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Muslims who Don't Like Freedom should 'F**k Off': Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb

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Thursday January 08, 2015 23:17

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A Mayor who is himself a Muslim stands up for Democracy, Freedom and Secularism.

Ahmed Aboutaleb, the mayor of Rotterdam -- the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world -- lashed out at Muslims living in the country saying if they didn't like freedom of speech, they should "f**k off".

"It is incomprehensible that you can turn against freedom," he said as he appeared on television program Nieuwsuur on Wednesday night. "But if you do not like freedom, in Heaven's name pack your bag and leave." The anger was apparently directed at Charlie Hebdo attackers.

"There may be a place in the world where you can be yourself," he continued as reported by Dutch publication NLTimes. "Be honest with yourself and do not go and kill innocent journalists," Aboutaleb, who is a Muslim himself, said strongly lashing out at Wednesday's attackers.

"And if you do not like it here because humorists you do not like make a newspaper, may I then say you can f**k off." ...

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Comments (8 of 8)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Hoorah	Righteous Pragmatist	Tue Jan 13, 2015 20:55
2	Re: Hoorah	T	Tue Jan 13, 2015 22:40
3	Question.	Rational Ecologist.	Mon Sep 21, 2015 17:45
4	CIA black ops etc.	Prionsias	Mon Sep 21, 2015 18:22
5	Still waiting.	Rational Ecologist.	Tue Sep 22, 2015 13:19
6	i dont trust all muslims...	rua	Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:43
7	Re: Stil Waiting	T	Thu Sep 24, 2015 20:46
8	Conjecture and conflation.	Rational Ecologist.	Mon Sep 28, 2015 15:00

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