning graffiti was praised by South Bank Show judges for 'creating messages of peace, unity and hope'.

But it seems police saw Birmingham-born artist Mohammed Ali's work rather differently, after they removed one of his murals, apparently for fear it would trigger racial violence.

Last night, Mr Ali accused officers of 'wanton censorship' after they removed the mural, which protested against Israeli attacks in Gaza.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1157721/Award-winning-artists-anti-war-mural-scrubbed--fear-violence.html

[Lost in CT]

1. Ah England.... it's like North Korea with better beer.

Thank God we won our independence from these fascist yahoos 200 plus years ago.


(From the article)

Mr Ali then requested a meeting with the force, who he says told him the decision was taken to remove the image following a 'risk assessment' they had carried out.

The force had approached the homeowner, a 79-year-old woman who lives there with her three sons, and asked her to rescind perbasis-mission for the mural and sign a form authorizing its removal.

[crikkett]

3. they intimidated her

''Police allegedly told the elderly Muslim woman who owned the property where the 'Free Gaza' mural was displayed that it could even trigger a petrol bomb attack on her home, leaving her 'scared stiff', according to her family.''

[msongs]

2. just think of it as reverse grafitti - w/out spray paint nt

[ohio2007]

4. speaking of reverse...I wonder what sits on the opposit side of the street?

We may be seeing only half the picture.

Police allegedly told the elderly Muslim woman who owned the property where the 'Free Gaza' mural was displayed that it could even trigger a petrol bomb attack on her home, leaving her 'scared stiff', according to her family.
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Ruth Jacobs, of the Israel Information Centre in Birmingham, a public relations office set up to promote Israel and Jewish culture and working in conjunction with the Israeli embassy, said: 'I would not complain about these images because I see them as part of the right to free speech in this country.

Why would the police waste time and taxpayers $ removing this in the UK ?
jmo

[dipsydoodle]

5. If it was Iraq then I guess it would be

Grab your coat and grab your hat, leave your worries on the doorstep.............

.........................Life can be so sweet on The Sunni Side Of The Street. :)