At yesterday's RPCAN forum, a question was posed to the candidates about GLBT issues. Being the publisher of Gay Chicago Magazine, this question was very important to me. While the question was mainly directed to the 49th ward candidates, the 50th ward candidates chimed in too.
When Salman Aftab spoke with his fist waving in the air, something didn't seem right. His answer was just too hocus pocus - phony baloney. So, I did sent my ace GLBT reporter Dana Caprina to little research - and here's what she found out about Mr. 'GLBT' Aftab.
While Ifti Nasim, a openly gay Pakistani immigrant was dining out with friends, Salman Aftab, who had joined the group, began to verbally abuse him about being gay. After about 10 minutes of harassment, which included assaults on Nasim's Muslim identity, Aftab said, "I'm going to stab you up the ass to tell God I'm getting rid of at least one sinner! I want to clean up the planet after your type!"
Aftab then disappeared to the kitchen and returned with a large knife, which he pointed at Nasim, declaring a jihad against him and all gay Muslims. After Aftab tried to stab Nasim, a restaurant employee restrained Aftab while Nasim called the police. When the police arrived and spoke with both Aftab and Nasim, they told the latter that the whole matter appeared to be simply an "ethnic problem" between two Pakistanis. Although the police arrested Aftab, they recorded the incident as a misdemeanor and refused to recognize it as a hate crime.
Blognotes: My advise to the 50th ward GLBT community, beware of this man. You never know if you could be the next victim of Mr. Aftab's backstabbing.
7 comments:
Thats up the ass stabbing. According to the quote.
Killcatt when someone comes at you with a knife they have crossed the line.
I would have gone on defenese alert red orange after the I am going to get a knife and stab you up the ass comment. Hey some people think I over react.
Yes, I believe that is an excerpt from Alexander Cockburn's article in "The Nation."
It's the first hit that comes up on google when you search Salman Aftab.
My recommendation - his name should be changed to Salman Asstab.
Thecomplete article:
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20010521/cockburn
Shan Food Restaurant
5060-A N. Sheridan Rd.
773-769-4961
Hours: 7 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; closed Sunday.
If you have ever been there, you may find it very conceivable.
Frankly, Muslim Gays flee to Israel to get away from Muslim homophobics.
http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El911&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Democracy&
More information on Homosexuality in Islamic Republics:
http://www.al-bab.com/unspeakablelove/
http://www.wluml.org/english/newsfulltxt.shtml?cmd[157]=x-157-523666
For those who speak Arabic, review Al Aribiya's coverage of a Homosexual march in Beirut, below:
http://www.alarabiya.net/Articles/2006/05/20/23904.htm
Most believe that it is a grave sin to practice homosexuality, so it would not surprise me if a cook at Shan handed a knife to Aftab and told him to be well. Of course, there will be no RD# if CPD did not want to bring Aftab in and Nasim did not press charges.
Now, look what we have in the 50th!
Don't know this Aftab, but he sounds crazy. Too bad that stabbibg someone, being convicted and getting out isn't enough reason to not be a candidate for Alderman. Aftab you are a crazy mf'r
Funny how people with big religion are bigots. Nice work on exposing this bum.
Roxy
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